Hi,
Do we still need to install vmware tools on sles12 when running on ESX?
The plain vanilla install says the vmware tools version is “Running (3rd-party/Independent)”
Cheers,
Hein
On 29/10/2014 22:04, heinkonijn wrote:
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Do we still need to install vmware tools on sles12 when running on ESX?
The plain vanilla install says the vmware tools version is “Running
(3rd-party/Independent)”[/color]
If you’re virtualising SLES12 on VMware vSphere/ESXi it will
automatically install open-vm-tools which is an open source
implementation of VMware Tools and supported by VMware. See
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
HTH.
Simon
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Hi Simon,
Thanks for that.
These are the most important facts.
-VMware recommends using open-vm-tools redistributed by operating system vendors.
-VMware does not recommend removing open-vm-tools redistributed by operating system vendors.
Cool, will save me some time in the future 
Hein