为了获得出色的性能，VMware Tools是虚拟机（VM）的重要组件之一。它是一组实用程序，可帮助增强虚拟机的来宾操作系统（OS）的整体性能并改善对VM的管理。如果没有VMware Tools，则来宾OS性能将缺少某些重要功能。以下步骤显示了如何在RHEL 7，CentOS 7和Oracle Linux 7上安装VMware Tools 。
如何安装VMware Tools？
选项1（VMware推荐）– VMware对open-vm-tools的支持
open-vm-tools是第三方VMware Tools的开源实现，并且包含一些实用程序，这些实用程序可以增强VMware环境中虚拟机的虚拟化管理，管理和功能。最终目标是使操作系统供应商和/或社区以及虚拟设备供应商能够将VMware Tools捆绑到其产品版本中。
# yum install open-vm-tools
选项2：
1.安装先决条件：
# yum install perl gcc make kernel-headers kernel-devel -y
2.从vSphere Client附加vmware工具软件。
3.将vmware工具包安装到/ mnt中：
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
4.将vmware工具packagae复制到/ tmp中：
# cd /mnt
# ls
manifest.txt VMwareTools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz vmware-tools-upgrader-64
run_upgrader.sh vmware-tools-upgrader-32
# cp -p VMwareTools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz /tmp
5.转到/ tmp目录并解压缩vmware工具包：
# cd /tmp
# tar xzvf VMwareTools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz
6.转到解压缩的文件夹vmware-tools-distrib：
# cd vmware-tools-distrib
# ls
bin doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vmware-install.pl
7.运行vmware-install.pl开始安装：
# ./vmware-install.pl
例：
# ./vmware-install.pl
Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format.
Installing VMware Tools.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc/rc.d]
What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/rc.d/init.d]
In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]
In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]
The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is
going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes]
In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]
The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
want? [yes]
The installation of VMware Tools 9.4.0 build-1280544 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".
Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want
this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
Initializing...
Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.
Stopping vmware-tools (via systemctl): [ OK ]
The module vmci has already been installed on this system by another installer
or package and will not be modified by this installer.
The module vsock has already been installed on this system by another installer
or package and will not be modified by this installer.
The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.
The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.
The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.
The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS
and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
to enable this feature? [no]
The vmxnet driver is no longer supported on kernels 3.3 and greater. Please
upgrade to a newer virtual NIC. (e.g., vmxnet3 or e1000e)
The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a
Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature?
[no]
VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of
VMware kernel modules at boot that are not already present. This feature can be
enabled/disabled by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl.
Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?
[no]
No X install found.
Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.
Starting vmware-tools (via systemctl): [ OK ]
The configuration of VMware Tools 9.4.0 build-1280544 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.
You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take
effect.
You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the
command line.
To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and
file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:
1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user
2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,
3. Restart your X session.
Enjoy,
--the VMware team
8.成功安装后，请确保重新挂载/ mnt：
# umount /mnt