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You do not have to install any of them to use vmxnet3 adapter. Its driver is part of kernel-tree since 2.6.32 and actively maintained. "Tools" (either Open, or VMware) gives you possibility to shutdown cleanly VM from ESXi-host. But if all you are looking for is a way to use vmxnet3, you do not need them...
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If you found my answer useful please do *not* mark it as "correct" or "helpful". It is hard to pretend being noob with all those points!