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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. https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools | 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. https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools | ||
=== | === Changes === | ||
Since alpine 3.12 the open-vm-tools version 11 was split into packages: | |||
* open-vm-tools | |||
** open-vm-tools-deploypkg | |||
** open-vm-tools-guestinfo | |||
** open-vm-tools-static | |||
** 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. | |||
deploypkg provides support for Guest OS Customization | |||
=== Installation === | |||
apk add open-vm-tools | |||
apk add open-vm-tools-guestinfo | |||
apk add open-vm-tools-deploypkg | |||
=== Start once === | |||
<code>rc-service open-vm-tools start</code> | |||
=== Add to boot === | |||
<code>rc-update add open-vm-tools boot</code> | |||
=== Verify in ESXi/VSphere its working === | |||
Look for: VMware Tools (Running, version:xxxx) | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Working Tools.png|Working ESXi Tools | Working Tools.png|Working ESXi Tools | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 17 September 2020
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. https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Changes
Since alpine 3.12 the open-vm-tools version 11 was split into packages:
- open-vm-tools
- open-vm-tools-deploypkg
- open-vm-tools-guestinfo
- open-vm-tools-static
- open-vm-tools-vmbackup
guestinfo is required for IP Discovery to work.
deploypkg provides support for Guest OS Customization
Installation
apk add open-vm-tools apk add open-vm-tools-guestinfo apk add 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
