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Installs the OSP VMware Tools with all components, prevents reboots after installationĪll interaction with the vmtools_win module can be done through the main vmtools_win class.Upgrades existing versions of the VMware Tools if a lower x.y.z version is found.Using a simple include statement will cause the defaults to be used: Any non-VMware or unsupported system will skip installation of the package. It is safe for all nodes to use this declaration. You need to be running a Windows virtual machine on the VMware platform for this module to do anything. Can be used to uninstall VMware Tools (uses msiexec /X).Allows you to specify which components of the VMware Tools to install.Can allow or prevent automatic reboots after installation.Upgrades existing versions of the VMware Tools if a lower version is found (you can configure how much lower).Downloads the latest version from if you allow it (this is the default).The latest version also supports uninstalling the currently installed version of the VMware Tools. The module supports both installing the latest version from and installing any version you have downloaded yourself and made available (either on the Puppet server or somewhere else on the network). open-vm-tools now being recommended for most non-Windows OS'es). The OSP is still the recommended package to install for Windows (vs. This Puppet module manages the installation, configuration and removal of the Windows Operating System Specific Packages for VMware Tools.

This allows you to use Windows' native tools to install, update and uninstall the VMware Tools for Windows.

VMware Tools for Windows - (#table-of-contents).
