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====SME Server 9 Guest on ESXi 5.5====

Install repo key

rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub

create yum repo

<nowiki>db yum_repositories set vmware-tools repository \

Name 'VMWare Tools' \

BaseURL 'http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5/rhel6/$basearch' \

EnableGroups no \

GPGCheck yes \

GPGKey http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub \

Visible no \

status disabled</nowiki>

Update yum.conf

expand-template /etc/yum.smerepos.d/sme-base.repo

check for PAE vs non-PAE kernel

uname -r

Install NON-PAE tools if "PAE" is not contained in the output from "uname -a"

uname -a |grep PAE || yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods vmware-tools-esx-nox

Install PAE tools if "PAE" is contained in the output from "uname -a"

uname -a |grep PAE && yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods-PAE vmware-tools-esx-nox

There was no action required to cause the vmware tools to start at boot. Verify tools are running with

/etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services status

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