Updates to Citrix VM Tools for Linux - For Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU 1

Updates to Citrix VM Tools for Linux - For Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU 1

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Article ID: CTX307795

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Description

Who Should Read This Article?

This information is for customers using Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 who have the Citrix VM Tools for Linux installed on their Linux VMs.

The following table lists the latest version of the Citrix VM Tools for Linux for Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1.

Latest Citrix VM Tools for LinuxRelease DateNotes
Citrix VM Tools for Linux 8.2.1-1Sep 07, 2023Adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Note: You cannot use the Dynamic Memory Control (DMC) feature on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VMs as Red Hat does not support memory ballooning with the Xen hypervisor.

For information about how to update the Citrix VM Tools on your Linux VM, see theĀ Citrix Hypervisor Product Documentation.

Version history

These versions of the Citrix VM Tools are no longer supported. To be in support, upgrade your Citrix VM Tools to the latest available version.

VersionRelease DateNotes
Citrix VM Tools for Linux 8.2.0-1Aug 17, 2023Fixes the following issue: The Citrix VM Tools for Linux can provide an incorrect value for the free memory of the VM that is higher than the correct value.
Citrix VM Tools for Linux 7.20.2-1Sep 07, 2021Adds support for Rocky Linux.
Citrix VM Tools for Linux 7.20.1-1Mar 22, 2021Resolves the following issue: If you attempt to install the Citrix VM Tools for Linux on a fully up to date CentOS 8 system, you see the error: Fatal Error: Failed to determine Linux distribution and version. This is caused by changes in that CentOS 8 updates release on Dec 08, 2020.
Citrix VM Tools for Linux 7.20.0-1Jun 25, 2020None

Issue/Introduction

This information is for customers using Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 who have the Citrix VM Tools for Linux installed on their Linux VMs.