Update Manager upgrades only an existing installation of VMware Tools in a virtual machine running on a host of version ESXi 5.x or later.
Problem
You cannot upgrade VMware Tools because a virtual machine in incompatible compliance state cannot be remediated.
Cause
If no VMware Tools installation is detected on a virtual machine, a scan of the virtual machine against the VMware Tools Upgrade to Match Host baseline or a baseline group containing this baseline results in an incompatible compliance state of the virtual machine.
Solution
Install VMware Tools manually, or right-click the virtual machine, and select .
