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When you install VMware Tools, you install:
The VMware Tools service This service synchronizes the time
in the guest operating system with the time in the host operating system. On
Windows guests, it also controls grabbing and releaseing the mouse cursor.
A set of VMware device drivers, including an SVGA display driver, the vmxnet
networking driver for some guest operating systems, the BusLogic SCSI driver for
some guest operating systems, the memory control driver for efficient memory
allocation between virtual machines, the sync driver to quiesce I/O for
Consolidated Backup, and the VMware mouse driver.
The VMware Tools control panel, which lets you modify settings, shrink virtual
disks, and connect and disconnect virtual devices.
A set of scripts that helps you to automate guest operating system operations. The
scripts run when the virtual machine’s power state changes if you configure them
to do so.
The VMware user process (VMwareUser.exe on Windows guests or vmware-user
on Linux and Solaris guests), which enables you to copy and paste text between the
guest and managed host operating systems.
On Linux and Solaris guests, this process controls grabbing and releaseing the
mouse cursor when the SVGA driver is not installed.
The VMware Tools user process is not installed on NetWare operating systems.
Instead, the vmwtool program is installed. It controls the grabbing and releasing of
the mouse cursor. It also allows you copy and paste text.
-KjB
vExpert/VCP/VCAP
vmwise.com / @vmwise
-KjB
