open-vm-tools are reporting guest os as "Other 3.x Linux (64-bit)"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • open-vm-tools fails to report "Red Hat Enterprise 7" for Red Hat Enterprise 7 ESXi guest

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise 7
ESXi 6.7
open-vm-tools-11
Guest Os version set to "Other 3.x Linux (64-bit)"

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