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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]


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Latest revision as of 11:16, 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