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#open-vm-tools 11.1.5 Release Notes

Updated on: 18 AUG 2020

Open-vm-tools | 18 AUG 2020 | Build 16724464

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What's in the Release Notes

The release notes cover the following topics:

What's New

End of Feature Support Notice

  • The tar tools (linux.iso) and OSPs shipped with VMware Tools 10.3.x release will continue to be supported. However, releases after VMware Tools 10.3.5 will only include critical and security fixes; there will be no new feature support in these types of VMware Tools (tar tools and OSP's). It is recommended that customers use open-vm-tools for those operating systems that support open-vm-tools. For more information about different types of VMware Tools, see https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/02/understanding-the-three-types-of-vm-tools.html

Guest Operating System Customization Support

The Guest OS Customization Support Matrix provides details about the guest operating systems supported for customization.

Interoperability Matrix

The VMware Product Interoperability Matrix provides details about the compatibility of current and earlier versions of VMware Products.

Resolved Issues

  • In open-vm-tools, the sdmp-plugin scripts are updated to use the 'ss' command instead of the 'netstat' command to get inter-service communication information.

    The 'netstat' command is deprecated and is unavailable in some new releases of Linux VMs. The credential-less service discovery feature by the vRealize Operations Manager product cannot be used in such VMs. To avoid this issue, the sdmp-plugin scripts are now updated to use the 'ss' command instead of the 'netstat' command.

    This issue is fixed in this release.

  • The following issues reported on https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues have been addressed:

    https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/451
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/429
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/428

    These issues are fixed in this release.

Known Issues

Open-vm-tools Issues in VMware Workstation or Fusion

  • Shared Folders mount is unavailable on Linux VM.

    If the Shared Folders feature is enabled on a Linux VM while it is powered off, the shared folders mount is not available on restart.

    Note: This issue is applicable for open-vm-tools running on Workstation and Fusion.

    Workaround:

    If the VM is powered on, disable and enable the Shared Folders feature from the interface.
    For resolving the issue permanently, edit /etc/fstab and add an entry to mount the Shared Folders automatically on boot.
    For example, add the line:
    vmhgfs-fuse /mnt/hgfs fuse defaults,allow_other 0 0

  • Drag functionality fails to work in Ubuntu.

    Drag functionality fails to work in Ubuntu 16.04.4 32-bit virtual machine installed using easy install. Also, failure of copy and paste functionality is observed in the same system.

    Note: This issue is applicable for open-vm-tools running on Workstation and Fusion.

    Workaround:

    • Add the modprobe.blacklist=vmwgfx linux kernel boot option.
    • To gain access to larger resolutions, remove svga.guestBackedPrimaryAware = "TRUE" option from the VMX file.