open-vm-tools
support
IBM® Cloud Pak System provides
open-vm-tools
support for RHEL 7.8 base OS image.
In 2.3.3.3 or later:
RHEL 7.x base OS image includes
open-vm-tools
that replaces the VMware tools in IBM Cloud Pak System. VMware suggests open-vm-tools
,
and these tools are the open source implementation of VMware tools and provides the same function. The
open-vm-tools
package is updated along with base OS image refresh and you no longer
need to manage or update them by using the VMware vSphere client in VMware vCenter. Note: The VMware tools installation or use is not
supported from 2.3.3.3 and later for RHEL 7.x base OS image.
For more information about
open-vm-tools
, see these links: