Locating the installation directory of a VMware product
Article ID: 344088
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VMware
VMware Desktop Hypervisor
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
This article is an index to the default installation directory of each VMware product. The article also describes how to issue product commands from these directories.
Resolution
The default installation directories of VMware products are:
Windows
Note: The below locations are for 32-bit systems. For 64-bit operating systems, the path is: \Program Files (x86)\...| Workstation | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation |
| Player / ACE Instance | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Player |
| Workstation Player | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation Player |
| VMware Server | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Server |
| GSX | \Program Files\VMware\VMware GSX Server |
| Converter | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Converter |
| Capacity Planner | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Capacity Planner |
| Lab Manager | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Lab Manager Server |
| Stage Manager | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Stage Manager Server |
| Virtual Desktop Manager | \Program Files\VMware\VMware VDM\Server |
| Consolidated Backup | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Consolidated Backup Framework |
| VirtualCenter 2.5.x | \Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server |
| VirtualCenter 2.0.x | \Program Files\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter 2.0 |
| Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.5.x | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.0 |
| Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.0.x | \Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client |
| Server Console (VMware Server) | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Server Console |
| Remote Console (GSX) | \Program Files\VMware\VMware Remote Console |
Linux
| Workstation | /usr/sbin |
| Player / ACE Instance | /usr/sbin |
| Workstation Player | /usr/sbin |
| VMware Server | /usr/bin |
| GSX | /usr/bin |
| Server Console (VMware Server) | /usr/sbin |
| Remote Console (GSX) | /usr/sbin |
Mac OS
| Fusion | /Applications/VMware Fusion.app |
Another knowledge base article may have directed you here to issue a command from one of these directories. To issue a command from the directory:
- Open a command or shell prompt. For further information, see Opening a command or shell prompt (1003892) .
- Type cd "<directory>" and press Enter, where <directory> is replaced by the value listed in the chart above for your operating system and product.
Note: If you are using Fusion, type cd "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/MacOS" and press Enter. - Continue following the instructions in the article that directed you here.
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