Thanks. Wow, that worked in Terminal of virtual machine:
Last login: Tue Dec 26 18:08:04 on ttys000
Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ /Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Tools/vmware-tools-cli -v
10.0.12.325 (build-4448491)
Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$
BTW, the previous permission denied were due to the fact that "Apple - System Preferences - Sharing - File Sharing" in host Mac was OFF. Sorry about that. Once turned ON, Terminal command in virtual machine worked as indicated above. You made my day! Thanks again!