Check the latest supported version of open-vm-tools in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information about how to check the latest supported version of open-vm-tools which is supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi

Resolution

1. The latest version of open-vm-tools is 12.5.0 as of today.

For the latest version of open-vm-tools, please check https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools

2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x is supported base on the list of operating systems with open-vm-tools:

https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/master/README.md

Additional Information

1. For more information about open-vm-tools, see KB 313456:

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=313456

2. Installation Guide of how to install open-vm-tools in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x:

https://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/RHEL_7.html