Mount Commands

This page contains details on Mount commands.

Mount-Tools

NAME
Mount-Tools
SYNOPSIS
This cmdlet mounts the VMware Tools CD installer as a CD-ROM on the guest operating system.
SYNTAX

Mount-Tools [[-Guest] <VMGuest[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Mount-Tools [[-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>] [[-Server] <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION
This cmdlet mounts the VMware Tools CD installer as a CD-ROM on the guest operating system that is specified by the Guest or VM parameters. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.
PARAMETERS
-Guest <VMGuest[]>
Specifies the guest operating systems on which you want to mount VMware Tools.
-VM <VirtualMachine[]>
Specifies the virtual machines on which you want to mount VMware Tools.
-Server <VIServer[]>
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

————– Example 1 ————–

C:PS>Mount-Tools VM

Mounts the VMware Tools on the specified virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on.

————– Example 2 ————–

C:PS>Get-VMGuest VM | Mount-Tools

Mounts the VMware Tools on the virtual machine specified by its guest operating system. The virtual machine must be powered on.

REMARKS
To see the examples, type: “get-help Mount-Tools -examples”. For more information, type: “get-help Mount-Tools -detailed”. For technical information, type: “get-help Mount-Tools -full”. For online help, type: “get-help Mount-Tools -online”