Configuring Automatic Upgrade and Installation or Removal of a Component

The guest admin can control the automatic upgrade, installation or removal of a component using the configuration options provided in tools.conf file of VMware Tools .

Procedure

1. Automatic Upgrade: The guest admin can control automatic upgrade using the allow-upgrade option.
   The allow-upgrade option controls whether automatic upgrades (or re-installations) are allowed or not. This option has the values:

   • allow-upgrade=true: Enables automatic upgrade of VMware Tools.

     This is the default value.

   • allow-upgrade=false: Disables automatic upgrade of VMware Tools.
   Note: The allow-upgrade option affects all the auto upgradable tools.
2. Add or Remove a Feature: The guest admin can control adding or removing a feature from VMware Tools using the following options:
   • allow-add-feature: This option controls whether adding a feature from VMware Tools is allowed or not. This option has the values:
     • allow-add-feature=true: Enables adding a feature from VMware Tools.

       This is the default value.

     • allow-add-feature=false: Disables adding a feature from VMware Tools.
   • allow-remove-feature: This option controls whether removing a feature from VMware Tools is allowed or not. This option has the values:
     • allow-remove-feature=true: Enables removing a feature from VMware Tools.

       This is the default value.

     • allow-remove-feature=false: Disables removing a feature from VMware Tools.
   Note:

   1. The allow-add-feature and allow-remove-feature options affect Windows tools only.
   2. If the guest admin disables the automatic upgrade option (allow-upgrade=false), the feature modification options (allow-add-feature and allow-remove-feature) get disabled as well.