How to install VMWare Tools on Nagios R1.8

[AustinComputerLabs]

Hello All,
I hope it is appropriate to ask about related tools questions here.
I have Nagios XI R1.8. Did a fresh install on VMware workstation.
I have scoured the web and spent hours attempting different methods to install VMWare tools on this install.
I am new to Linux, isn't there their a command line yum install or something?
Please give step by step I am a reforming windows guy and have not dealt with a CMI since VMS.

Thank you,
Rick

[jsmurphy]

Somewhere on the VMware site is a download link for linux vmware tools, once you have the tar then you need to use SCP/SFTP/etc to upload it to the server. Use the tar -xzf command to unzip it then follow the instructions (vi toolsdir/INSTALL I think)... it's pretty straight forward I think you just have to run a couple make commands and your done.

[mguthrie]

My personal suggestion would be to install Putty and use that as your shell access to the XI server, unless there's something in particular you need the VMWare tools for ; )

[AustinComputerLabs]

Thank you for your help, between this forum and some outside help I was able to complete the install.

[mguthrie]

Good deal, thanks for the update