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(New page: ==== vimsh vmsvc/tools.cancelinstall ==== Usage: tools.cancelinstall vmid Cancel the tools installation process Category: Vimsh) |
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==== Cancel a stuck vmware tools install ==== | |||
First find the vm id: | |||
vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/datastore-name/vm-folder/vmx-file.vmx getid | |||
then run: | |||
vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/tools.cancelinstall idnumber | |||
See also: [http://lonesysadmin.net/2009/12/11/how-to-cancel-a-stuck-vmware-tools-install-from-the-esx-cli/ How to Cancel a Stuck VMware Tools Install from the ESX CLI] | |||
[[Category: Vimsh]] | [[Category: Vimsh]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:16, 30 October 2010
vimsh vmsvc/tools.cancelinstall
Usage: tools.cancelinstall vmid
Cancel the tools installation process
Cancel a stuck vmware tools install
First find the vm id:
vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/datastore-name/vm-folder/vmx-file.vmx getid
then run:
vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/tools.cancelinstall idnumber
See also: How to Cancel a Stuck VMware Tools Install from the ESX CLI
