Upgrading and troubleshooting VMtools - VMware

lsb_release -a
status vmware-tools
/etc/vmware-tools/services.sh restart
yum -y install screen ; screen
start vmware-tools
/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
/etc/vmware-tools/services.sh restart; status vmware-tools
uptime

WIN MACHINE ADVANCED OPTIONS, upgrading VMtools without reboot:
/S /v"/qn REBOOT=R"