Install Vmware Tools in OpenSolaris 2009

To install vmware tools successfully

you need to copy the vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz in a directory(for me it is /tmp/sourav)

then 

cd /tmp/sourav

gunzip -dc vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz | tar xvf - 

or

Decompress the file using gunzip command. For example:

# gunzip vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz


Extract the contents of the tar file with the command:

# tar xvf vmware-solaris-tools.tar 

then 

 cd vmware-tools-distrib


To install VMware Tools, run this command from the directory you changed to in step 7:

 ./vmware-install.pl


Check if VMware tools service is running with the command:

 /etc/init.d/vmware-tools status

The output is similar to:

vmtoolsd is running

Add vmware-toolbox to the list of startup commands of your desktop.



for my opensolaris(2009)

it is in 

Preference-Sessions

Click Startup Programs tab and add these entries:

/ usr/bin/vmware-user

/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox 

source:http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1023956