ACS v5.5 VM tools installation

[wayne.situ]

does anyone has instructions to install VMware tools?  ACS v5.5 installed as Linux and we didnt know about the option to install it at the beginning.  thanks.

[Javier Henderson]

The tools should have been automatically installed during the ACS installation. 

What does the vsphere client show for tool status on the ACS VM?

[wayne.situ]

we didnt install it during ACS installation.  wondering if there is a way to install it without having to reinstall ACS.  thanks.

[Nadav]

Hi Wayne,

You don't get to choose whether to install it or not. If you're installing the server on a vmware hypervisor then after initial installation you are asked for hostname, IP, NTP servers etc. After you supply these details it does some post-installation and tells you that this application is being installed on a vmware VM. It then installs VMware tools automatically. 

[wayne.situ]

hi hod,

thanks for your feedback.  I dont recall vm tools was installed as it's described in the below document.  base on "show inventory", it doesnt look good.  is there anyway I can install it without having to reinstall ACS?  thanks.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5-5/installation/guide/csacs_book/csacs_vmware.html

acsprd01/admin# show inventory

NAME: "Cisco-VM chassis", DESCR: "Cisco-VM chassis"
PID: Cisco-VM-SPID     , VID: V01 , SN: F2AFHM57JDC
Total RAM Memory: 16501096 kB
CPU Core Count: 2
CPU 0: Model Info: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2665 0 @ 2.40GHz
CPU 1: Model Info: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2665 0 @ 2.40GHz
Hard Disk Count(*): 1
Disk 0: Device Name: /dev/sda
Disk 0: Capacity: 214.70 GB
Disk 0: Geometry: 255 heads 63 sectors/track 26108 cylinders
NIC Count: 1
NIC 0: Device Name: eth0
NIC 0: HW Address: 00:50:56:BF:15:47
NIC 0: Driver Descr: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver

(*) Hard Disk Count may be Logical.

[Nadav]

As I recall, you can just check the VM's summary tab from vSphere and see that the VMtools are installed from that screen. Take a look at this to see the tab in question:

https://blogs.vmware.com/smb/2014/06/back-basics-installing-vmware-tools-windows-linux-part-2.html

I doubt you'll be able to install vmtools without reimaging the machine. If someone knows differently feel free to correct me. I'm likewise unsure if you can tell whether or not it's installed from CLI, I can check that in a couple of days when I get to a lab. 

P.S. 214.70 GB for your HDD is low if it's your log collector. Especially if this is for a production environment. If you do decide to reimage in order to install VM tools, you may wish to expand the HDD capacity to the recommended 500GB if you can spare it.