Enum - VirtualMachineToolsInstallType(vim.vm.GuestInfo.ToolsInstallType)

Since: vSphere API Release 6.5

Enum Description

The installation type of tools in the VM.

Enum Constants

Name	Description
guestToolsTypeMSI	MSI is the installation type used for VMware Tools on Windows.
guestToolsTypeOpenVMTools	open-vm-tools are the open-source version of VMware Tools, may have been packaged by the OS vendor.
guestToolsTypeOSP	OSPs are RPM or Debian packages tailored for the OS in the VM. See http://packages.vmware.com
guestToolsTypeTar	Tools have been installed by the tar installer.
guestToolsTypeUnknown	Installation type is not known. Most likely tools have been installed by OSPs or open-vm-tools, but a version that does not report its install type or an install type that we do not recognize.

Show WSDL type definition

         <simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualMachineToolsInstallType">
            <restriction base="xsd:string">
               <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeUnknown"/>
               <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeMSI"/>
               <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeTar"/>
               <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeOSP"/>
               <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeOpenVMTools"/>
            </restriction>
         </simpleType>

vSphere Web Services API

Enum - VirtualMachineToolsInstallType(vim.vm.GuestInfo.ToolsInstallType)

Enum Description