Can we install different version of "VM toos" in a same image?
"Different version" means linux version and windows version.
The context of this question is:
We need to create a new VM image on Windows platforms, during this procedure, we need to install the "VM tools";
After the image is created, we need to run some tests with this image on Linxu platforms, then, we need to install the "VM tools" on Linux platforms.
can these 2 different versions of "VM tools" be installed in the same image?
You need to remove/uninstall one version of vmware tools and then only you can do it for other platform. Removing and adding/upgrading vmware tools is not tricky. You need to have corresponding iso in datastore and connect the virtual machine's first virtual CD-ROM drive to the ISO image file that contains the VMware Tools installer for your guest operating system.