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====== Update VMware tools ======

Remove old Vmware tools for Operation System Specific Packages (OSP version).

  # yum remove vmware-* -y
  # rpm -e --noscripts vmware-open-vm-tools-xorg-drv-mouse-12.4.3.0-0.208167.el5
  # rpm -e --noscripts vmware-open-vm-tools-xorg-drv-display-10.15.2.0-0.208167.el5

Update Vmware repository

  # cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
  # vi vmware-tools.repo
  Change repository from EXS4.0 to 4.1:
  baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.1/rhel5/x86_64
  gpgcheck=1

Get rpm package key from Vmware:
  # cd /tmp
  # wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub

Install GPG key:
  # rpm --import VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub  

Install new vmware-tools
  # yum install vmware-tools -y
  # service vmware-tools restart

Vmware OSP install document:

[[http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmware.com%2Fpdf%2Fosp_install_guide.pdf&ei=LIJ_TaW5McqRswa08oTjBg&usg=AFQjCNHONN3oGw-k7rUa7ChE_vMqYUIpog]]

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