

Navigate to the Guest operating system architecture. Select the Guest operating system type and the version here. Here I have just highlighted RedHat Linux-supported version on VMware ESXi 5.5 u1. Here you have all the ESXi 5.5 update 1 supported guest operating systems VMwaretools directory. Just scroll down and select if you are using ESXi 5.5 update 1.

Open the URL in the browser and select the appropriate ESXi version. Here I would like to share some of the screenshots to select the correct VMware guest tools for specific ESXi versions.ġ. VMware Offers to download the Guest operating system’s VMware tools on the portal VMware tools are a very important element to working guest operating systems properly without any performance issues. In this support model, you need the VMware team’s help to attach the VMware tools ISO on the guest operating system to install the VMware tools.

In most organizations, there will be a dedicated VMware support team and where the guest operating will be managed by the windows or Linux/Solaris team according to the operating system model. How to download the VMware tools manually from the VMware website ?.
