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An administrator is performing a silent automatic update of VMware Tools on a Windows virtual machine. What syntax needs to be entered into the Advanced Options box?
The correct answer is A. /s /v "/qn" /l "c:\Windows\filename.log". Silent VMware Tools upgrades on Windows VMs use standard Windows MSI installer command-line syntax passed through the Advanced Options box.
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An administrator is performing a silent automatic update of VMware Tools on a Windows virtual machine. What syntax needs to be entered into the Advanced Options box?
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- A/s /v "/qn" /l "c:\Windows\filename.log"
- B--prefix=/usr/local,/usr/lib,/usr/doc --silent
- C--prefix=c:\Windows,c:\VMtools --silent
- D/fs /v "/qn+" /l "c:\Windows\filename.log"
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(34 responses)- A94% (32)
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Silent VMware Tools upgrades on Windows VMs use standard Windows MSI installer command-line syntax passed through the Advanced Options box.
Windows-based VMware Tools installations use the MSI installer engine. The '/s' flag suppresses the wizard UI, '/v' passes arguments directly to msiexec, '/qn' sets the install to fully quiet with no user interface, and '/l' specifies a log file path - all standard Windows MSI silent install parameters.
The '--prefix' and '--silent' syntax is used for Linux/Unix VMware Tools installations, not Windows.
Like option B, this uses Linux-style '--prefix' flags which are invalid on a Windows VM.
The '/fs' flag is not valid MSI syntax, and '/qn+' is not a recognized quiet mode modifier for Windows MSI installs.
Concept tested: VMware Tools silent installation on Windows VMs
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/12.0.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vmwaretools.doc/GUID-C14D6313-5A6D-42E6-9DBD-4E9B9F6B2D25.html
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