aniven/dsm-vm-tools repository overview

⁠dsm-vm-tools

This Docker container allows you to run open-vm-tools on a Xpenology DSM running on VMware ESXi.

• Supports Shutdown/Restart
• Returns DSM networking information to the VMware ESXi host

⁠Dependencies

• SSH must be enabled on your DSM.
  • The shutdown and restart commands are sent over ssh.
  • This container will generate a unique ssh key pair when it is first launched.
• Docker installed via DSM Package Manager.

⁠Usage

SSH into your DSM and run this command.

sudo mkdir /root/.ssh
sudo docker run -d --restart=always --net=host -v /root/.ssh/:/root/.ssh/ --name dsm-vm-tools aniven/dsm-vm-tools

or via docker-compose

version: "3"
services:
  vmtools:
    image: aniven/dsm-vm-tools
    container_name: vm-tools
    restart: always
    volumes:
      - /root/.ssh:/root/.ssh
    network_mode: host