For NetWare virtual machines, you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command line.
Before you upgrade VMware Tools, consider the environment that the virtual machine runs in and weigh the benefits of different upgrade strategies. For example, you can install the latest version of VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating system and improve virtual machine management, or you can continue using the existing version to provide more flexibility and avoid downtime in your environment.
Prerequisites
Power on the virtual machine.
Verify that the guest operating system is running.
Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl, verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating system.
Procedure
What to do next
If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine, upgrade the virtual hardware.