Hi Mark, Mark Grimes wrote: > I've got a custom linux application in which I would like to add support for > vmtools. I've got the kernel modules (vmci, vsock, etc) compiled and am able > to insmod them. What other vmtools daemons, cmd line utilities or scripts to > I need to get the VMware host to recognize the GuestOS as having support for > vmtools. > I.E. what else, other than the kernel modules, do I need to get the red > power-off button to work?
For that particular functionality (power operations), you need the main Tools service running; depending on the version of open-vm-tools you're using, it will be "vmtoolsd" + a few plugins (newer versions) or "vmware-guestd" (older versions). > Also, once I have that, what is available on the GuestOS to test getting > information from the host? To get information from the host you need to write an application that uses the guestlib library; it is provided as part of open-vm-tools. You can also use vmware-toolbox-cmd to get some of that information (it uses the same guestlib to retrieve it). Be aware that, IIRC, fetching information from the host is disabled by default; you need to change some settings in your VM so that those requests are accepted. -- - Marcelo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-discuss
