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VMT(4)                NetBSD/x86 Kernel Interfaces Manual               VMT(4)


NAME

     vmt -- VMware Tools driver


SYNOPSIS

     vmt0 at cpufeaturebus*


DESCRIPTION

     The vmt driver is a kernel level implementation of VMware Tools.  VMware
     Tools are intended to provide better support for operating systems run-
     ning inside virtual machines.

     vmt handles shutdown, reboot, resume requests from the host by sending
     events using sysmon_pswitch(9) of type PSWITCH_TYPE_POWER,
     PSWITCH_TYPE_RESET, and PSWITCH_TYPE_SLEEP that can be handled by
     powerd(8).  vmt will log notifications that the guest has been suspended
     or resumed by the host.

     vmt reports the guest's hostname and first non-loopback IP address to the
     host.


SEE ALSO

     powerd(8)


HISTORY

     The vmt driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.4 and was then ported to
     NetBSD 6.0.


AUTHORS

     The vmt driver was written by David Gwynne <dlg@openbsd.org>.

NetBSD 6.0                     October 18, 2011                     NetBSD 6.0