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Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Getting Started with Fusion
- Understanding Fusion
- Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do
- Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface
- VMware Fusion Toolbar
- Use the Fusion Toolbar to Access the Virtual-Machine Path
- Default File Location of a Virtual Machine
- Change the File Location of a Virtual Machine
- Perform Actions on Your Virtual Machines from the Virtual Machine Library Window
- Using the Home Pane to Create a Virtual Machine or Obtain One from Another Source
- Using the Fusion Applications Menus
- Using Different Views in the Fusion Interface
- Resize the Virtual Machine Display to Fit
- Using Multiple Displays
- Configuring Fusion
- Setting Fusion Preferences
- Set General Preferences
- Select a Keyboard and Mouse Profile
- Set Key Mappings on the Keyboard and Mouse Preferences Pane
- Set Mouse Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Enable or Disable Mac Host Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Enable Fusion Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Set Fusion Display Resolution Preferences
- Set Default Applications Preferences
- Creating Custom Networks
- Enable Jumbo Frames
- Enable Dictation
- Join or Leave the Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Customizing the Fusion Display
- Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock
- Set a Virtual Machine Application to Open When You Log in to Your Mac
- Contents of the Virtual Machine Package
- Work with Virtual Machine Packages
- Setting Fusion Preferences
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Creating a Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine
- Creating a Linux Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Creating a macOS Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Creating a Shared Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Create a Virtual Machine from a Mac Recovery Partition
- Create a Virtual Machine on a Remote Server
- Create a Virtual Machine for Any Supported Operating System
- Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual Machine
- Activate Windows in a Virtual Machine
- Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server
- Download a Virtual Machine from a Remote Server
- Migrate an Existing Physical PC to a Virtual Machine
- Set Up Your Mac to Accept the Transfer of Files from Your PC
- Connect to Your PC for Migration
- Disable UAC for Windows Vista and Later Before Migrating
- Install and Run the Fusion PC Migration Agent on Your PC
- Run the Migration Assistant on Your Mac
- Ensure that VMware Tools is Installed in the Migrated Virtual Machine
- Importing Windows Virtual Machines
- Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format
- Installing and Using VMware Tools
- Cloning Virtual Machines with Fusion Pro
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Working with Your Virtual Machines
- Scan for Virtual Machines to Add to the Virtual Machine Library
- Running Fusion and Virtual Machines
- Open an Existing Virtual Machine
- Browse for a Virtual Machine
- Open a Virtual Machine From the Finder
- Start a Virtual Machine's Operating System
- Open a Virtual Machine Without Powering On
- Shut Down a Virtual Machine's Operating System
- Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Cancel a Resume Command
- Power on a Virtual Machine to Firmware in Fusion Pro
- Pause a Virtual Machine
- Restart a Virtual Machine
- Reset a Virtual Machine
- Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Finder
- Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Virtual Machine Library
- Configure SSH Login on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Edit or Delete the SSH Login Configuration for a Linux Virtual Machine
- Send the Ctrl-Alt-Delete Command to a Virtual Machine
- Send Special Key Commands to a Windows or Linux Virtual Machine
- Special Key Commands
- Switch Power Commands from the Default Options
- Options for Fusion Power Commands
- Open a Windows Application While You Are in Unity View
- Open a Windows Application from the Applications Menus
- Moving and Sharing Files with Your Mac
- Sharing Applications Between Your Mac and Your Windows Virtual Machines
- Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock
- Switch Between Virtual Machines That Are Powered On
- Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine
- Force Virtual Machines to Grab Keyboard and Mouse Input
- Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac
- Protecting Your Virtual Machines
- Configuring Your Virtual Machines
- Fusion General System Settings
- Set a Virtual Machine to Start When Fusion Starts
- Setting Virtual Processors and Memory
- Enable Default Applications
- Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Profiles
- Enable a CD/DVD Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine
- Enable a Floppy Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine
- View the Status of a Server or Remote Virtual Machine
- Configuring Display Resolution Settings
- Enable Hot Keys for Virtual Machines
- Configure Discrete Graphics Management
- Install VMware Virtual Printer
- Uninstall VMware Virtual Printer
- Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine
- Add a Device
- Configuring the Network Connection
- Managing Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring the CD/DVD Drive
- Configuring a Floppy Device
- Configuring the Sound Card
- Add a Camera to a Virtual Machine
- Configuring the USB Controller and Connecting USB Devices
- Add the USB Controller
- Remove the USB Controller
- Choose Where to Connect a USB Device When You Plug It In
- Set the Default Plug-In Action for a USB Device
- Connect and Disconnect USB Devices
- Connect and Disconnect a USB Device Using the Virtual Machine Toolbar
- Connect a USB Smart Card Reader
- USB Connection Dialog Box Disappears Before Connection Can Be Made
- Add a Parallel Port
- Add a Serial Port
- Sharing Bluetooth Devices with a Virtual Machine
- Configuring a Trusted Platform Module Device
- Select a Startup Device
- Encrypting and Restricting a Virtual Machine
- Virtual Machine Compatibility
- Configuring Guest Isolation Options for a Virtual Machine
- Managing Advanced Settings
- Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems
- Show the Mac Power Supply Status in the Virtual Machine
- Troubleshooting Your Virtual Machine
- Change Hard Disk Buffering
- Set Password Requirement for Opening a Boot Camp Virtual Machine
- Enable a VNC Client to Access the Virtual Machine Remotely
- Configure Virtual Machine Power Options
- Enable Verbose USB Debugging
- Enable Dark Mode Synchronization
- Enable Microsoft Virtualization-Based Security
- Configure a Firmware Type
- Using vctl Command to Manage Containers
- Using the vmrun Command to Control Virtual Machines
- Using VMware Fusion REST API
- Upgrading Fusion
The steps required to make the physical printers on your Mac host available to a virtual machine vary
depending on the source and version of the installed VMware Tools.
n If the VMware Tools instance in the guest was originally installed from a bundled VMware Tools ISO
file within a Fusion version earlier than Fusion 11, the VMware Tools version is earlier than 10.3.x.
Bundled VMware Tools versions earlier than 10.3 already contain VMware Virtual Printer functionality.
You do not need to install the VMware Virtual Printer application separately.
n If the VMware Tools instance in the guest operating system was originally from a bundled VMware
Tools ISO file within Fusion 11 or later, the VMware Tools version is 10.3.x or later. Bundled VMware
Tools versions 10.3.x or later do not contain VMware Virtual Printer functionality. You must install the
VMware Virtual Printer application separately.
n If the VMware Tools instance in the guest was originally installed from a VMware Tools Operating
System Specific Package (OSP) downloaded from the VMware website, not the bundled ISO file
within Fusion, VMware Tools does not contain the VMware Virtual Printer functionality. Because
Fusion 11 and above only list the Install Virtual Printer menu item in the Virtual Machine drop-down
menu when VMware Tools 10.3.x or later is installed in the virtual machine, you have to first install
VMware Tools 10.3.x or later, then select the Install Virtual Printer menu item, and perform the steps
that follow to install the VMware Virtual Printer application separately.
n If Open VM Tools (open-vm-tools), the open-source implementation of VMware Tools available with
many Linux guests, is installed in the Linux virtual machine, Open VM Tools does not contain VMware
Virtual Printer functionality. Because Fusion 11 and above only list the Install Virtual Printer menu
item in the Virtual Machine drop-down menu when VMware Tools 10.3.x or later is installed in the
virtual machine, you have to first install VMware Tools 10.3.x or later, then select the Install Virtual
Printer menu item, and perform the steps that follow to install the VMware Virtual Printer application
separately.
The following guest operating systems support VMware Virtual Printer.
n Windows 7 and later
n Debian-based and RPM-based Linux distributions
The prerequisites provide information for you to determine if the guest you are configuring supports
VMware Virtual Printer. If the guest does not support VMware Virtual Printer, you must use another
method to connect printers. For example, you can connect a USB printer. See Configuring the USB
Controller and Connecting USB Devices. You can also use the network printer to print from within the
guest. See Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine to get started.
Prerequisites
To install VMware Virtual Printer, first perform the prerequisites.
n Start up the virtual machine that you want to add the VMware Virtual Printer application to.
n Enable the Share Mac printers feature. See Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine.
n Use the applicable method that follows to check if VMware Tools 10.3.x or later is installed.
n Windows Guest. In the system tray, select VMware Tools and open About VMware Tools.
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