Verifying the AppInfo feature status in VMware tools

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article describes the steps to verify the status of the appInfo feature in VMware Tools.

Environment

• VMware tools version 11.x and above

Resolution

1. Establish an SSH session to the virtual machine using the root account.
2. Run the following command to check whether the appInfo feature is enabled or disabled:

   vmware-toolbox-cmd config get appinfo disabled 

   Example output:

   [appinfo] disabled UNSET

   Note: The UNSET status indicates that the appInfo feature is currently active in VMware Tools.
3. Run the below command to check the appinfo poll-interval:

   vmware-toolbox-cmd config get appinfo poll-interval