Upgrade - Upgrade of VMware Tools to version 10.0.12 for legacy guest operating systems is not supported on ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1.Extended support - Extended support is available for VMware Tools versions shipped with ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1.Upgrade Information Support for ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1 VMware Tools To set up productLocker to point to shared datastore, see KB 2004018.įor specific instructions to install, upgrade, and configure VMware Tools, see VMware Tools Documentation page.
For general steps to install VMware Tools in most VMware products, see General VMware Tools installation instructions (1014294).
The steps to install VMware Tools vary depending on your VMware product and the guest operating system you have installed. For more information on installing OSPs, see the VMware Tools Installation Guide for Operating System Specific Packages VMware Tools Operating System Specific Packages can be downloaded from. VMware Tools can be downloaded from the Product Download page. Installation and Upgrades for this release The Guest OS Customization Support Matrix provides details about the guest operating systems supported for customization. Guest Operating System Customization Support See VMware Compatibility Guide for more information. VMware Tools 10.0.12 is compatible with supported versions of VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 and later, VMware Workstation 12.0, and VMware Fusion 8.0.
VMware Tools 10.0.12 is available in the following languages:
Connecting to View desktops with Horizon View Agent 6.1.x hosted on ESXi 6.0 Update 1 or later fails with a black screen.Connecting to View desktops with Horizon View agent 6.0.x or 6.1.x hosted on ESXi 5.5 Update 3b or later fails with a black screen.Connecting to View desktops with Horizon View Agent 5.3.5 or earlier hosted on ESXi 5.5 Update 3b or later fails with a black screen.Important note about upgrading to ESXi 5.5 Update 3b or laterįor resolution on incompatibility and general guidelines while upgrading ESXi hosts to ESXi 5.5 Update 3b or ESXi 6.0 Update 1 or later, using older versions of Horizon View Agent, refer to the knowledge base articles: Resolved Issues: This release of VMware Tools 10.0.12 addresses issues that have been documented in the Resolved Issues section.netware.iso supports NetWare guest operating systems.VMware Tools 8.1.0 support for the following guest operating systems has been already frozen.winPre2k.iso supports versions earlier than Windows 2000.VMware Tools 7.7.0 support for the following guest operating systems has been already frozen.