http://www.cnblogs.com/mylinux/p/5612168.html

SOLUTION 2

Solution #2 require you to install kernel-headers and kernel-devel with your current kernel version. Steps as below:

1. Install the same version of kernel-headers and kernel-devel via yum:

$ yum install kernel-headers-$(uname -r) kernel-devel-$( uname -r) -y


NOTE: If you have install gcc previously, you will facing error because the kernel-headers already installed but the version is the latest kernel version. You need to remove it first using following command:

$ yum remove kernel-headers -y

2. Install required files:

$ yum install gcc make -y

3. No need to reboot the server. Just make sure the kernel, kernel-headers and kernel-devel version are same:

$ uname –r 2.6.32-71 .el6.x86_64
$ rpm –qa |grep –e kernel-headers –e kernel-devel kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 kernel-devel-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64

Once you have completed using one of the solution above, proceed to the VMware tools installation by following the wizard. The installation should be able to detect the kernel header path at this moment.