Installation of VMware Tools on FreeBSD fails if the version of Perl is 5.20 and higher

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Installation of VMware Tools on FreeBSD fails if the version of Perl is higher than 5.20. It fails with an error similar to the following:

./vmware-install.pl: Command not found

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5

Resolution

To workaround this issue,

1. Replace Perl 5.20 or higher with 5.18
2. Create a soft link from /usr/local/bin/perl to /usr/bin/perl without replacing Perl 5.20 or higher

Additional Information

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• 日本語: Perl のバージョンが 5.20 以上の場合、FreeBSD への VMware Tools のインストールが失敗する (2144502)