Because, of course, I'd forgotten to install them.
However, things got more tricky, as VMware themselves say: -
Open VM Tools is the open source implementation of VMware Tools and consist of a suite of virtualization utilities that improves the functionality, administration, and management of virtual machines on VMware hypervisors. VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by the operating system vendors. To use Open VM Tools:
VMware Tools in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Guest
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This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or Red Hat Satellite.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package open-vm-tools.x86_64 0:10.0.5-2.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: fuse for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.5)(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.6)(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmspack.so.0()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libdnet.so.1()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libicuuc.so.50()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libicudata.so.50()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libicui18n.so.50()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package fuse.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 will be installed
---> Package fuse-libs.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 will be installed
---> Package libdnet.x86_64 0:1.12-13.1.el7 will be installed
---> Package libicu.x86_64 0:50.1.2-15.el7 will be installed
---> Package libmspack.x86_64 0:0.5-0.4.alpha.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
open-vm-tools x86_64 10.0.5-2.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 513 k
Installing for dependencies:
fuse x86_64 2.9.2-7.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 85 k
fuse-libs x86_64 2.9.2-7.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 93 k
libdnet x86_64 1.12-13.1.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 31 k
libicu x86_64 50.1.2-15.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 6.9 M
libmspack x86_64 0.5-0.4.alpha.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 64 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package (+5 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 7.6 M
Installed size: 26 M
Downloading packages:
(1/6): fuse-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64.rpm | 85 kB 00:00:00
(2/6): fuse-libs-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64.rpm | 93 kB 00:00:00
(3/6): libdnet-1.12-13.1.el7.x86_64.rpm | 31 kB 00:00:00
(4/6): libicu-50.1.2-15.el7.x86_64.rpm | 6.9 MB 00:00:12
(5/6): libmspack-0.5-0.4.alpha.el7.x86_64.rpm | 64 kB 00:00:00
(6/6): open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64.rpm | 513 kB 00:00:01
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 392 kB/s | 7.6 MB 00:00:19
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : libmspack-0.5-0.4.alpha.el7.x86_64 1/6
Installing : libdnet-1.12-13.1.el7.x86_64 2/6
Installing : libicu-50.1.2-15.el7.x86_64 3/6
Installing : fuse-libs-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 4/6
Installing : fuse-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 5/6
Installing : open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64 6/6
Verifying : open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64 1/6
Verifying : fuse-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 2/6
Verifying : fuse-libs-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 3/6
Verifying : libicu-50.1.2-15.el7.x86_64 4/6
Verifying : libdnet-1.12-13.1.el7.x86_64 5/6
Verifying : libmspack-0.5-0.4.alpha.el7.x86_64 6/6
Installed:
open-vm-tools.x86_64 0:10.0.5-2.el7
Dependency Installed:
fuse.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 fuse-libs.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 libdnet.x86_64 0:1.12-13.1.el7 libicu.x86_64 0:50.1.2-15.el7 libmspack.x86_64 0:0.5-0.4.alpha.el7
Complete!
Repo
This, therefore, is what I did: -
yum install -y open-vm-tools
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This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or Red Hat Satellite.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package open-vm-tools.x86_64 0:10.0.5-2.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: fuse for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.5)(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.6)(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmspack.so.0()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libdnet.so.1()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libicuuc.so.50()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libicudata.so.50()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libicui18n.so.50()(64bit) for package: open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package fuse.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 will be installed
---> Package fuse-libs.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 will be installed
---> Package libdnet.x86_64 0:1.12-13.1.el7 will be installed
---> Package libicu.x86_64 0:50.1.2-15.el7 will be installed
---> Package libmspack.x86_64 0:0.5-0.4.alpha.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
open-vm-tools x86_64 10.0.5-2.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 513 k
Installing for dependencies:
fuse x86_64 2.9.2-7.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 85 k
fuse-libs x86_64 2.9.2-7.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 93 k
libdnet x86_64 1.12-13.1.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 31 k
libicu x86_64 50.1.2-15.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 6.9 M
libmspack x86_64 0.5-0.4.alpha.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 64 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package (+5 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 7.6 M
Installed size: 26 M
Downloading packages:
(1/6): fuse-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64.rpm | 85 kB 00:00:00
(2/6): fuse-libs-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64.rpm | 93 kB 00:00:00
(3/6): libdnet-1.12-13.1.el7.x86_64.rpm | 31 kB 00:00:00
(4/6): libicu-50.1.2-15.el7.x86_64.rpm | 6.9 MB 00:00:12
(5/6): libmspack-0.5-0.4.alpha.el7.x86_64.rpm | 64 kB 00:00:00
(6/6): open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64.rpm | 513 kB 00:00:01
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 392 kB/s | 7.6 MB 00:00:19
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : libmspack-0.5-0.4.alpha.el7.x86_64 1/6
Installing : libdnet-1.12-13.1.el7.x86_64 2/6
Installing : libicu-50.1.2-15.el7.x86_64 3/6
Installing : fuse-libs-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 4/6
Installing : fuse-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 5/6
Installing : open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64 6/6
Verifying : open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.el7.x86_64 1/6
Verifying : fuse-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 2/6
Verifying : fuse-libs-2.9.2-7.el7.x86_64 3/6
Verifying : libicu-50.1.2-15.el7.x86_64 4/6
Verifying : libdnet-1.12-13.1.el7.x86_64 5/6
Verifying : libmspack-0.5-0.4.alpha.el7.x86_64 6/6
Installed:
open-vm-tools.x86_64 0:10.0.5-2.el7
Dependency Installed:
fuse.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 fuse-libs.x86_64 0:2.9.2-7.el7 libdnet.x86_64 0:1.12-13.1.el7 libicu.x86_64 0:50.1.2-15.el7 libmspack.x86_64 0:0.5-0.4.alpha.el7
Complete!
Having configured the VM to support Shared Folders and share a local ( to the Mac ) folder with the VM: -
I was then able to use the vmware-hgfsclient command: -
vmware-hgfsclient
which returns: -
Repo
and then mount the remote folder ( Repo ) to the local folder ( /mnt ): -
vmhgfs-fuse -o allow_other .host:/Repo /mnt/
The mount command shows this: -
…
vmhgfs-fuse on /mnt type fuse.vmhgfs-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other)
…
…
Interestingly, the folder does NOT auto mount on reboot, which is different to the way that things used to work with VMware Fusion and older versions of Red Hat :-(
However, that was easily fixed by appending this: -
.host:/Repo /mnt fuse.vmhgfs-fuse allow_other,uid=1000,gid=1000,auto_unmount,defaults 0 0
to the /etc/fstab file, to ensure auto mounting post-reboots.
For the record, this is the guest: -
cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.3 (Maipo)
uname -r
3.10.0-514.2.2.el7.x86_64
and this is the host: -
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