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Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
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- 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
- Activate or Deactivate Mac Host Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Activate 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 on the Intel-based Mac
- 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
- Importing Windows Virtual Machines
- Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format on Intel-based Mac
- 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 on Intel-based Mac
- Open a Windows Application from the Applications Menus on Intel-based Mac
- 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 on the Intel-based Mac
- 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 Intel-based 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 on Intel-based Mac
- Uninstall VMware Virtual Printer on Intel-based Mac
- Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine on Intel-based Mac
- 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 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 and Run Kubernetes Cluster on Intel-based Mac
- Using the vmrun Command to Control Virtual Machines
- Using VMware Fusion REST API
- Upgrading Fusion
n Running vctl Commands
n Cleaning Up Residual Environment Data
n Changes/Enhancements to the vctl Utility
Using the vctl Utility
The vctl utility is included with VMware Fusion and is ready to run in a terminal window.
Prerequisites
Before using vctl to run any operation on a container image or container, the container runtime
must be started first. The container runtime doesn't start automatically when VMware Fusion
application launches, and does not stop automatically when VMware Fusion application quits. You
must manually run the vctl system start command to start it and run vctl system stop
command to stop it.
Procedure
1 On your Mac, open a terminal window.
2 Run the vctl system info command to check the status of the container runtime.
If the command output displays Container runtime is stopped, run vctl system start
command to start the container runtime.
If the command output shows Container runtime is running, you can start using vctl to
manage containers and container images.
3 Run the vctl command to list the command-line options.
Enabling KIND to Use vctl Container as Nodes to Run
Kubernetes Clusters
In Fusion 12.0, vctl utility has an enhancement to support KIND. With this enhancement, KIND
can use vctl container instead of Docker container as nodes to run local Kubernetes clusters.
Prerequisites
By default, vctl assigns 2 GB memory for every CRX VM that hosts the vctl container node.
Ensure that your Mac machine has 2 GB free memory when running single-node cluster, 4 GB free
memory when running two-node cluster. The more nodes configured in your cluster, the more
free memory is needed.
Procedure
1 On your Mac, open a terminal window.
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