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When installing Alpine Linux on an ESXi or VSphere system you definitely want to enable the hypervisor tools. The good news is that Alpine has this package ready to go! Open-VM-Tools provides the VMWare hypervisor info from Alpine and other Linux. | When installing Alpine Linux on an ESXi or VSphere system you definitely want to enable the hypervisor tools. The good news is that Alpine has this package ready to go! [https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools Open-VM-Tools] provides the VMWare hypervisor info from Alpine and other Linux. | ||
=== Changes === | === Changes === | ||
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Since alpine 3.12 the open-vm-tools version 11 was split into packages: | Since alpine 3.12 the open-vm-tools version 11 was split into packages: | ||
* open-vm-tools | * {{pkg|open-vm-tools}} | ||
** open-vm-tools-deploypkg | ** {{pkg|open-vm-tools-deploypkg}} | ||
** open-vm-tools-guestinfo | ** {{pkg|open-vm-tools-guestinfo}} | ||
** open-vm-tools-static | ** {{pkg|open-vm-tools-static}} | ||
** open-vm-tools-vmbackup | ** {{pkg|open-vm-tools-vmbackup}} | ||
guestinfo is required for [https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Data-Center-for-vSphere/6.3/com.vmware.nsx.admin.doc/GUID-B0CD973F-67DD-49D1-8B9E-8C404F92E528.html IP Discovery] to work. | guestinfo is required for [https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Data-Center-for-vSphere/6.3/com.vmware.nsx.admin.doc/GUID-B0CD973F-67DD-49D1-8B9E-8C404F92E528.html IP Discovery] to work. | ||
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=== Installation === | === Installation === | ||
Enable the community repository by editing {{path|/etc/apk/repositories}} and uncommenting the community repository, and then run <code>apk update</code>. | |||
{{cmd|# apk add open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-guestinfo open-vm-tools-deploypkg}} | |||
=== Start once === | === Start once === | ||
{{cmd|# rc-service open-vm-tools start}} | |||
=== Add to boot === | === Add to boot === | ||
{{cmd|# rc-update add open-vm-tools boot}} | |||
=== Verify in ESXi/VSphere its working === | === Verify in ESXi/VSphere its working === | ||
Look for: VMware Tools (Running, version:xxxx) | Look for: <code>VMware Tools (Running, version:xxxx)</code> | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Working Tools.png|Working ESXi Tools | Working Tools.png|Working ESXi Tools | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:43, 21 September 2023
When installing Alpine Linux on an ESXi or VSphere system you definitely want to enable the hypervisor tools. The good news is that Alpine has this package ready to go! Open-VM-Tools provides the VMWare hypervisor info from Alpine and other Linux.
Changes
Since alpine 3.12 the open-vm-tools version 11 was split into packages:
guestinfo is required for IP Discovery to work.
deploypkg provides support for Guest OS Customization
Installation
Enable the community repository by editing /etc/apk/repositories and uncommenting the community repository, and then run apk update.
# apk add open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-guestinfo open-vm-tools-deploypkg
Start once
# rc-service open-vm-tools start
Add to boot
# rc-update add open-vm-tools boot
Verify in ESXi/VSphere its working
Look for: VMware Tools (Running, version:xxxx)
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Working ESXi Tools
