On an ESXi host, the ISO images reside in a secured directory linked via a symbolic link. You can find them by SSHing into your host and navigating to: /vmimages/tools-upgrades/ or /usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/ 2. Finding ISOs in VMware Workstation / Player
VMware strongly recommends always running the latest version of VMware Tools and configuring virtual machines to automatically check for and apply upgrades whenever powered on. vmware tools iso