Before you begin, make sure the virtual machine is powered on and the guest operating system is running.
To install VMware Tools in a Solaris guest
1 On the host, select VM > Install VMware Tools.
If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed, the menu item is Update VMware Tools. If the current version is installed, the menu item is Reinstall VMware Tools.
2 On the guest, log in as root.
3 If necessary, mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image.
Usually, the Solaris volume manager vold mounts the CD-ROM under /cdrom/vmwaretools. If the CD-ROM is not mounted, restart the volume manager using the following commands:
/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
/etc/init.d/volmgt start
4 Change to a working directory (for example, /tmp):
cd /tmp
5 Extract VMware Tools:
gunzip -c /cdrom/vmwaretools/vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz | tar xf -
6 Run the VMware Tools installer:
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
Respond to the configuration prompts. Press Enter to accept the default value.
7 Log out of the root account:
exit
8 (Optional) Start your graphical environment.
9 In an X terminal, to start the VMware User process, enter the following command:
vmware-user
To change the default VMware Tools configuration options, see Open the VMware Tools Control Pane
