Agenda 1 Types of VMware Tools 2 Status Display in vsphere 3 Lifecycle and Supported Guests 4 Standardization Approach 5 Keeping Tools Updated #SER195

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1 SER1957BU Mastering the VMware Tools Lifecycle in Your vsphere Data Center Eric Gray #VMworld #SER1957BU

2 Agenda 1 Types of VMware Tools 2 Status Display in vsphere 3 Lifecycle and Supported Guests 4 Standardization Approach 5 Keeping Tools Updated #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 2

3 VMware Tools: Available in Several Formats VM Tools ISOs Windows, Linux Solaris, FreeBSD, OS X Operating System Specific Packages (OSP) Open VM Tools (OVT) Linux Acquire - ESXi bundled - Downloadable Integrate - Local storage - Shared storage packages.vmware.com One-time repository enablement Various Linux package mirrors No specific configuration required Install - Interactive - Silent Update - Web Client - Update Manager - Auto on boot - PowerCLI - Guest-initiated Install & Update Package manager: Apt, Yum #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 3

4 Upstream Linux Kernel Includes VMware Drivers See KB #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 4

5 Tech Preview: Windows Update Support for Drivers #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 5

6 Making Sense of VMware Tools Version Status #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 6

7 Status Displayed in vsphere Depends on Tools Type VM Tools ISOs Windows, Linux Solaris, FreeBSD, OS X Operating System Specific Packages (OSP) Open VM Tools (OVT) Linux #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 7

8 vsphere 6.5 Displays Tools Version & Install Type Enhanced Visibility for Tools 10+ #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 8

9 Tools Status: Relative to Installers on ESXi Host VM-01 Tools 9.10 /productlocker VM Tools ISO 9.10 VM-01 Tools 9.10 /productlocker VM Tools ISO 10.0 #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 9

10 Tools Status: Relative to Installers on ESXi Host /productlocker VM Tools ISO 9.10 VM-01 Tools 10.0 /productlocker VM Tools ISO 10.0 #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 10

11 vsphere 6.5 Checks for VMware Tools Updates Automatically #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 11

12 Product Locker Scanned Every 5 Minutes #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 12

13 VMware Tools Lifecycle

14 Downloadable Releases Began VMware Tools 10 VMware Tools decoupled from vsphere Detailed release notes are published for each version Popular Windows and Linux guests are still bundled! Included in full releases & patches as needed #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 14

15 VMware Tools 10.1 & Guest OS Support Frozen Bundled w/esxi Windows Windows Pre-Vista Linux glibc 2.5* Download Only Solaris Mac OS X Windows Pre-2K Linux Pre-glibc 2.5 FreeBSD Mac OS X Pre Netware * Photon OS, RHEL 5+, SLES 11+, Ubuntu 10+ #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 15

16 New File Distributed with Tools Maps Guests to Correct ISO grep rhel isoimages_manifest.txt rhel4 = "linuxpreglibc25.iso rhel4-64 = "linuxpreglibc25.iso rhel5 = "linux.iso rhel5-64 = "linux.iso rhel6 = "linux.iso rhel6-64 = "linux.iso rhel7 = "linux.iso rhel7-64 = "linux.iso" VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 16

17 ESXi 6.0 and 5.5 Patches Enable Tools 10.1 Installer Awareness #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 17

18 Quick Reference: Tools Version Mapping File #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 18

19 Broad Forward and Backward Interoperability #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 19

20 Very Old Tools Releases Cannot Be Directly Upgraded to Latest End of Support [ESXi 5.1] 9.0.z, 8.y VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Recent 10.1, 10.0.z, 9.10, 9.4 publication Latest 10.1.z, 10.y #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 20

21 Tools Version Standardization

22 VM Tools ISOs Can Reside on Shared Storage /productlocker VM Tools ISOs Per-host setting use automation Origin: ESXi or downloaded KB #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 22

23 1 Download #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 23

24 2 Configure #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 24

25 esxcli system maintenancemode set --enable true rm /productlocker ln s /vmfs/volumes/west001/vmtools_shared /productlocker 3 Activate #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 25

26 Optimize by Using No-Tools ESXi Image Profiles #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 26

27 Another VMware Tools Version Standardization Approach or distribution Exclude Tools from general host patching #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 27

28 DEMO #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 28

29 Updating VM Tools

30 Why So Many Ways to Update Tools? Simplification Standardization Autonomy #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 30

31 Individual VMs Can Be Configured to Automatically Update Tools Good for less critical environments Also useful when coordination with app owners is challenging Be aware that the Tools upgrade may trigger a second reboot #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 31

32 vsphere Web Client Can Update Multiple VMs Simultaneously #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 32

33 VUM Has Two Separate Roles in Tools management 1 2 Download new Tools ISOs and push to ESXi hosts Remediate VMs Immediately Scheduled time On reboot #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 33

34 Two Tools-Related Enhancements for Update Manager 6.5 Virtual Hardware Upgrade the VM Compatibility Level for all types of Linux Tools VMworld 2017 Reboot-less Linux Do not force Linux reboots after updating TAR Tools Content: Not for publication #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 34

35 PowerCLI: Maximum Flexibility for Tools Updates Administrators can filter by wide range of attributes #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 35

36 In-guest Tools Updates Shift Responsibility May be a fit where infrastructure and guest OS administration is segregated Enabled through advanced VM setting # vmware-tools-upgrader #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 36

37 Linux Package Managers for Guest-Managed Tools Each Linux distribution has a distinct package manager: Yum, Apt, Zypper, DNF # apt-get install open-vm-tools # yum update vmware-tools-esx-nox # yum install open-vm-tools #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 37

38 Technical Paper Coming Soon! 38

39 VMware Tools Are an Important Part of Your Infrastructure Flexibility enables many scenarios Acquisition Standardization Updating Different options for Linux to accommodate any environment Changes in VMware Tools 10+ may affect operations Ensure vsphere 5.5 and 6.0 are on recent patches See the vsphere Blog for articles on VM Tools #SER1957BU CONFIDENTIAL 39

40 Q&A Thank You!

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