Manually download VMware tools ISO images from VMware


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Here we will see how to download the VMware tools manually from VMware website. In most of the organization, there will be a dedicated VMware support team and where the guest operating will be managed by Windows or Linux/Solaris team according the operating system model.In these kind of support model, you need VMware team help to attach the VMware tools ISO on the guest operating system to install the VMware tools. VMware tools are very important elements to work guest operating systems properly without any performance issue (such as video or input).

VMware Offers to download the Guest operating system’s VMware tools on portal http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/.

Manually download VMware tools ISO images from VMware

Here you have all the ESXi 5.5 update 1, for example, supported guest operating systems directory. Here we have just highlighted Redhat Linux supported version on VMware ESXi 5.5 u1. Select the Guest opeating system type and version here.

Manually download VMware tools ISO images from VMware

Navigate to the guest operating system architecture. If it is 64-bit operating system, then select X86_64 and 32-bit operating system choose i386 or x86.

Manually download VMware tools ISO images from VMware

You can get the repodata file for Redhat Linux since its support YUM. For Windows, you will get single EXE file.

Manually download VMware tools ISO images from VMware

You can download the files and install the VMtools in few minutes. VMware recommended to keep the VMware tools up to date to avoid VM crash.