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Create yum repo config file
sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo
Add these config settings, and save file.
[vmware-tools] name=VMware Tools for Red Hat / CentOS $releasever – $basearch baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/rhel6/$basearch enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-KEY.pub
NOTE: The rhel6 path, make sure that corresponds to your version of redhat/centos
NOTE: enabled flag = 1, which will check this repo during all yum updates. Disable if needed and call manually.
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Remove old vmware tools install
sudo yum remove vmware-tools-core sudo yum remove vmware-tools-foundation
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Install new vmware tools
sudo yum install vmware-tools-esx-nox
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Verify service is running
sudo /etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services status
Usage: vmware-tools-services {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}
sudo /etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services