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WERFVB
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there is a vm . it has vmxnet3 adapter. everythink is ok. but vmtools is not working. so how is working this vm.

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BenLiebowitz
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As jpsider‌ mentioned, VMware tools aren't REQUIRED for VMs to function.  However, for things like vMotion, HA, etc it's much better if the tools is installed.  I have some VMs in me environment that purposely do not have the tools installed and I've installed the VMSCSI and VMXNET3 drivers manually. 

As you said the tools are installed but not working, you may want to make sure the service is running.  This forum post may help.

How to Start/Stop/Restart Tools in CentOS

Ben Liebowitz, VCP vExpert 2015, 2016, & 2017 If you found my post helpful, please mark it as helpful or answered to award points.

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jpsider
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vmware tools is not required for vmxnet3 drivers to work.

so long as the vm can find the drivers it will load them and use the network interface.

BenLiebowitz
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As jpsider‌ mentioned, VMware tools aren't REQUIRED for VMs to function.  However, for things like vMotion, HA, etc it's much better if the tools is installed.  I have some VMs in me environment that purposely do not have the tools installed and I've installed the VMSCSI and VMXNET3 drivers manually. 

As you said the tools are installed but not working, you may want to make sure the service is running.  This forum post may help.

How to Start/Stop/Restart Tools in CentOS

Ben Liebowitz, VCP vExpert 2015, 2016, & 2017 If you found my post helpful, please mark it as helpful or answered to award points.