vmware-checkvm(1) - man - phpman

Che Dong

Check if the current host is a VMware VM or not.

Return the current VMware software version (exit status determines whether the system is a VM or not)
vmware-checkvm
Return the VMware hardware version
vmware-checkvm -h

VMWARE-CHECKVM(1)                           Open VM Tools                          VMWARE-CHECKVM(1)



NAME
       vmware-checkvm - Check if running in a VM or not


SYNOPSIS
       vmware-checkvm


DESCRIPTION
       This  is  a simple console application and can be run as any user. vmware-checkvm check if is
       running in a VM (returns 0) or not (returns 1).


OPTIONS
       vmware-checkvm has no options.


SEE ALSO
       vmware-toolbox-cmd(1)
       libguestlib(3)
       libvmtools(3)
       vmware-xferlogs(1)
       vmware-user-suid-wrapper(1)


HOMEPAGE
       More  information  about  vmware-checkvm  and  the  Open   VM   Tools   can   be   found   at
       <http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/>.


AUTHOR
       Open VM Tools were written by VMware, Inc. <http://www.vmware.com/>.

       This manual page was put together from homepage materials by Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-bau‐
       mann.ch>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).



2010.03.20-243334                            2010-04-08                            VMWARE-CHECKVM(1)