Hi,
I have several ESXi 5.0 boxes. I use virtualized openindiana on them. I always install vmware-tools.
When ESXi 5.1 came out, I upgraded one of my boxes with 5.1 and vmware-tools inside it (from 8.5 to 9.0).
I was not happy, as OI machine always crashed on shutdown or reboot - either issued by shutdown command or by vmtools.
After some time, I reverted back to 5.0u1.
Yesterday I upgraded the same box to ESXi 5.0u2 and vmware-tools to 8.6. I got the same behaviour with OI vm.
I tried the same on completely different box - HP ML350G6. Result was exactly the same - kernel crash on every reboot/shutdown.
I believe something is terribly wrong and OI151a7 and vmware-tools 8.6 or 9.0 do not work properly.
Is it working properly for anyone?
Regards,
Piotr