I have converted a Windows 2000 phyiscial server to a virtual machine using the vmware converter standalone client. Everything seem to be working correctly. It is very important that you install VMware Tools in the guest operating system. With the VMware Tools SVGA driver installed, Workstation supports significantly.

In my previous, most featured Intermediate VMware Topics. My next series of articles will concentrate on topics for the VMware Novice; this is the eighth article in this series. If you would like to read the other articles in this series, they are listed here for your convenience.

In this series of basic VMware articles for the Novice, I'll be showing you the basic VMware skills required to install, configure and deploy virtual machines using VMware's FREE VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi). In this article we will show you HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Windows on a VMware Windows virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 (ESXi 5.1) Host Server. This procedure can be followed to install VMware Tools on any Microsoft Windows operating system Virtual Machines provided they are supported by the version of VMware vSphere. You may want to consult the the VMware Hardware Compatibility Lists or HCL, see to check your operating system is compatible with VMware vSphere. What are VMware Tools?

VMware Tools are a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Installing the VMware Tools package will greatly enhance graphics and mouse performance in your virtual machine. Without VMware Tools installed in your guest operating system, guest performance lacks important functionality. You can check if you have VMware Tools installed by checking the Summary of your virtual machine using the vSphere Client if using VMware vSphere 4.x or 5.x, or ESX/ESXi 4.x, 5.x. If VMware Tools are installed VMware Tools will read OK, an IP Address and DNS hostname will appear in the Summary page. Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 (ESXi 5.1) or vSphere vCenter Server using the vSphere Client Please refer to my EE article on Click the Inventory icon.

All supported Windows guest operating systems support VMware Tools. Install the latest version of VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the virtual machine's. Feb 17, 2010 This video details installing VMware Tools in a Windows guest operating system. This video performs the steps in a VMware. Digimon Lost Evolution English Patch.

Checking if VMware Tools is installed in the Virtual Machine Click the Host Server in the Inventory, this is the small server box, with the IP Address [192.168.10.128] in this tutorial. Followed by the Virtual Machines configuration tab. Right Click the location marked with the red arrow, the name field. This allows us to add other useful columns, which will show the status of VMware Tools, and whether VMware Tools is installed in the virtual machine. This feature shows us the information for all virtual machines running on this host.