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If your guest OS is capable of running open-vm-tools , use that instead. Reserve VMware Tools 10.0.12 ISO exclusively for: vmware tools 10.0.12 iso
This often occurs on ESXi 6.7 if the VM is configured with a SATA CD-ROM. Change the virtual CD-ROM to IDE (and power off the VM first). đŸ’¡ For modern Linux distributions, VMware recommends using
VMware disclosed several vulnerabilities in the 10.0.x branch over time, including: If your guest OS is capable of running
The release notes for 10.0.12 highlighted several critical updates that made it a "must-have" for administrators at the time: