guestinfo
VariablesLast Updated January 17, 2025
You can use the guestinfo variables to query information such as
version and build information.
For guestinfo samples-related PowerCLI scripts, see
PowerCLI-Example-Scripts
Variable Name
| Description
|
|---|---|
guestinfo.vmtools.description
| Reports the version description.
|
guestinfo.vmtools.versionString
| Reports the version string.
|
guestinfo.vmtools.versionNumber | Reports the version number.
|
guestinfo.vmtools.buildNumber | Reports the build number.
|
guestinfo.toolsInstallErrCode | Reports the error code of last VMware Tools installation.
VMware Tools
installation and upgrade on Windows often requires a reboot the guest operating
system for the changes to take effect. If a reboot has not occurred, the
guestinfo variable
guestinfo.toolsInstallErrCode is set 3010.
|
guestinfo.driver.[driver
name].version For example,
guestinfo.driver.pvscsi.version guestinfo.driver.vmhgfs.version guestinfo.driver.vmxnet3.version | Reports the running version of the driver.
1.3.10.0 11.0.34.0 1.8.3.0 |