automatic install/upgrade of vmtools for linux

[nblr06]

just curious about whether vSphere in nowadays supports automatic installation(upgrade) of vmtools for linux distribution or not???

I only know that vCenter webUI provides such function for Windows OS, but for linux we will have to follow the instructions/posts discovered from googling.

I also found that after importing all the latest linux-related vmtools files(such as ISO and isoimages_manifest.txt) to ESXi 7 host's /productlocker , vCenter 7 still don't prompt to update the current linux VM's vmtools.

[Sam0054 · Accepted solution]

Hi nblr06,

That is a great question. Seems like manually upgrade will still be required for Linux distros.

Otherwise, someone from VMWare can enlighten us if there is a way to do automatic upgrade for VMware tools.

I've been upgrading it manually since.

Regards