Install VMware Tools in SLES10 / SLES / Linux on ESXi via online repo

I found the easiest way to install vmware tools was to do the following, as the option to install vmware tools in VSphere Client only gave a tar file.

*You need internet access on the Guest for this to work

From the online docs
http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm

1. Goto: Installing VMware Tools
2. scroll down "
   
   To download OSPs and to find important information and instructions, go to http://www.vmware.com/download/packages.html"
3. To download the Operating System Specific Packages, see the package repository at
   http://packages.vmware.com/tools
4. From here goto the correct directory(s) - e.g. /tools/esx/4.0/sles10/x86_64
5. In YAST > Software > Installation Source : add in the URL - e.g. packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0/sles10/x86_64
6. Click ok
7. Now in YAsT > Software > Software Management : search for vmware
8. tick to install vmware tools and click "Check" button - the will automatically add on the necessary packages.
9. Accept
10. after the install finished - reboot the guest
    
11. Done!- you should now have vmware-tools installed