Is the vmware-mount functionality still available?
The vmware-mount script, used to mount virtual disks on Linux host machines, has been removed from the most recent versions of all of the VMware products. It was removed due to problems encountered with the 2.4.x series of host Linux kernels. VMware is currently considering adding the vmware-mount feature back into the product, but this feature is under technical review at this time. There is not a set release date for the addition of this feature back into the VMware software.