Are you upgrading the virtual devices within the VMs as well? -sc
> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Leone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 12:04 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: VMWare tools > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:50 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just make a console connection to the server, then at the top, click > > on the VM drop-down menu, click on Guest and select Install\Upgrade > > VMWare tools. > > That's what I always do. Sometimes the upgrade to a new version takes > 10 minutes to do, sometimes it takes 1 minute, sometimes it just doesn't > seem to do it ... since we're in the process of upgrading to v5, and I have > 100 > VMs, and each VMTools upgrade requires a reboot, I foresee much fun ... > and upgrading the virtual hardware version to the latest v8 is another > shutdown (not just a reboot) ... > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:00:17 +0000 > > Subject: RE: VMWare tools > > > > OK, I give up - how does one do a manual install? > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 7:44 AM > > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: VMWare tools > > > > > > > > We're on v4.1, and I always have to manually install the tools thru > > vcenter. It's not a big deal to me since I don't create that many servers. > > > > And on that note, I am so glad we finally got a virtual solution in place. > > Instead of the get quote for a new server, order it, set it up now > > it's "Okay, give me an hour or two and I'll have it up and running." > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: VMWare tools > > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:23:08 +0000 > > > > I've yet to find an issue installing tools on any server, Ubuntu, > > Windows > > (NT,2000,2003,2008) that being said, sometimes servers like Terminal > > Servers might have an issue timing out unless you switch modes on them. > > > > > > > > For the most part I always open up a direct console onto the servers > > log on and then fire up the tools install so I can see what's going > > on, most are done within 5-10 minutes. Have you looked into the Event > logs on the server? > > Maybe an Autorun issue? On the ones that failed have you tried a mount > > CD and then do the tools manually (next,next,finish)? > > > > > > > > From: Richard McClary [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 8:09 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: VMWare tools > > > > > > > > Greetings! > > > > > > > > Why is it that on some VMWare VM's, VMTools will not install? I can > > find no errors nor any consistency. > > > > > > > > Locally, we are currently running ESX 3.5. I see the failure for > > VMTools to install on some Windows 2003 machines. On others, created > > at about the same time (within a day or two), VMTools installs on them > quickly with no issues. > > > > > > > > Several weeks back, I created my first Windows 2008 server on an ESX > > 4.1 system. In vCenter, I gave the command to install VMTools. Only > > recently did I log back into that particular VMWare environment. I > > happened to check on the server I had created. In vCenter, "Summary", > > it shows that VMTools were not installed. > > > > > > > > In vCenter, clicking that VM, then "Guest", I see I have only the > > option to cancel the installation. (Likewise on the ESX 3.5 VM's on > > which VMTools would not install.) > > > > > > > > Again, anybody know why VMTools simply will not install on some VM's? > > > > -- > > > > Richard D. McClary > > > > Jr Infrastructure Architect, Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA® > > > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > > > Urbana, IL 61802 > > > > [email protected] > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > > > C: 217-417-1182 > > > > F: 217-337-9761 > > > > www.aspca.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, > > is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein > > and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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