Default VMware Tools
Scripts
VMware Tools
includes one or more default scripts for each power state. The default script
behavior depends in part on the guest operating system.
Microsoft Windows
Guest Operating Systems
On most Microsoft Windows
guest operating systems, the default script that runs when you suspend a
virtual machine releases the IP address of the virtual machine. The default
script that runs when you resume a virtual machine renews the IP address of the
virtual machine. This behavior affects only virtual machines configured to use
DHCP.
On Windows guest operating
systems, the default scripts are located in the
Program
Files\VMware\VMware Tools
folder.
You cannot run
scripts on NetWare, Windows NT, Me, Windows 98, and Windows 95 guest operating
systems.
Linux, Mac OS X,
Solaris, and Free BSD Guest Operating Systems
On most Linux, Mac OS X,
Solaris, and FreeBSD guest operating systems, the default script that runs when
you suspend a virtual machine stops networking for the virtual machine. The
default script that runs when you resume a virtual machine starts networking
for the virtual machine.
On Linux, Solaris, and
FreeBSD guest operating systems, the default scripts are located in the
/etc/vmware-tools
directory. On Mac OS X operating systems the default scripts are located in the
/Library/Application
Support/VMware Tools
directory.
Script Name
| Description
|
|---|---|
poweroff-vm-default
| Runs when the virtual machine is being
powered off or reset.
Has no effect on
networking for the virtual machine.
|
poweron-vm-default
| Runs when the virtual machine is being
powered on rather than resumed.
Also runs after
virtual machine restarts.
Has no effect on
networking for the virtual machine.
|
resume-vm-default
| Runs when the virtual machine is resumed
after it was suspended.
On Windows guest
operating systems, if the virtual machine is configured to use DHCP, this
script renews the IP address of the virtual machine.
On Linux, Mac OS X,
Solaris, and FreeBSD guest operating systems, this script starts networking for
the virtual machine.
|
suspend-vm-default
| Runs when the virtual machine is being
suspended.
On Windows guest
operating systems, if the virtual machine is configured to use DHCP, this
script releases the IP address of the virtual machine.
On Linux, Mac OS X,
Solaris, and FreeBSD , this script stops networking for the virtual machine.
|
For information about how to
configure power operations, see the documentation for the VMware product you
are using.