tools-rhel6-latest.sh

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#!/bin/sh
# Install latest vmware tools from vmware.com repo for rhel 6

# get cert
wget -P /tmp http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub

# install cert
sudo rpm --import /tmp/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub

# Setup repo
sudo sh -c "cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo" <<EOF
[vmware-tools]
name=VMware Tools for CentOS or RHEL
baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/rhel6/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///srv/crypto/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
EOF

# install the tools package
sudo yum -y install vmware-tools-esx-nox
sudo yum -y install vmware-tools-esx-kmods
sudo yum -y install vmware-tools-vmmemctl-common
sudo yum -y install vmware-tools-vmxnet3-common
sudo yum -y install vmware-tools-pvscsi-common