VMware Tools™ is an optional package that provides useful tools for managing the virtual SMU. The main benefit of VMware Tools is its ability to shut down or restart the VM cleanly.
Without VMware tools installed, the hard
Power Off
option is equivalent to removing the power cords from the outlet. However, with VMware
Tools installed, Power
Off provides a cleaner shutdown.
Tip: For an alternative cleaner shutdown,
either enter the shutdown
-h command from a console session, or in NAS Manager, navigate to
, and then click shut down.
Note: You may need to reinstall VMware
Tools each time the SMU software is updated.