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Fusion-11-User-Guide.Pdf Using VMware Fusion 24 SEP 2018 VMware Fusion 11 VMware Fusion Pro 11 Using VMware Fusion You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware website at: https://docs.vmware.com/ If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to [email protected] VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com © Copyright 2018 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 2 Contents Using VMware Fusion 9 1 Getting Started with Fusion 10 About VMware Fusion 10 About VMware Fusion Pro 11 System Requirements for Fusion 11 Install Fusion 12 Start Fusion 13 How-To Videos 13 Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources 13 2 Understanding Fusion 15 Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do 15 What Is a Virtual Machine? 15 Fusion Capabilities 16 Supported Guest Operating Systems 16 Virtual Hardware Specifications 16 Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface 21 VMware Fusion Toolbar 21 Use the Fusion Toolbar to Access the Virtual-Machine Path 21 Default File Location of a Virtual Machine 22 Change the File Location of a Virtual Machine 22 Perform Actions on Your Virtual Machines from the Virtual Machine Library Window 23 Using the Home Pane to Create a Virtual Machine or Obtain One from Another Source 24 Using the Fusion Applications Menus 25 Using Different Views in the Fusion Interface 28 Resize the Virtual Machine Display to Fit 35 Using Multiple Displays 35 3 Configuring Fusion 37 Setting Fusion Preferences 37 Set General Preferences 37 Select a Keyboard and Mouse Profile 38 Set Key Mappings on the Keyboard and Mouse Preferences Pane 39 Set Mouse Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane 40 Enable or Disable Mac Host Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane 40 Enable Fusion Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane 41 Set Fusion Display Resolution Preferences 41 VMware, Inc. 3 Using VMware Fusion Set Default Applications Preferences 42 Creating Custom Networks 43 Enable Jumbo Frames 46 Enable Dictation 46 Join or Leave the Customer Experience Improvement Program 47 Customizing the Fusion Display 47 Show or Hide the Fusion Toolbar 48 Customize the Fusion Toolbar 48 Resize the Fusion Display and Resolution 48 Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock 49 Set a Virtual Machine Application to Open When You Log in to Your Mac 49 Contents of the Virtual Machine Package 49 Work with Virtual Machine Packages 50 4 Creating Virtual Machines 51 Create a Virtual Machine 51 Creating a Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine 52 Creating a Linux Virtual Machine in Fusion 56 Creating a macOS Virtual Machine in Fusion 59 Creating a Shared Virtual Machine in Fusion 60 Create a Virtual Machine from a Mac Recovery Partition 60 Create a Virtual Machine on a Remote Server 61 Create a Virtual Machine for Any Supported Operating System 62 Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual Machine 63 Activate Windows in a Virtual Machine 64 Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server 65 Download a Virtual Machine from a Remote Server 66 Migrate an Existing Physical PC to a Virtual Machine 67 Set Up Your Mac to Accept the Transfer of Files from Your PC 67 Connect to Your PC for Migration 68 Disable UAC for Windows Vista and Later Before Migrating 68 Install and Run the Fusion PC Migration Agent on Your PC 69 Run the Migration Assistant on Your Mac 70 Ensure that VMware Tools is Installed in the Migrated Virtual Machine 71 Importing Windows Virtual Machines 71 Supported Guest Operating Systems for Import 72 How Importing Affects Settings 72 Import a Parallels Virtual Machine 73 Import the Boot Camp Partition 74 Import an Open Virtualization Format Virtual Machine 74 Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format 75 VMware, Inc. 4 Using VMware Fusion Installing and Using VMware Tools 76 Installing or Upgrading VMware Tools 76 Repair or Change Modules in Windows Virtual Machines 81 Uninstalling VMware Tools 81 Cloning Virtual Machines with Fusion Pro 82 Using Linked Clones 82 Using Full Clones 83 Clone a Virtual Machine 83 5 Working with Your Virtual Machines 85 Scan for Virtual Machines to Add to the Virtual Machine Library 85 Running Fusion and Virtual Machines 86 Open an Existing Virtual Machine 86 Browse for a Virtual Machine 87 Open a Virtual Machine From the Finder 87 Start a Virtual Machine's Operating System 87 Open a Virtual Machine Without Powering On 88 Shut Down a Virtual Machine's Operating System 88 Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine in Fusion 89 Cancel a Resume Command 89 Power on a Virtual Machine to Firmware in Fusion Pro 89 Pause a Virtual Machine 90 Restart a Virtual Machine 90 Reset a Virtual Machine 90 Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Finder 90 Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Virtual Machine Library 91 Configure SSH Login on a Linux Virtual Machine 92 Edit or Delete the SSH Login Configuration for a Linux Virtual Machine 93 Send the Ctrl-Alt-Delete Command to a Virtual Machine 93 Send Special Key Commands to a Windows or Linux Virtual Machine 94 Special Key Commands 94 Switch Power Commands from the Default Options 95 Options for Fusion Power Commands 96 Open a Windows Application While You Are in Unity View 97 Open a Windows Application from the Applications Menus 98 Moving and Sharing Files with Your Mac 98 Moving and Copying Files and Text Between Virtual Machines and Your Mac 98 View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest by Using Windows Explorer 100 View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest by Mapping Them as a Drive 100 View Shared Folders in a Linux Guest 101 View Shared Folders in a macOS Guest 101 VMware, Inc. 5 Using VMware Fusion Sharing Applications Between Your Mac and Your Windows Virtual Machines 101 Open a File in a Virtual Machine with an Application on Your Mac 101 Open a File on Your Mac with an Application in a Virtual Machine 102 Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock 103 Switch Between Virtual Machines That Are Powered On 103 Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine 103 Enable the Secondary Button in an Apple Mighty Mouse 103 Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine 103 Force Virtual Machines to Grab Keyboard and Mouse Input 104 6 Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac 105 Guest Operating Systems That Support Shared Folders 106 Guest Operating Systems That Support Mirrored Folders 106 Enable Shared Folders or Mirrored Folders for a Virtual Machine 107 Add or Remove a Mirrored Folder 107 Add a Shared Folder 107 Remove a Shared Folder 108 7 Protecting Your Virtual Machines 109 Snapshots 109 View Snapshots for a Virtual Machine 110 Take a Snapshot 110 Restore a Virtual Machine to the State in a Snapshot 110 Delete a Snapshot 111 AutoProtect 111 Set Up Automatic Snapshots with AutoProtect 112 Prevent the Deletion of an AutoProtect Snapshot 112 Copy a Virtual Machine to External Media 113 Using Time Machine When You Have Fusion on Your Mac 113 Exclude a Virtual Machine From Time Machine 114 Use Shared and Mirrored Folders If You Back Up Your Mac With Time Machine 114 8 Configuring Your Virtual Machines 115 Fusion General System Settings 116 Set a Virtual Machine to Start When Fusion Starts 116 Setting Virtual Processors and Memory 117 Set the Number of Virtual Processors 117 Set the Amount of Virtual Memory 118 Set Advanced Processor Options 118 Enable Default Applications 119 App Nap Support 120 VMware, Inc. 6 Using VMware Fusion Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Profiles 120 Enable a CD/DVD Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine 121 Enable a Floppy Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine 122 View the Status of a Server or Remote Virtual Machine 122 Configuring Display Resolution Settings 122 Enable Accelerated 3D Graphics 123 Enable Retina Display Support 123 Configure Resolution Settings for Virtual Machine Display 124 Enable Hot Keys for Virtual Machines 125 Configure Discrete Graphics Management 126 Install VMware Virtual Printer 126 Uninstall VMware Virtual Printer 130 Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine 131 Add a Device 131 Configuring the Network Connection 132 Managing Virtual Hard Disks 136 Configuring the CD/DVD Drive 143 Configuring a Floppy Device 146 Configuring the Sound Card 148 Add a Camera to a Virtual Machine 150 Configuring the USB Controller and Connecting USB Devices 150 Add a Parallel Port 155 Add a Serial Port 155 Sharing Bluetooth Devices with a Virtual Machine 156 Configuring a Trusted Platform Module Device 157 Select a Startup Device 158 Encrypting and Restricting a Virtual Machine 159 Encrypt and Restrict a Virtual Machine 160 Change the Password for an Encrypted Virtual Machine 162 Remove Encryption From a Virtual Machine 162 Store the Password for an Encrypted Virtual Machine in Keychain 163 Virtual Machine Compatibility 164 Change the Hardware Compatibility of a Virtual Machine 164 Choose the Hardware Version for a Virtual Machine 165 Configuring Guest Isolation Options for a Virtual Machine 165 Managing Advanced Settings 166 Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems 166 Show the Mac Power Supply Status in the Virtual Machine 167 Troubleshooting Your Virtual Machine 167 Change Hard Disk Buffering 168 Set Password Requirement for Opening a Boot Camp Virtual Machine 168 VMware, Inc. 7 Using VMware Fusion Enable a VNC Client to Access the Virtual Machine Remotely 169 Configure Virtual Machine Power Options 170 Enable Verbose USB Debugging 172 Enable Dark Mode Synchronization 172 Enable Microsoft Virtualization-Based Security 173 Configure a Firmware Type 174 9 Using vctl Command to Manage Containers 176 Using the vctl Utility 177
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