Query Information using GuestInfo
Variable
You can use the 'guestinfo' variable to query information such as version description,
version string, build number, and so on.
The following table list down the 'guestinfo' variables to query information:
For customized variables, you can use the command:
Command | Description |
|---|---|
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.description" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.vmtools.description" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.description" vmware-rpctool "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.description" | Reports the version description. |
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.versionString" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.vmtools.versionString" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.versionString" vmware-rpctool "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.versionString" | Reports the version string. |
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.versionNumber" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.vmtools.versionNumber" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.versionNumber" vmware-rpctool "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.versionNumber" | Reports the version number. |
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.buildNumber" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.vmtools.buildNumber" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.buildNumber" vmware-rpctool "info-get
guestinfo.vmtools.buildNumber" | Reports the build number. |
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.toolsInstallErrCode" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.toolsInstallErrCode" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get
guestinfo.toolsInstallErrCode" vmware-rpctool "info-get
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 is required but has not occurred, the guestinfo
variable guestinfo.toolsInstallErrCode is
set to 3010. |
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get guestinfo.driver.[driver
name].version" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.driver.[driver
name].version" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get guestinfo.driver.[driver
name].version" vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.driver.[driver
name].version" | Reports the running version of the driver. For example: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get guestinfo.driver.pvscsi.version"
returns 1.3.10.0 |
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get guestinfo.ip" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.ip" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get guestinfo.ip" vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ip" | Reports the IP address of Guest OS. |
Windows Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get guestinfo.appInfo" rpctool.exe
"info-get guestinfo.appInfo" Linux
Guest: vmtoolsd
--cmd "info-get guestinfo.appInfo" vmware-rpctool "info-get
guestinfo.appInfo" | Reports information about applications that are
running inside the guest. |
vmtoolsd --cmd "info-set
guestinfo.foo bar