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    Installing OpenVMTools after fw config

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      bbassotti
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      I'v installed and configured pfsense over esxi, if I install openvmtools what happens to network interfaces?

      thnx a lot.

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        Djf2884
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        Hello,

        Nothing at all will happen to network interfaces, openvmtools will give u the ability to control the Guest OS from the ESXi, like shutdown or reboot the VM properly.

        Nothing to worry about :)

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          bbassotti
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          @Djf2884:

          Hello,

          Nothing at all will happen to network interfaces, openvmtools will give u the ability to control the Guest OS from the ESXi, like shutdown or reboot the VM properly.

          Nothing to worry about :)

          so my emX interfaces will not be changed in vmxX ?

          best regards.

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            KOM
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            so my emX interfaces will not be changed in vmxX ?

            No, of course not.

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