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- VMware Tools support for Guest Operating Systems in 10.0.12. VMware Tools support for Guest Operating Systems in version 10.0.12 winPreVista.iso supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. LinuxPreGLibc25.iso supports Linux guest operating systems earlier than Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.
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What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:What's New
VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine.
- VMware Tools Lifecycle Management: VMware Tools 10.0.12 freezes support for legacy Guest Operating Systems. Frozen ISO images are available for download from http://my.vmware.com. These ISO images are not shipped with ESXi in the tools-light VIB. VMware Tools 10.1.0 caters to the current guest operating systems. VMware Tools 10.0.12 caters to the legacy guest operating systems.
- VMware Tools support for Guest Operating Systems in 10.0.12
- VMware Tools support for Guest Operating Systems in version 10.0.12
- winPreVista.iso supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003.
- linuxPreGLibc25.iso supports Linux guest operating systems earlier than Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, Ubuntu 7.04, and other distributions with glibc version earlier than 2.5.
- darwinPre15.iso supports Mac OS X versions 10.10.x and older.
- VMware Tools 7.7.0 support for the following guest operating systems has been already frozen
- winPre2k.iso supports versions earlier than Windows 2000.
- VMware Tools 8.1.0 support for the following guest operating systems has been already frozen
- netware.iso supports NetWare guest operating systems.
- VMware Tools support for Guest Operating Systems in version 10.0.12
- Resolved Issues: This release of VMware Tools 10.0.12 addresses issues that have been documented in the Resolved Issues section.
Before You Begin
Important note about upgrading to ESXi 5.5 Update 3b or later
For 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:
Internationalization
VMware Tools 10.0.12 is available in the following languages:
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
Compatibility Notes
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. See VMware Compatibility Guide for more information.
Guest Operating System Customization Support
The Guest OS Customization Support Matrix provides details about the guest operating systems supported for customization.
Installation and Upgrades for this release
VMware Tools can be downloaded from the Product Download page.
VMware Tools Operating System Specific Packages can be downloaded from http://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/index.html. For more information on installing OSPs, see the VMware Tools Installation Guide for Operating System Specific Packages
The steps to install VMware Tools vary depending on your VMware product and the guest operating system you have installed. For general steps to install VMware Tools in most VMware products, see General VMware Tools installation instructions (1014294). To set up productLocker to point to shared datastore, see KB 2004018.
For specific instructions to install, upgrade, and configure VMware Tools, see VMware Tools Documentation page.
Upgrade Information
Support for ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1 VMware Tools
- Extended support - Extended support is available for VMware Tools versions shipped with ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1
- 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. Virtual machines running VMware Tools 10.0.12 is supported on ESXi 5.0 and 5.1.
- The minimum versions of VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201608001 and VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201608001 and later is required to install or upgrade VMware Tools 10.0.12 on the legacy guest operating systems running on ESXi 5.5 and ESXi 6.0.
Upgrade Impact
VMware Tools is backward and forward compatible with ESXi. Newer version of VMware Tools is compatible with older ESXi versions supported and conversely. Upgrade of VMware Tools to version 10.0.12 is the last supported upgrade for the legacy guest operating systems on VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201608001 , VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201608001 and later.
Upgrade Support for future releases of VMware Tools
Upgrade support is available for older versions of VMware Tools shipped with ESXi that have reached end of support to newer versions of VMware Tools shipped concurrently to the immediate ESXi version released at the time of end of support of the older ESXi releases.
Windows guest Drivers Installed by VMware Tools
The following driver versions are supported by VMware Tools 10.0.12 on a Windows Guest Operating System.
Drivers | VMware Tools 10.0.12 |
Hardware Drivers | |
vmci | 9.5.10.0 |
vsock | 9.5.7.0 |
pvscsi | 1.2.3.0 |
wddm | n/a |
xpdm | 12.1.8.0 |
vmxnet3 | 1.5.2.0 - NDIS 5.0 |
vmxnet2 | 2.2.0.0 |
vmmouse | 12.5.2.0 |
vmusbmouse | 12.5.2.0 |
vmaudio | 5.10.0.3506 |
BusLogic | 2.0.3.0 |
Software Drivers | |
vmrawdsk.sys | 0.9.9.0 - For Kernel-Mode Code Signing |
vmmemctl.sys | 7.3.5.0 - For Kernel-Mode Code Signing |
vmhgfs.sys | 10.0.1.0 - For Frozen operating systems older than Windows Vista |
vsepflt.sys | 7.0.0.8 - For Kernel-Mode Code Signing |
vnetflt.sys | 7.0.0.8 - For Kernel-Mode Code Signing |
Resolved Issues
- Unable to acquire IP Address of Windows guest operating system using VMware Tools
VMware Tools, from version 9.10.5 to version 10.0.9, does not acquire the IP address of the network interface on Windows Server 2000 guest operating system.
This issue is resolved in this release.
- Quiesced snapshot operation failure leave the Linux guest file system in a quiesced state
A quiesced snapshot operation on a Linux guest operating system may fail on host side after the guest file system has been quiesced. Occurrence of this issue leaves the guest file system in the quiesced state even after completion of the snapshot operation with error returned to the client. It generates error log messages similar to the following in the vmware.log file.
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: ToolsBackup: changing quiesce state: COMMITTED -> ERROR_WAIT
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: Msg_Post: Warning
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: [msg.snapshot.quiesce.vmerr] The guest OS has reported an error during quiescing.
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120+ The error code was: 4
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120+ The error message was: Quiesce aborted.
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: ----------------------------------------
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: Vigor_MessageRevoke: message 'msg.snapshot.quiesce.vmerr' (seq 860282) is revoked
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: ToolsBackup: changing quiesce state: ERROR_WAIT -> ERROR_WAIT
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: ToolsBackup: changing quiesce state: ERROR_WAIT -> IDLE
<TIMESTAMP>| vcpu-0| I120: ToolsBackup: changing quiesce state: IDLE -> DONEThis issue is resolved in this release.
Known Issues
The known issues for VMware Tools 10.0.12 are listed below
- Repository with meta-packages are not available in the frozen Operating System Specific Packages (OSP) of VMware Tools.
repos/ directory which contains repo rpm packages such as vmware-tools-repo-xxx.rpm are not available in the frozen Operating System Specific Packages of VMware Toolspackages.vmware.com/tools/releases/10.0.12. As a result, operating system specific repository file will not be created automatically by installing repo rpm packages.Workaround: To workaround this issue, manually set up the repository file on the virtual machine.
For example, in RHEL 4, create the following repo file under etcyum.repos.d
#
# VMware OSPs for RHEL4
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[vmware-tools-collection]
name=vmware-tools-collection
baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/10.0.12/rhel/i386
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
- VMXNET3 driver prevents the Windows operating system from receiving all the multicast traffic in the DVSwitch
The new VMXNET3 driver prevents the Windows operating system from receiving all the multicast traffic in the DVSwitch if multicast address in set to more than 32 in the Windows operating system.Workaround: None
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Since I used VMware for the first time I have been fascinated about the virtualization technology.
On this page I put up some useful things for use with VMware products. Have fun, but use at your own risk.
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If you want to contact me, see the end of the page.
Overview
(Software) VMRemote
VMware Workstation 5 includes a very nice tool, vmrun, that allows the user to control some VMware functions via the command line, mostly to start and stop virtual machines.
The tool VMRemote takes this further by exposing vmrun's commands to the network so they can be executed from another computer. VMRemote and its client require the .NET Framework 1.1.
Features of version 1.2:
- Supports all commands of Workstation 5.5:
- List, start, stop, reset and suspend virtual machines or teams
- Upgrade file format and virtual hardware
- Install tools
- List, revert to, take, delete snapshot(s)
- Client API is a separate class library, which makes it reusable
- Server can log all actions executed
Download VMRemote 1.2Requires .NET Framework 1.1
Notes:
- This software was created before VMware Workstation 6.0 was released. Newer Workstation versions contain features that are similar to what VMRemote provides.
- In VMware Workstation 6.0 and higher, the VIX API is available for developers to manage virtual machines from an application.
- In VMware Workstation 8.0 and higher, a server feature is available that allows users to share virtual machines and manage them remotely from another Workstation instance or the VIX API.
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(Software) Shell extension for VMware DiskMount
As part of the VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit, the tool DiskMount can be downloaded which allows offline mounting of VMware virtual disks as a drive letter.
The shell extension lets you mount such virtual disks via a Windows Explorer context menu.
Notes:
- This software was created before VMware Workstation 6.0 was released. Newer Workstation versions contain features that are similar to what this shell extension provides.
- In VMware Workstation 6.0 and higher, there is a built-in feature to mount disks offline. This also includes a shell extension.
(Software) MS-DOS / Windows 3.1 / Windows for Workgroups 3.11 driver package
I've put together a package containing drivers and important updates for using with MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 within VMware products.
I call this collection the '31pack' (pronounced 'three-one pack').
The current version is 1.1. The following changes were made from the initial release:
- An older DOSidle version 2.0 was added for the cases where the version 2.10 conflicts with EMM386.
- MSCDEX was added for scenarios where it is not installed as part of MS-DOS.
The 31pack is available as a simple set of files or as an ISO image, ready for mounting in a virtual machine. Enclosed in the ISO image download is also a floppy disk image that contains only the CD-ROM driver and MSCDEX.
The package contains:
- Microsoft Network Client 3.0
- Network card driver for AMD PCNET cards (NDIS2/NDIS3)
- CD-ROM driver
- MSCDEX
- Sound driver for SoundBlaster 16
- Super VGA driver patch
- DOSIdle tool
- WQGHLT tool
- Y2K Update for File Manager
- Euro support
To install the software, either copy all files into an INSTALL directory within the virtual machine, such as C:INSTALL, or mount the provided ISO image.
Below I'll outline the steps to install each component, along with the systems that the driver or update applies to.
Networking | ||
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Microsoft Network Client 3.0 / Network card driver:
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Activating the network in Windows 3.1:
Important: The MS-DOS network drivers must be loaded for the network to function in Windows. | ||
Network card driver:
TCP/IP protocol driver:
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CD-ROM | ||
CD-ROM driver:
MSCDEX:
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Sound | ||
Sound driver:
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Display | ||
Super VGA driver patch:
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CPU Idling | ||
DOSidle tool (v2.10):
Alternative 1: DOSidle 2.0
Alternative 2: Microsoft Power Manager (POWER)
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WQGHLT tool:
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Operating System Updates | ||
Y2K Update for File Manager:
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Euro support:
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(Article) Logging on to a Windows Server 2003 domain from older DOS/Windows systems
If you have an MS-DOS or older Windows system running (Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98/ME or below), logon attempts from such versions to a Windows Server 2003 domain fail out of the box because Windows Server 2003 domain controllers have communication signing (SMB signing) enabled by default and the old systems do not support it. SMB signing was introduced to prevent malicious users from tampering or intercepting network traffic.
If you need a quick-and-dirty solution for compatibility reasons, simply turn of SMB signing at the domain controller - see below for how to do this. For more details about this issue and ways to resolve it, see Microsoft's KB entries 811497 and 555038.
How to disable communication signing on Windows Server 2003:
- Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Domain Controller Security Policy
- In the tree, open Local Policies > Security Options
- On the right, find 'Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always)' and set it to Disabled or remove the check mark in front of 'Define this policy setting'
(Article) Finding the right virtual sound card and driver for your guest operating system
The default sound card emulated in VMware Workstation depends on the program version and the guest operating system:
Program | Guest OS1 | Sound Card Name |
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VMware Workstation 8.x and higher | Windows Vista and higher | High Definition Audio |
VMware Workstation 8.x and higher | Windows XP and lower | Sound Blaster AudioPCI2 |
VMware Workstation 7.x and lower | All Windows versions | Sound Blaster AudioPCI2 |
VMware Workstation 10.x and higher3 | MS-DOS or Windows 3.1 | Sound Blaster 16 |
1For simplicity, the appropriate server versions of Windows were omitted, it applies to them as well.
2May be labeled differently in the guest OS depending on the driver used, e.g. Sound Blaster PCI 128.
3And maybe also in some lower versions, this was not tested.
By modifying the machine configuration file (VMX file), the card can also be changed to a different one that may be more appropriate than the default.
The following table shows which drivers to use for for Windows and DOS operating systems:
Card short name | Card name(s) | Operating systems | VMX file entry1 | Driver to use2 |
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HD Audio | High Definition Audio | All 32-bit and 64-bit versions of: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 | sound.virtualDev = 'hdaudio' | Driver is provided by the guest operating system. The HD Audio sound card is available in VMware Workstation 8.0 and higher. |
ES1371 | Sound Blaster AudioPCI, Sound Blaster PCI 128 | All 32-bit and 64-bit versions of: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | sound.virtualDev = 'es1371' | VMware VMaudio driver - included in the VMware Tools of VMware Workstation 6.5 and higher. Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 support requires VMware Workstation 7.0 or higher. |
ES1371 | Sound Blaster AudioPCI, Sound Blaster PCI 128 | Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) | sound.virtualDev = 'es1371' | Sound Blaster PCI 128 driver for Windows 2000 (SBPCI128Setupus_w2k.exe) |
ES1371 | Sound Blaster AudioPCI, Sound Blaster PCI 128 | Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) | sound.virtualDev = 'es1371' | The wavesets are optional since a 2 MB waveset is already included with the driver. Using a larger waveset means better MIDI sound quality, but requires more memory. Use the Device Manager to add new wavesets (*.ecw) to the 'SB PCI(WDM)' driver. |
ES1371 | Sound Blaster AudioPCI, Sound Blaster PCI 128 | Windows 95, Windows 98 | sound.virtualDev = 'es1371' | Beginning with VMware Workstation 6.0, installing this driver causes new Windows 95 and 98 VMs to crash (blue screen) at driver installation. Additionally, Windows 95 VMs where the crash occurred become unbootable and the operating system halts with a Windows Protection Error. Windows 95 and 98 VMs that have been created with previous Workstation versions that have this driver installed crash after upgrading the virtual hardware to Workstation 6.0 or higher. Workarounds:
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ES1371 | Sound Blaster AudioPCI, Sound Blaster PCI 128 | Windows NT 4.0 | sound.virtualDev = 'es1371' | Sound Blaster PCI128 (Drivers Only - Windows NT4.0) (SBPCI128Setupus_wnt.exe) |
SB16 | Sound Blaster 16 | Windows 95, Windows 98 | sound.virtualDev = 'sb16' | Driver is provided by the guest operating system. |
SB16 | Sound Blaster 16 | Windows 95 MS-DOS mode, Windows 98 MS-DOS mode | sound.virtualDev = 'sb16' | Sound Blaster 16 driver for Windows 95 MS-DOS mode (95dosapp.exe) |
SB16 | Sound Blaster 16 | MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 | sound.virtualDev = 'sb16' | Sound Blaster 16 driver for DOS/Windows 3.1 (sbbasic.exe) |
1The entry is only for selecting the sound card device, not to add a new virtual sound card. It might not be present if the default emulated sound card is in use.
2Some of the systems might already include the necessary drivers and in this case no separate driver needs to be installed.
(Article) Playing games in virtual machines
I also like playing games, not only current ones, but also older games. The following is a list of operating systems that can or cannot be used for playing games in a virtual machine.
This list is specific to VMware Workstation and is solely based on my own opinion.
Guest OS | Can Play? | Comments |
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MS-DOS | No | Slow. Problematic hardware setup. Don't use. Use DOSBox instead. |
Windows 3.1 | Maybe | I only tried small games and no VMware Tools are available, so it may not work for more demanding games. |
Windows 95 | Yes | Looks ok. |
Windows 98 | Yes | Looks ok. |
Windows ME | Yes | Looks ok. |
Windows 2000 | Maybe | May work if games don't require graphics hardware features (T&L, shaders, etc.). |
Windows XP | Maybe | VMware Workstation 6.5 includes DirectX 9.0c support for Windows XP. You need a decent machine to make this work. |
Windows Vista | Maybe | May work if games don't require graphics hardware features (T&L, shaders, etc.). |
Experiences with the new Direct3D Support in VMware Workstation 6.5
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When I tried out this feature the first time, I set all graphics settings in the games to minimum. It was still too slow for me, not fluid enough. Either my machine was too old for this or there is some improvent potential on VMware's side. On the host, I was able to play all the games in high quality without noticeable problems.
The first lesson I learned, was that upgrading to the Workstation 6.5 hardware version is absolutely necessary, to get something useful regarding 3D performance. Done that, the performance was still unsatisfying. In the end, it turned out that my host machine was underpowered for this task (Intel P4 'Prescott' @ 3 GHz with an ATI Radeon X800 GT).
So a decent machine is required, even for older games. I upgraded the host's hardware and it became better (Intel Core2Duo @ 3,16 GHz with an ATI Radeon HD 3850).
I tested the following games with the new host hardware:
- Max Payne 2 (2003): High quality graphics settings @ 1680x1050x32; Subjective performance: OK
- No One Lives Forever 2 (2004) - High quality graphics settings; Subjective performance: OK
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007) - Moderate graphics settings @ 1680x1050; Subjective performance: Moderate, ~15 fps on average (not calculated, just by looking at the FPS counter from time to time)
Graphics settings for Max Payne 2:
Graphics settings for Half-Life 2: Episode Two: | Warning message when launching Half-Life 2: Episode Two about video hardware not meeting the minimum requirements: |
Links
The page author is not responsible for the contents of the linked pages.
http://www.vmware.com | Official VMware site |
http://www.vmaschinen.de | German site about virtual machines |
http://boling.us/ebs/apps/vmmaster | 'VM Master', a tool to automatically start and stop Workstation 5 virtual machines. |
http://www.vmware.com/community | Offical VMware discussion boards |
Site is no longer active. Possibly moved to http://sites.google.com/site/chitchatvmback/ | 'VM Back', Ken Kato's page with info about VMware internals as well as various tools and drivers. |
http://vmware-forum.de | Unofficial german VMware forum |
http://www.sanbarrow.com | Homepage of a virtual machine 'mad scientist'. |
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