I have identified which vmdx has been corrupted and, after closing down the vm, i ran on the particular vmdx in a terminal. I have a bad vmdx and although the guest OS will boot, I get an error message about 20 minutes into the session that the guest can't synchronize with a particular vmdx. The Issue: I am running a Windows XP Pro SP guest on Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bit) host using VMware Player 6.0.6 build 2700073, Workstation 9.0.

Resolution To install VMware Tools, you must mount the VMware Tools CD image, extract the contents (VMware Tools), and then run the installer. Note: Whenever the Linux kernel (operating system) is updated, VMware Tools must be reinstalled. It runs on Windows and Linux systems, and has the same command-line options on both. 7 VMware Virtual Disk Manager (vmware-vdiskmanager) is a utility that allows you to create, manage, and modify virtual disk files from within scripts or at the command line.

Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest with the RPM Installer Install VMware Tools to the latest version to enhance the performance of the virtual machine’s guest operating system and improve virtual machine management.

Install Vmware Vdiskmanager Linux