VMware Training Institute Kerala - Technow IT Solutions

VMware Training Institute Kerala - Technow IT Solutions:

VMware Tools:

Overview of VMware Tools

VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that you install in the operating system of a virtual machine. VMware Tools enhances the performance of a virtual machine and makes possible many of the ease-of-use features in VMware products. For example, the following features are just some of the features that are available only if VMware Tools is installed:

■Significantly faster graphics performance and Windows Aero on operating systems that support           Aero

■Copying and pasting text, graphics, and files between the virtual machine and the host or client           desktop

■Improved mouse performance

■Synchronization of the clock in the virtual machine with the clock on the host or client desktop

■Scripting that helps automate guest operating system operations

VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machines guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Without VMware Tools installed in your guest operating system, guest performance lacks important functionality. VMware Tools improves the performance and management of the virtual machine.

Installing VMware Tools eliminates or improves these issues:

• Low video resolution.
• Inadequate color depth.
• Incorrect display of network speed.
• Restricted movement of the mouse.
• Inability to copy and paste and drag-and-drop files.
• Missing sound.
• Provides the ability to take quiesced snapshots of the guest OS.

VMware Tools includes these components:

• VMware Tools service
• VMware device drivers
• VMware user process
• VMware Tools control panel

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