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While installing VMware tools, we can see grey out options. Grey out option indicates that the image of the tools is already mounted on the guest VM. So, we should open VM settings to see whether the image of the tools is mounted or not. Move the mouse pointer over the icon. The the message VMware Tools can be updated. Displays, the VMware Tools installation is out of date. If the VMware Tools icon isn't in the System Tray, VMware Tools isn't installed. To check which version is installed, right-click the VMware Tools icon and select About VMware Tools. How to Install VMware Tools? Option 1 (Recommended by VMware) – VMware support of open-vm-tools. Open-vm-tools is an open source implementation of VMware Tools from third parties and contains utilities that enhances virtualization management, administration and functions of the virtual machine in VMware environments. The ultimate goal is to.
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Right clicking on the virtual machine will show 'VMware Tools Unavailable' and grayed out. If you happen to know the operating system, then you have to add the right VMware Tools manually as an ISO to the CD/DVD (IDE) by navigating to the iso file to where you've installed your VMware Workstation. Right clicking on the virtual machine will show 'VMware Tools Unavailable' and grayed out. If you happen to know the operating system, then you have to add the right VMware Tools manually as an ISO to the CD/DVD (IDE) by navigating to the iso file to where you've installed your VMware Workstation.
Creating an environmentCreating an environment from a templateSkytap Cloud public templates
Overview: Importing VMs into Skytap CloudImporting VMs using the VM Imports pagePreparing Power LPARs for import into Skytap
Importing VMs using the Advanced Import Appliance
Additional ways to import Power LPARs into Skytap
Accessing VMsAccessing VM desktops from a browserUsing audio with a VM
Transferring files to a VMAdding and sharing files with the shared drive
Editing environments and networksEditing VMsVM hardware and guest OS settings
VM network settings
Adding containers and container hostsCreating a container host
Managing networksNetwork overview
Using multiple networks in an environment
Networking between environments
Editing an automatic network
Exposing and blocking public Internet access to VMsAccessing VMs with published services
Using public IP addresses
Sharing VMs and environments with sharing portalsCreating a sharing portal
Sharing resources with projects
Saving an environment as a template
Understanding regions
Managing your account settings
Viewing your current usage and usage limits
Best practicesAutomating VMs and environmentsAutomatically suspend or shut down inactive environments
Automating actions with schedules
CI/CD reference architectures
IBM i Data Protection and Resiliency Solutions
Disaster recovery reference architectures
Organizing resources with labels and tags
Using Skytap Cloud for training classes
Knowledge baseEditing VMs outside of Skytap Cloud
Using Windows in Skytap Cloud
Using Power VMs in Skytap Cloud
This article describes how to use VMware Tools on Windows VMs. For Linux VMs, see Installing and upgrading VMware Tools on Linux VMs.
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Right clicking on the virtual machine will show 'VMware Tools Unavailable' and grayed out. If you happen to know the operating system, then you have to add the right VMware Tools manually as an ISO to the CD/DVD (IDE) by navigating to the iso file to where you've installed your VMware Workstation. Right clicking on the virtual machine will show 'VMware Tools Unavailable' and grayed out. If you happen to know the operating system, then you have to add the right VMware Tools manually as an ISO to the CD/DVD (IDE) by navigating to the iso file to where you've installed your VMware Workstation.
Creating an environmentCreating an environment from a templateSkytap Cloud public templates
Overview: Importing VMs into Skytap CloudImporting VMs using the VM Imports pagePreparing Power LPARs for import into Skytap
Importing VMs using the Advanced Import Appliance
Additional ways to import Power LPARs into Skytap
Accessing VMsAccessing VM desktops from a browserUsing audio with a VM
Transferring files to a VMAdding and sharing files with the shared drive
Editing environments and networksEditing VMsVM hardware and guest OS settings
VM network settings
Adding containers and container hostsCreating a container host
Managing networksNetwork overview
Using multiple networks in an environment
Networking between environments
Editing an automatic network
Exposing and blocking public Internet access to VMsAccessing VMs with published services
Using public IP addresses
Sharing VMs and environments with sharing portalsCreating a sharing portal
Sharing resources with projects
Saving an environment as a template
Understanding regions
Managing your account settings
Viewing your current usage and usage limits
Best practicesAutomating VMs and environmentsAutomatically suspend or shut down inactive environments
Automating actions with schedules
CI/CD reference architectures
IBM i Data Protection and Resiliency Solutions
Disaster recovery reference architectures
Organizing resources with labels and tags
Using Skytap Cloud for training classes
Knowledge baseEditing VMs outside of Skytap Cloud
Using Windows in Skytap Cloud
Using Power VMs in Skytap Cloud
This article describes how to use VMware Tools on Windows VMs. For Linux VMs, see Installing and upgrading VMware Tools on Linux VMs.
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OverviewVMware Tools provides many drivers specific to running your x86 VM operating system. Among others, VMware Tools provides the video driver that allows you to control your VM mouse cursor and the networking drivers required for VM network connectivity.
If you are having issues with the mouse cursor or connecting to the VM, make sure you are using the Skytap-supported version of VMware Tools. Newer versions of VMware Tools may not work with Skytap VMs.
Notes
Don't install VMware Tools on Power (non-x86) VMs.
Skytap supports VMware Tools version 11.0.5 build 15389592 for Windows VMs and version 10.0.6 build 3560309 for legacy Linux VMs. These versions are available as an .ISO in the Skytap public assets library. They can also be downloaded from the VMware website. Using unsupported versions of VMware Tools may cause unexpected behavior in Skytap VMs.
Most modern major Linux distributions include open-vm-tools, an open-source product that generally works with Skytap. For more information, see github/vmware/open-vm-tools. If your VM has and problems with open-vm-tools (for example, if it doesn't shut down correctly), follow the instructions below to install VMware tools.
Checking the VMware Tools version To check which version of VMware Tools is installed on a Windows VM Locate the VMware Tools icon in the System Tray. Move the mouse pointer over the icon. The the message VMware Tools can be updated. displays, the VMware Tools installation is out of date. 
If the VMware Tools icon isn't in the System Tray, VMware Tools isn't installed.
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To check which version is installed, right-click the VMware Tools icon and select About VMware Tools. The About VMware Tools dialog displays information about the currently installed version. 
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Updating VMware Tools To update your version of VMware Tools Follow the procedures below for Installing VMware tools.
Installing VMware ToolsThese instructions describe the process for installing VMware Tools on Windows Server 2012 R2. The steps for other versions of Windows may be different.
Before editing the VM, create a template of it. Should any issues arise, you can restore your VM from this template.
Navigate to the environment details page for the environment that contains the VM you want to update. Make sure that the VM is powered on and that you are logged in.
On the tile for the VM you want to update, click (Load ISO). 
Click All.
Select the ISO to install VMware Tools for Windows. 
Click (Load ISO).
If the installer doesn't auto-load in your VM, navigate to Computer and double-click the CD-ROM to start the installer.
If you don't have mouse control in the VM, use the Tab, Spacebar, Enter, and arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate the UI.
Follow the instructions for a complete install.
After the installation is complete, reboot the VM.
After the VM reboots, check for video driver updates.
Example: Checking the video driver in Windows Server 2012 R2
To check which driver the VM is using
Right-click on Start, and then click Device Manager.
Expand Display Adapters to see the current driver. If the driver listed is not VMware SVGA 3D follow the instructions below to update it. If the driver listed is the VMware SVGA 3D driver, make sure you are using the most recent version.
To check the WDDM driver version
Right-click the current driver, and click the Properties.
Check the Driver Date on the Driver tab. Make sure to use the VMware SVGA 3D driver from 7/12/2016 (older versions do not provide as much video RAM).
To update to the most recent VMware SVGA 3D driver version
Right-click the current driver, and click Update Driver Software.
Click Browse my computer and select C:Program FilesCommon FilesVMwareDriversvideo_wddm.
Uninstalling VMware ToolsClick Start > Control Panel.
If viewing by Category, select Uninstall a Program.
If viewing by Icons, select Programs and Features.
From the Programs and Features window, select VMware Tools and then click Uninstall. 
After you uninstall VMware Tools and reboot the machine, you must reinstall VMware Tools to restore mouse control.
Troubleshooting 'Setup can't continue because a later version of this product is already installed' errorThe most common error when you update VMware Tools is Setup cannot continue because a later version of this product is already installed.
This error usually occurs when a VM is imported to Skytap. To resolve this error:
Uninstall the newer version of VMware Tools (see Uninstalling VMware Tools).
Install the Skytap recommended version (see Installing VMware Tools).
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Came across this problem today and couldn't find any Google hits that helped me. Finally hit upon a solution.
VMware tools requires the guest to have a CD drive. In my case the physical host doesn't have a CD drive, and I had no need to mount any CDs in the guest, so while creating the guest I removed the CD drive. No CD drive => no place for VMware to insert the CD. But rather than complain about it, it simply grays out the option.
Install Vm Tools Greyed OutputSo that's it. Enable the CD drive and you will be able to install VMware tools! Hope this helps.