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brekus
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‎02-15-2008 07:56 AM

VMWare tools status in VC 2.5

Anyone else notice that even though VMWare tools are up to date in the VM's that in VC 2.5 it still shows out of date? Is there a fix for it?

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Phil_White
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‎02-15-2008 11:02 AM

I can't say I have ever experienced this problem. However, I also reboot my VM's after I do an upgrade of the VM tools. If you have already rebooted after upgrdaing your VM tools, have you tried logging on to an ESX server directly and seeing if it does the same thing? I have had issues in the past where the Virtualcenter isn't completely accurate.

brekus
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‎02-15-2008 11:06 AM

I've rebooted the machines multiple times and removed/reinstalled tools from them. It seems to only happen on some VM's. The VI console from the host shows the same as VC. Maybe it's just an issue with certain VMs. Just never saw it before on VC 2.0.2

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Phil_White
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‎02-15-2008 11:22 AM

Have you tried to do a "service mgmt-vmware restart" command on the ESX hosts themselves?

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brekus
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‎02-15-2008 11:24 AM

Yep, and it's only happening on random VM's even on the same host. Just kinda odd.

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Phil_White
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‎02-15-2008 11:30 AM

Dang...well I'm thinking you may have already seen this thread but if not here it is:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/118795

The second to last comment is by RParker, perhaps you can try doing what he said about removing vm tools, rebooting the vm, installing, and rebooting again. Good luck!