# Enum - VirtualMachineToolsInstallType(vim.vm.GuestInfo.ToolsInstallType)

Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Enum Description

The installation type of tools in the VM.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
guestToolsTypeMSI | MSI is the installation type used for VMware Tools on Windows.
guestToolsTypeOpenVMTools | open-vm-tools are the open-source version of VMware Tools, may have been packaged by the OS vendor.
guestToolsTypeOSP | OSPs are RPM or Debian packages tailored for the OS in the VM. See http://packages.vmware.com
guestToolsTypeTar | Tools have been installed by the tar installer.
guestToolsTypeUnknown | Installation type is not known. Most likely tools have been installed by OSPs or open-vm-tools, but a version that does not report its install type or an install type that we do not recognize.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualMachineToolsInstallType"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeUnknown"/> <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeMSI"/> <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeTar"/> <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeOSP"/> <enumeration value="guestToolsTypeOpenVMTools"/> </restriction> </simpleType>