VMware ESXi(vSphere5.1)に Solaris10 をインストールしたんですが、そのままだと最適なパフォーマンスは発揮してくれません。
Hyper-VでもHyper-V統合サービスという仮想化支援ツールをゲストOSに入れたように、VMwareでもVMwareToolsという仮想化支援ツールをゲストに入れてやる必要があります。
手順としては、vSphere Clietから仮想マシンを右クリック→ゲスト→VMwareTools のインストール/アップグレード を押下します。
そうすると、仮想マシンにVMwareToolsの入ったディスクが挿入さらたようになります。
Solarisの場合、自動でメディアがあったら自動マウントしてくれました。
後はメディア内のファイルを解凍し、インストールを実行します。
今回は全てデフォルト値で決定しました。
# cp /cdrom/vmwaretools/vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz /Desktop
# cd /Desktop
# gzip -d vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz
# tar xvf vmware-solaris-tools.tar
# cd vmware-solaris-tools-distrib
# ./vmware-install.pl
A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.
The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4).
Keeping the tar4 installer database format.
You have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install will
first uninstall the currently installed version. Do you wish to continue?
(yes/no) [yes]
Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.
Stopping services for VMware Tools
Skipping VMware Tools services shutdown on the host: done
The removal of VMware Tools 9.0.0 build-782409 for Solaris completed
successfully.
Installing VMware Tools.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc]
What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d]
In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]
In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]
The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is
going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes]
In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]
The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
want? [yes]
The installation of VMware Tools 9.0.0 build-782409 for Solaris completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".
Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want
this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
Initializing...
Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.
Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon: done
The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS
and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
to enable this feature? [no]
The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a
Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature?
[no]
Detected X version 7.2.0
Please choose one of the following display sizes that X will start with:
[1] "640x480"
[2] "800x600"
[3] "1024x768"
[4] "1152x864"
[5] "1280x800"
[6] "1152x900"
[7] "1400x900"
[8] "1440x900"
[9] "1280x1024"
[10] "1376x1032"
[11] "1400x1050"
[12] "1680x1050"
[13] "1600x1200"
[14] "1920x1200"
[15] "2364x1773"
Please enter a number between 1 and 15:
[3]
Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Switching to guest configuration: done
Guest memory manager: done
Guest operating system daemon: done
The configuration of VMware Tools 9.0.0 build-782409 for Solaris for this
running kernel completed successfully.
You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take
effect.
You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the
command line.
Enjoy,
--the VMware team
これでインストール完了です。
再起動とかもいらないようです。vSphere Client から確認してみると、インストール直後からVMware Tools が実行中になってました。
GUIコンソールでVMware Toolsを有効にするには一回ログオンし直す必要があるようです。
ログインし直すと、マウスカーソルもシームレスになり、いちいちコンソールから抜けるのに Ctrl+Alt を押す必要がなくなり楽になりました。
参考：
[VMware Fusion] VMware Toolsインストール手順(Solaris10) - Life with IT
