VMware tools is a collection of utilities that helps improve the performance of the virtual machine. To install VMware tools for iPrint Appliance, download the latest version of VMware Tools from the VMware website to the /tmp directory, then follow the procedure below.
Log into the ESX server using the vSphere client.
Right-click the iPrint Appliance VM, select the
option, then click .Click
on the pop-up message.In the
tab of the iPrint Appliance VM, log in using the root user credentials.Create a folder named cdrom under the /mnt directory.
Navigate to the root directory, then mount the cdrom folder using the command mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom.
Navigate to the /tmp directory.
Untar the VMware Tools tar file.
For example, tar zxf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-5.0.0-<xxxx>.tar.gz. xxxx is the build/revision number of the VMware Workstation.
Navigate to the vmware-tools-distrib folder.
Install VMware Tools using the command ./vmware-install.pl.
Choose the default settings for installation. When prompted, tap the
key for all the options.Select the appropriate resolution, then proceed with the installation.
Verify that the VMware Tools daemon is running by using the command /etc/init.d/vmware-tools status.