In order to install VMware Tools in Esxi for an Oracle Linux we should follow the next steps:
- Start the installation from vSphere Client ESXI
- Continuos the installation from the Oracle Virtual Machine
- Install some libraries
- # yum -y install gcc
- # yum -y install kernel-uek-devel-`uname -r`
- # yum -y install kernel-uek-headers-`uname -r`
- Unmount an mound device
- # umount /dev/cdrom
- # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/
- Unpack Vmware tools
- # tar xzvf /mnt/VMwareTools-x.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz -C /tmp/
- Eject Cd dev
- # eject /dev/cdrom
- Intall VMware tools
- # cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
- # cd bin
- # ./vmware-install.pl -d (-d The -d switch assumes that you want to accept the defaults options)
- Restart and enjoy VMware tools