# yum install perl gcc make kernel-headers kernel-devel net-tools -y
# reboot
2. Attach VMware tools from vSphere client.
3. Mount the VMware tools package into /mnt
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
4. Copy VMware tool into the /tmp directory
# cd /mnt
# cp VMwareTools-xxxxxx.tar.gz /tmp
5. Go into the /tmp directory and extract the VMware tools package
# cd /tmp
# tar xzf VMwareTools-xxxxxx.tar.gz
6. cd into the extracted folder, vmware-tools-distrib
# cd vmware-tools-distrib
7. Run vmware-install.pl to start the installation
# ./vmware-install.pl
Once you see it’s finished, reboot and check that VMware tools is running:
8. Once sussessfully installed don’t forget to unmount the /mnt
# umount /mnt
