As part of working with OS X VMs in VMware Fusion and ESXi, I’ve regularly installed the VMware Tools and have even found ways to incorporate their installation into my build process. However, getting the latest VMware Tools installer into my VM building workflow has usually involved at least one manual step or having a system management tool handle the installation for me. I wanted something that was completely automated without needing to also install a system management client. My end goal was that I didn’t have to worry about doing anything; the latest VMware Tools for my OS X VM would just be installed into the VM as part of the build process.
For even better results, install the VMware tool that allows you to view the virtual machine in full screen among other features. With this, you will be able to use the macOS Mojave or the High Sierra 10.13.6 just like Mac users do.
After doing some research and testing, I have a solution that looks like it does just that. For more details, see below the jump.
My colleague Joe Chilcote had adapted using AutoPkg to install Puppet Labs‘ Puppet and Facter tools into VMs, using the script available from the link below:
Update – 5-10-2016: Joe let me know that his script was a fork of Tim Sutton‘s Puppet / Facter installation script, so credit to Tim for the original idea.
My colleague Jesse Peterson had written a VMware Tools provider for AutoPkg, which was designed to download the latest copy of VMware Tools for OS X:
I had already used Jesse’s AutoPkg provider to build AutoPkg recipes to download, uncompress and extract the VMware Tools installer, so I decided to see if I could leverage Joe’s technique with my existing VMwareTools.pkg recipe for AutoPkg. I also wanted to make sure to clean all AutoPkg-related parts from the system, as I didn’t want to leave traces behind on what could otherwise be a completely unconfigured OS X VM. After some work, I have a script which does the following:
- Downloads AutoPkg from GitHub using git.
- Adds the AutoPkg recipe repo containing the VMwareTools .download and .pkg recipes
- Redirects the AutoPkg cache to a temp location.
- Downloads the current release version of VMware Tools for OS X using AutoPkg and extracts the installer package.
- Installs the latest VMware Tools using the AutoPkg-generated installer package.
Vmtools Mac
Post-installation
Once VMware Tools has been installed by the script, the OS X VM where VMware Tools has been installed must be restarted in order to enable VMware Tools’ functionality.
Notes
One thing I found in my testing is that git would be needed for this process, so an essential pre-requisite for running this script is installing git.
This can be most easily accomplished by installing Xcode or the Xcode command line tools (CLT). Both will include git, so installing either should work. One gotcha I ran into during my testing is that Xcode / Xcode CLT usually require accepting Apple’s license before you’ll be able to use git, so make sure the license has been accepted prior to running this script.
I’ve posted the script to my GitHub repo at the following address:
This script is also available as a payload-free installer package, stored as a .zip file in the payload_free_installer directory.
In this article, I am going to show you how to install VMware tools on macOS Sierra. Have you ever installed macOS Sierra or El Capitan on Virtual Machine (VM) like VMware or VirtualBox? If you are new, then don’t worry I will leave the links below to install it on Virtual Machine. But if you’re not and you haven’t installed it on VM. Then you are in the right place because here I am want to show you how to install VMware tools on macOS Sierra. If you install it then you OS X 10.11 Will work perfectly with the VMware. When you install Vmware tools on OS X 10.11 then it will install the missing drivers and kext when you installed it then your macOS Sierra works perfectly. So follow below step by step to install VMware tools on macOS Sierra.
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Install macOS Sierra or El Capitan on Virtual Machines
Use the Links below to install macOS Sierra or El Capitan on Virtual Machines like Virtualbox or Vmware. But if you want to Install VMware tools, then you must Install macOS on Vmware before going ahead.
Install VMware Tools on macOS Sierra
Step #1. Download Darwin.ISO from the link below and place it on your desktop.
- VMware Tool ISO File >>>Downlaod<<< Password: “www.wikigain.com”
Note: The VM Tool iso file is on the Tools folder in Patch tool.
Step #2. Power On the macOS Sierra VM that you want to install VMware tools on it.
Darwin Os Download Iso
Step #3. Enter your Password and login into your Account.
Log In
Step #4. Right-Click on the macOS Sierra tab then click on Removable Devices > CD/DVD (SATA) > Settings.
Step #5. From the Devices Status, Check the box of Connected and Connect at power on. Then from the Connection section “Select Use ISO image file:” and click on browse.
Step #6. Now Navigate and select the VM Tool.ISO file that you download from the link in step 1 and click Open.
Open VM Tools ISO File
Step #7. Now on the Virtual Machine settings click on OK to save the changes that you made.
Step #8. After that go to OS X VM and enter full-screen mode, Wait a while for the file and then it will run automatically, so when VMware tools dialog box appears then click on Install VMware Tools.
Vmware Tools
Step #9. On introduction Page, click on Continue.
VMware Tools Installer
Step #10. Then click on Install.
Step #11. Again click on Continue Installation.
Step #12. Then type your Password and click on Install Software to allow this.
Step #13. Wait for Installer to complete the installation process and when the installation was Successful, then click on Restart to finish installing the software.
Done Installation
So when your OS X VM reboots then VMware Tools is installed on your VM, and it must work perfectly like Auto selecting the Display Size and other drivers.
VMware Tools Installed
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