![]() Nearly unrelated, I was also able to remove the existing McAfee Antivirus agent from the VM while also not requiring a reboot. In both cases I was able to modify/update VMware Tools without requiring a reboot. Upgrade VMware Tools using vSphere clientĪn even quicker method to upgrade VMware tools that also adds the Guest Introspection driver would be to start an Automatic Tools Upgrade and use the following command: /S /v "/qn REBOOT=R ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=Hgfs" Expand VMware Device Drivers > VMCI Driver.Open Control Panel > Programs and Features > right click on VMware Tools and select “change”. ![]() McAfee’s Virus Protection Pledge that includes our 100 Guarantee: Viruses removed or your money back, available with auto-renewal. You can easily add the Guest Introspection driver to existing VM’s with VMware Tools already installed by simply modifying the existing install. The free antivirus software trial offers all the features of McAfee Total Protection, such as antivirus, web protection, password manager, file encryption and identity theft protection. Add Vmware Tools Guest Introspection driver component ![]() This change was actually done back in the ESXi 5.5 Update 2 release, so unless you have made changes to VMware tools you may not have noticed which was my case when working on several VM’s for a McAfee MOVE proof of concept test. A component found in the VMware Tools called vShield drivers, which is used to accommodate agent-less antivirus solutions such as McAfee MOVE has been renamed from “vShield drivers” to “Guest Introspection driver”.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |