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Contents Using VMware Fusion 7 1 Updated Information 9 2 Getting Started with Fusion 13 About VMware Fusion 13 About VMware Fusion Pro 14 System Requirements for Fusion 14 Install Fusion 14 Start Fusion 15 How-to Videos 15 Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources 15 3 Understanding Fusion 17 Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do 17 Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface 21 4 Configuring Fusion 33 Setting Fusion Preferences 33 Customizing the Fusion Display 40 Keep a Windows
Using VMware Fusion Sharing Applications Between Your Mac and Your Windows Virtual Machines 83 Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock 84 Switch Between Virtual Machines That Are Powered On 84 Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine 85 Force Virtual Machines to Grab Keyboard and Mouse Input 85 7 Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac 87 Guest Operating Systems That Support Shared Folders 87 Guest Operating Systems That Support Mirrored Folders 88 Enable Shared Folders or Mirrored Folders for
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Using VMware Fusion ® Using VMware Fusion describes how to use VMware Fusion to create, use, and manage virtual machines. It also describes how to install, configure, upgrade, and uninstall Fusion. Intended Audience This information is intended for anyone who wants to install, upgrade, or use Fusion. VMware, Inc.
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Updated Information 1 Using VMware Fusion is updated with each release of the product or when necessary. This table provides the update history of Using VMware Fusion. VMware, Inc.
Using VMware Fusion Revision EN-001869-02 Description n n n n n n n n n n n EN-001869-01 n n n n n n n n n 10 Added “About VMware Fusion Pro,” on page 14. Added support for Windows Server 2012 to “Creating a Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine,” on page 44. Corrected “Select a Keyboard and Mouse Profile,” on page 34 by removing a procedure step no longer supported.
Chapter 1 Updated Information Revision Description n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n EN-001869-00 VMware, Inc. Added “Creating a Shared Virtual Machine in Fusion,” on page 50. Updated “Create a Virtual Machine for Any Supported Operating System,” on page 52 to add saving the virtual machine to a shared folder. Corrected “Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server,” on page 55 to remove the reference to Workstation Pro.
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Getting Started with Fusion 2 With Fusion, you can run personal computer (PC) applications and devices on your Intel-based Mac. Designed for the Mac user, Fusion takes advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual machines to run Windows and other x86 operating systems at the same time as Mac OS X.
Using VMware Fusion About VMware Fusion Pro Fusion Pro provides advanced virtualization features for managing the virtual machines on your Mac.
Chapter 2 Getting Started with Fusion Procedure 1 Double-click the Fusion .dmg file to open it. The contents of the disk image appear in the Fusion Finder window. 2 In the Finder window, drag the VMware Fusion icon to the Applications folder icon. 3 When prompted, type your administrator user name and password. Fusion is installed in the Applications folder on your Mac. Start Fusion Start using Fusion. Prerequisites Verify that you have the administrator password for your Mac.
Using VMware Fusion 16 n Self-paced video tutorials and answers to frequently asked questions through the VMware support portal at http://www.vmware.com/go/fusionsupport. Use the Advanced Help tab to view the list of tutorials. n VMware recommends joining the VMware Fusion Community at http://www.vmware.com/go/fusionforums. (In English.) The VMware Fusion Community is where Fusion users can exchange information, questions, and comments to get the most out of Fusion.
Understanding Fusion 3 Fusion harnesses virtualization to give you a powerful tool to run PC applications and devices on your Mac. This chapter includes the following topics: n “Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do,” on page 17 n “Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface,” on page 21 Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do With Fusion, you can run virtual machines inside your Mac, which gives you access to a wide range of Windows and other x86 operating systems and applications.
Using VMware Fusion n Import virtual machines created with Parallels Desktop, Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac, or virtual machines that use the OVF (Open Virtualization Format) standard. n Migrate your physical Windows PC to a Fusion virtual machine with the integrated Migration Assistant. n Access USB devices, such as video cameras and high-speed disks, from a virtual machine. n Drag files between your Intel-based Mac OS X host machine and virtual machines running other x86 operating systems.
Chapter 3 Understanding Fusion n Total memory available for all virtual machines is limited only by the amount of memory on the Mac NOTE If you assign too much memory to your virtual machines and have them all running at the same time, your Mac might slow down because of heavy disk swapping. As a best practice, make sure the total memory that Fusion and all running virtual machines uses stays below 70 percent of your total Mac memory.
Using VMware Fusion Printers n Driver-free printing. Automatic replication of host printers in guest virtual machines, including PCL and PostScript printers n Local and network-attached printers Floppy Drives n Up to two 1.
Chapter 3 Understanding Fusion n Support for IPv6 for NAT only applies to additional virtual networks, and is available only with Fusion Pro. Sound n Sound output and input using the Mac default input and output settings. n Emulates Creative Labs Sound Blaster ES1371 AudioPCI sound card. MIDI input, game controllers and joysticks are not supported.
Using VMware Fusion 2 Use one of the controls in the window to perform an action with an existing virtual machine, or to create a virtual machine. Option Action Start a virtual machine Click the play button on the thumbnail image of the virtual machine. Suspend a virtual machine Select the thumbnail image of the virtual machine and click the suspend button in the toolbar. Add notes about a virtual machine Select the virtual machine and click Virtual Machine > Get Info.
Chapter 3 Understanding Fusion Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 In the Virtual Machine Library window, click the Boot Camp thumbnail in the list of virtual machines, which identifies the partition that Fusion detected. 3 (Optional) Type your Mac password to access the Boot Camp partition. Fusion creates a virtual machine that uses your Boot Camp partition and starts Windows. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions and restart your virtual machine when prompted.
Using VMware Fusion 4 5 6 7 Select an option from the Show applications menu in menu bar drop-down menu. Option Description Always Applications menu appears, even if Fusion is not running. Never Applications menu never appears, even if Fusion is running. Only when Fusion is running Applications menu appears only when Fusion is running. (Optional) Add items to the applications menu. a Click the add (+) button to see the applications and other items available in the virtual machine.
Chapter 3 Understanding Fusion n Switch to Single Window View on page 25 To see the Mac desktop and the virtual machine desktop at the same time, switch to Single Window view. n Return to Another View from Single Window View on page 25 To have the desktop of your virtual machine fill your display or set of displays, or to see a guest application in a window on the Mac desktop, exit Single Window view.
Using VMware Fusion n Connect a USB Device in Unity View on page 27 You must manually connect USB devices when your virtual machine is running in Unity view. n Switch to Another View From Unity View on page 28 To see the desktop of the virtual machine, you can switch from Unity view to Single Window view or Full Screen view. About Unity View Unity view is supported in several Windows operating systems, and enables you to use many Mac functions with your guest applications.
Chapter 3 Understanding Fusion Use the Waiting for Unity Window to Interact with the Guest Operating System Some operating system activities that require a response do not appear in Unity view. Fusion displays the Waiting for Unity window to enable you to respond. Procedure n In the Waiting for Unity window, follow prompts to respond to the dialogs. When you are finished responding, the virtual machine returns to Unity view. n Respond to the virtual machine's operating system by exiting Unity view.
Using VMware Fusion Switch to Another View From Unity View To see the desktop of the virtual machine, you can switch from Unity view to Single Window view or Full Screen view. Prerequisites Fusion must be the active application, so that the Fusion menu appears at the top of the display. Procedure u Exit Unity view. Option Action Have your virtual machine appear in a single window on the Mac desktop. From the VMware Fusion menu bar, select View > Single Window.
Chapter 3 Understanding Fusion The Fusion virtual machine window expands to fill the full screen (or screens if you have multiple displays and have Fusion configured to use them all). When possible, a new space is created for easy navigation using Mission Control. Hide the VMware Fusion Menu Bar in Full Screen View When you are in Full Screen view, the VMware Fusion menu bar hides until you hover the cursor at the top of the Full Screen display. You can set the VMware Fusion menu bar to hide all the time.
Using VMware Fusion Return to Another View from Full Screen View To see the Mac desktop and the virtual machine desktop at the same time, or to see a guest application in a window on the Mac desktop, switch to Unity view or Single Window view. To have your virtual machine appear in a single window on the Mac desktop, exit to Single Window view. To display guest application windows directly on your Mac desktop without seeing the virtual machine's desktop, exit to Unity view.
Chapter 3 Understanding Fusion Procedure 1 In the menu bar, select View > Single Window if you are in another view. 2 Drag the Fusion virtual machine window to the display you want to use for Full Screen view. 3 (Optional) In the menu bar, select View > Use Single Display in Full Screen if Fusion is set to use all displays in Full Screen view. 4 In the menu bar, select View > Full Screen. The Fusion virtual machine window fills the specified display.
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4 Configuring Fusion You can configure Fusion so that it looks and works in ways that fit your needs.
Using VMware Fusion 4 5 In the Gaming section, select a setting that fits how you expect to use your mouse. Option Description Auto-detect Mouse for Games Fusion detects when it needs to lock a mouse to a virtual machine window for correct operation during gaming. If no game is detected, the mouse works in the normal fashion. This is the default setting. Never Optimize Mouse for Games In some cases, the autodetect function can detect nongame applications as games.
Chapter 4 Configuring Fusion 3 Select the Enable Key Mappings check box. 4 (Optional) Select the Enable Language Specific Key Mappings check box if you want to incorporate key mappings related to the keyboard layout for the language you selected in the Input Menu (as shown by the flag icon in the menu bar). When you change the Input Menu to a supported keyboard layout, additional key mappings are appended to the key mapping list. Fusion supports U.K.
Using VMware Fusion 4 To customize how the virtual machine maps the Mac Command key ( key, select the option from the drop-down menu. ) to the Windows command Option Description Either Command Key Use either Mac Command key to map to the Windows command key. Left Command Key Use the left Mac Command key to map to the Windows command key. Right Command Key Use the right Mac Command key to map to the Windows command key. The Mac OS commands are not editable here.
Chapter 4 Configuring Fusion 4 Select the Full Screen resolution setting. This setting specifies how all virtual machines appear in full screen mode. Option Description Center the virtual machine in the screen When the virtual machine enters Full Screen view mode, the virtual machine display is centered on the screen with the resolution unchanged.
Using VMware Fusion Creating Custom Networks With Fusion Pro, you can change key networking settings, add and remove virtual custom networks, and create custom virtual networking configurations. The changes that you make affect all virtual machines that connect to the custom network running on the host system. You can create custom networks to accomplish the following tasks: n Add additional NAT configurations for scenarios in which a virtual machine shares the IP address and MAC address of your Mac.
Chapter 4 Configuring Fusion Add a Private Network Configuration With Fusion Pro, you can add additional virtual private network (VPN) configurations between virtual machines and the host system. Multiple virtual machines configured with this type of host-only networking are on the same network. The VMware DHCP server can provide addresses on the network.
Using VMware Fusion Customizing the Fusion Display You can customize the Fusion display to fit the way you work with virtual machines. n Show or Hide the Fusion Toolbar on page 40 If you prefer working on your Mac without toolbars hidden when you aren't using them, you can hide the Fusion toolbar in the virtual machine window. n Customize the Fusion Toolbar on page 40 You can add or remove icons from the toolbar.
Chapter 4 Configuring Fusion Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock You can place an icon tile for a Windows application in your Mac dock, where you can open the application in the same way that you open your Mac applications. You can access your virtual machine's applications without having to use the VMware Fusion menu bar or the guest operating system interface. Procedure 1 Switch to Unity view with the application open. The application appears in the Mac dock.
Using VMware Fusion Work with Virtual Machine Packages When you create a virtual machine, Fusion stores the virtual machine files as a single package. This feature lets you move an entire virtual machine as a single entity. A package (sometimes called a bundle) has the extension .vmwarevm. When you move the package, all virtual machine files are included. You might need to access the virtual machine package files during troubleshooting. NOTE Editing the configuration file can cause problems.
Creating Virtual Machines 5 You can create virtual machines, import virtual machines created elsewhere, and migrate virtual machines converted from physical PCs. If you have Fusion Pro, you can also clone existing virtual machines.
Using VMware Fusion n Create a Virtual Machine on a Remote Server on page 51 You can create a virtual machine on a remote server, but certain requirements must be met for the server. n Create a Virtual Machine for Any Supported Operating System on page 52 You can create a virtual machine with a guest operating system that does not have an Easy Install option if the guest operating system is supported by Fusion.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines 2 Click Install from disc or image. 3 Select the disc or ISO image. Option Description ISO image file a b Physical disc Click Use another disc or disc image, browse to the .iso file for the operating system, and click Open to identify the file. Select the file from the list in the Create a New Virtual Machine window, and click Continue. Select the disc you inserted into the Mac from the list and click Continue.
Using VMware Fusion 7 In the Finish panel, you can use default settings to finish the virtual machine creation, or you can customize the settings before the creation is finished. Option Action To create the virtual machine according to the specifications listed in the Finish panel a b c To change disk size or other standard settings of the virtual machine a b c Click Finish. Indicate the folder in which to save the virtual machine. The default is your user/Documents/Virtual Machines folder.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines 7 In the Integration panel, indicate how basic file sharing is handled in the new virtual machine. Option Description More Seamless Fusion shares the documents and applications on your Mac with Windows. Files on your Mac that Windows supports open in Windows. Windows can modify your Mac’s documents, so install and regularly update Windows antivirus software. More Isolated Fusion does not share the documents and applications on your Mac with Windows.
Using VMware Fusion Procedure 1 2 Access the installer for the antivirus software. n When you create a virtual machine, after VMware Tools installs, a dialog appears prompting you to install McAfee AntiVirus Plus. Click Install to start downloading McAfee AntiVirus Plus. n In an existing Windows virtual machine, select Virtual Machine > Install McAfee AntiVirus Plus. The McAfee installation wizard appears.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines 5 (Optional) If you selected to make your home folder accessible, select either Read only or Read & Write for your virtual machine. 6 In the Finish panel, you can use default settings to finish the virtual machine creation, or you can customize the settings before the creation is finished.
Using VMware Fusion 9 In the Finish panel, you can use default settings to finish the virtual machine creation, or you can customize the settings before the creation is finished. Option Action To create the virtual machine according to the specifications listed in the Finish panel a b c To change disk size or other standard settings of the virtual machine a b c Click Finish. Indicate the folder in which to save the virtual machine. The default is your user/Documents/Virtual Machines folder.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines The Run Windows applications from your Mac's Applications folder option is not available on shared virtual machines. IMPORTANT Shared virtual machines in Fusion work differently than shared virtual machines in Workstation Pro. In Workstation Pro, a shared virtual machine is a virtual machine on the host system that remote Workstation Pro users can access as a remote virtual machine. In Fusion, shared virtual machines can be accessed only on the local Mac host.
Using VMware Fusion n The remote server is running VMware Workstation Pro, VMware ESXi or VMware vCenter Server. IMPORTANT Fusion does not include operating systems to install in virtual machines that you create. You must obtain the operating system and any necessary product keys. Procedure 1 Select File > New. The Create a New Virtual Machine assistant starts. 2 Click Create a virtual machine on a remote server. 3 Click Continue.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines 4 Click Continue. If you are installing a Windows or Linux operating system, the Easy Install panel appears. 5 (Optional) Deselect Use Easy Install and click Continue to skip this panel of the assistant. 6 In the Finish panel, you can use default settings to finish the virtual machine creation, or you can customize the settings before the creation is finished.
Using VMware Fusion 3 (Optional) Type your Mac password to access the Boot Camp partition. Fusion creates a virtual machine that uses your Boot Camp partition and starts Windows. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions and restart your virtual machine when prompted. After Windows boots from your Boot Camp virtual machine, Fusion starts the installation of VMware Tools.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server When you upload a virtual machine to a remote server, Fusion Pro copies the virtual machine to the remote host and datastore that you select. The original virtual machine remains on the host system. Prerequisites Verify that the following conditions are met: n You have login credentials for the server where you want to upload the virtual machine. n The server is defined in the Virtual Machine Library.
Using VMware Fusion 5 Type a new name for the virtual machine. 6 Select a virtual data center to store the uploaded virtual machine. 7 Click Upload to upload the virtual machine to the virtual data center. Download a Virtual Machine from a Remote Server Your users can download a virtual machine from a remote server. Prerequisites Verify that the following conditions are met: n You have login credentials for the server where you want to download the virtual machine.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines 4 Install and Run the Fusion PC Migration Agent on Your PC on page 58 For your Mac to be able to connect to your physical PC and start the migration, you must install the Fusion PC Migration Agent on your PC. 5 Run the Migration Assistant on Your Mac on page 59 The Migration Assistant connects to your physical PC and performs the conversions and transfers of files necessary to create the virtual machine on your Mac.
Using VMware Fusion Disable UAC for Windows Vista and Later Before Migrating To successfully migrate your PC to Fusion, you must disable User Account Control (UAC) before using the Migrate Your PC feature. Procedure 1 Open the Control Panel on your PC. 2 Select User Accounts. 3 Select Change User Account Control Settings and move the slider to Never notify. 4 Restart your PC. What to do next Install the Fusion PC Migration Agent on your physical PC.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines The VMware Fusion PC Migration Agent window appears on your PC, displaying the four-digit passcode needed for opening communications between your Mac and this PC. The passcode is good only when the window is open. If you close the window and restart the Agent, or if you restart the PC, a new passcode replaces the old one. What to do next Leave the PC Migration Agent running so that the Migration Assistant on your Mac can communicate with it.
Using VMware Fusion Prerequisites The Migration Assistant has run, and a completed, but powered off, virtual machine appears in Single Window view. Procedure 1 Start the virtual machine. VMware Tools starts installing. 2 (Optional) Log in to Windows. 3 (Optional) Make the VMware Tools installation visible in Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. The VMware Tools installation dialog does not appear automatically in Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines n Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Virtual machines must be powered off before you import them. If your copy of Windows was not licensed with a volume-license key, you might need to reactivate it when it starts inside Fusion. How Importing Affects Settings You might have to modify the imported virtual machine, depending on settings and virtual hardware.
Using VMware Fusion Import a Parallels or Virtual PC Virtual Machine You can import existing third-party virtual machines and run them in Fusion. Procedure 1 Select File > Import. 2 Browse to the existing virtual machine you want to import and click Open. 3 Type the name for the imported virtual machine in the Save As field and indicate where to save it. The default destination is the Virtual Machines folder created by Fusion.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines OVF is a platform-independent, efficient, extensible, and open packaging and distribution format for virtual machines. For example, you can import OVF virtual machines exported from Workstation Pro into Fusion. You can import OVF 1.0 and later files only. You can also use the standalone OVF Tool to convert an OVF virtual machine to VMware runtime format. For information about using the OVF Tool, see the OVF Tool User Guide.
Using VMware Fusion 4 Click Export to start the OVF export process. The export process can take several minutes. A status bar indicates the progress of the export process. Installing and Using VMware Tools VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine All supported Windows guest operating systems support VMware Tools. Before you upgrade VMware Tools, consider the environment that the virtual machine runs in and weigh the benefits of different upgrade strategies.
Using VMware Fusion Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine For Linux virtual machines, you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command line. Prerequisites n Power on the virtual machine. n Verify that the guest operating system is running. n Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl, verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating system.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines 9 If necessary, unmount the CD-ROM image. umount /dev/cdrom If your Linux distribution automatically mounted the CD-ROM, you do not need to unmount the image. 10 Run the installer and configure VMware Tools. cd vmware-tools-distrib ./vmware-install.pl Usually, the vmware-config-tools.pl configuration file runs after the installer file finishes running. 11 Follow the prompts to accept the default values, if appropriate for your configuration.
Using VMware Fusion Procedure 1 On the host, from the VMware Fusion menu bar, select Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools. If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed, the menu item is Update VMware Tools. 2 If autorun is not enabled for the CD-ROM drive, to manually launch the VMware Tools installation wizard, click Start > Run and enter D:\setup.exe, where D: is your first virtual CD-ROM drive. 3 On the Welcome page of the wizard, click Next.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines The existing virtual machine is called the parent virtual machine. Two types of clones are available for creation: linked clones and full clones. Linked clones are created more quickly than full clones, but are dependent on the parent virtual machine. Full clones take longer to create, but are completely independent of the parent virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion Clone a Virtual Machine You can clone virtual machines only if you have Fusion Pro. You do not need to find and manually copy the parent virtual machine files. NOTE n You can access cloning options from the right-click menu, Virtual Machine menu and snapshot manager. n You cannot create linked clones from encrypted virtual machines. n You cannot create linked or full clones from restricted virtual machines.
Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines Although the cloning process creates a new MAC address for the clone, other configuration information, such as the virtual machine name and static IP address configuration, is identical to that of the parent virtual machine. VMware, Inc.
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Working with your Virtual Machines 6 You can work with virtual machines in the same way that you can work with physical machines. Your Mac and virtual machines can also interact.
Using VMware Fusion n Open a virtual machine from the applications menu a Click the applications menu status item ( ) in the menu bar. The applications menu appears, displaying the most recently accessed virtual machine in the blue title bar. b Click the pop-up menu in the title bar and select the virtual machine. c Click Resume or Start Up. Browse for a Virtual Machine One way to open an existing virtual machine is to find and open its package file. Procedure 1 Select File > Open.
Chapter 6 Working with your Virtual Machines Procedure u Start the virtual machine's operating system, depending on the state of the virtual machine and guest operating system. u If the virtual machine is not running, open the virtual machine from the Finder or Virtual Machine Library. Fusion starts the virtual machine's operating system when you open the virtual machine. u If the virtual machine is already open in Fusion, but the operating system is shut down, select Virtual Machine > Start Up.
Using VMware Fusion Cancel a Resume Command You can cancel a resume command while Fusion is restoring the virtual machine state. When you resume a suspended virtual machine, Fusion displays two progress bars in order. The second bar has a cancel button. Procedure u Click the cancel button before the progress bar is 100 percent filled. Power on a Virtual Machine to Firmware in Fusion Pro In Fusion Pro, you can power on or restart a virtual machine to firmware.
Chapter 6 Working with your Virtual Machines Reset a Virtual Machine You can select a Fusion command to reset a virtual machine, much as you would press the reset button on a physical computer when it becomes unresponsive. CAUTION Resetting the virtual machine can cause data loss. Procedure u Press the Option key and click Virtual Machine > Force Restart, the hard power option, to reset the operating system in your virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion 4 In the Remove Virtual Machine dialog box, select a method of uninstalling the virtual machine. Depending on the type of virtual machine you are uninstalling, you might be presented with different options for deleting the virtual machine. Option Action Move to Trash Removes the virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library window and moves all the virtual machine files to the Trash.
Chapter 6 Working with your Virtual Machines Table 6‑1. Special Key Commands (Continued) Key commands that can be sent to the virtual machine with the Send Key menu item Caps Lock Clear (Num Lock) Scroll Lock Print Scrn Pause Break Menu F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 変換 (Henkan) 無変換 (Muhenkan) ひらがな (Hiragana) Switch Power Commands from the Default Options You can switch the Fusion power command options from the default options that appear in the Virtual Machine menu.
Using VMware Fusion Table 6‑2. Power commands (Continued) Soft Option Hard Option Suspend Force Suspend Restart Force Restart See “Options for Fusion Power Commands,” on page 80 for descriptions of the power commands. Options for Fusion Power Commands You can configure your virtual machine to have soft or hard power options. The way the Fusion power commands work depends on the way your virtual machine is configured.
Chapter 6 Working with your Virtual Machines Table 6‑3. Soft and Hard Options for Power Commands in the Virtual Machine Menu (Continued) Command Result Restart (soft option) Sends a restart signal to the guest operating system. An operating system that recognizes this signal shuts down gracefully and restarts. Not all guest operating systems respond to a restart signal from this button. If your operating system does not respond, restart from the operating system, as you would with a physical machine.
Using VMware Fusion Open a Windows or Linux Application from the Applications Menu The applications menu appears as a status item in the Apple menu bar on your Mac, so that you can open a virtual machine application regardless of where you are in the interface. Procedure n Select the application directly from the applications menu ( Using the Applications Menu,” on page 24. n ). See “Find a Guest Application by Use the Applications menu to search for the application.
Chapter 6 Working with your Virtual Machines 6 Click Finish. Your shared folders appear in Windows Explorer on the drive that you mapped. View Shared Folders in a Linux Guest You can go to specific directories to find your shared folders. Procedure u Open the /mnt/hgfs directory in File Explorer to view shared folders on a Linux guest. View Shared Folders in a Mac OS Guest You can view folders that are shared between the Mac OS guest and the Mac host. Procedure 1 Open the Mac OS guest.
Using VMware Fusion n To always open files of this type with the Mac application, right-click the file, select Open With, select Default Host Application > Choose Program, and select Always use the selected program to open this kind of file. Fusion determines the appropriate application on the Mac and uses that application whenever you open any file of this type.
Chapter 6 Working with your Virtual Machines Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine To use Mac keyboards, mice, and trackpads in a virtual machine, you sometimes must change settings and use key combinations as equivalents to PC commands. Enable the Secondary Button in an Apple Mighty Mouse In a virtual machine, the Apple Mighty Mouse does not perform a right-click when you Control-click. You must enable the secondary button to perform a right-click in a virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion Procedure u 86 Force grab or force release keyboard and mouse input. Option Action Force a virtual machine to grab keyboard and mouse input On the keyboard, press Cmd+G. Force a virtual machine to release keyboard and mouse input On the keyboard, press Ctrl+ . VMware, Inc.
Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac 7 You can set up shared folders in guest operating systems to share files between your Mac and your Windows and other virtual machines. In the Sharing panel of a virtual machine's Settings window, you can select shared folders on your Mac to make available to the virtual machine. This feature requires VMware Tools. You can mirror folders in your Windows virtual machine and in your Mac.
Using VMware Fusion n Windows 8 n Windows 7 n Windows Server 2012 n Windows Server 2008 n Windows Server 2003 n Windows Vista n Windows XP n Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 n Supported Linux guest operating systems with a kernel version of 2.4 or later Guest Operating Systems That Support Mirrored Folders You can use mirrored folders with virtual machines that are running a variety of Windows operating systems.
Chapter 7 Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under System Settings in the Settings window, click Sharing. 4 Select the Enable Shared Folders check box. 5 In the Mirrored Folders section, select the Mac folders to mirror and deselect any folders that you do not want mirrored. Add a Shared Folder You can share files between virtual machines and your Mac by using shared folders.
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Protecting Your Virtual Machines 8 You can protect your virtual machines from data loss and other problems by using snapshots, AutoProtect, complimentary anti-virus software, and backup applications.
Using VMware Fusion Procedure 1 2 Select the virtual machine to view snapshots for in one of the following ways. n Select the virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library. n Open the virtual machine. Open the Snapshots window for the selected virtual machine in one of the following ways. n Select Virtual Machine > Snapshots. n Click the Snapshots button in the virtual machine toolbar.
Chapter 8 Protecting Your Virtual Machines Prerequisites Allocate enough time for virtual disk consolidation. If a snapshot captured a state considerably different from the earlier state, for example, a service pack upgrade, the consolidation might take up to a few hours. Procedure 1 Select Virtual Machine > Snapshots. 2 Select the snapshot to delete. Option Action To select multiple adjacent snapshots. Shift-click To select multiple snapshots that are not adjacent. Command-click 3 Click Delete.
Using VMware Fusion 5 Select the frequency of snapshots. 6 Select the number of AutoProtect snapshots to retain. After this number is reached, Fusion deletes the oldest AutoProtect snapshot in the range to make room for the newest snapshot. 7 Click Done to apply the AutoProtect settings. 8 Close the Snapshots view and return to the virtual machine.
Chapter 8 Protecting Your Virtual Machines Copy a Virtual Machine to External Media Because virtual machines are files, you can back them up by making a copy. Although virtual machines run other programs and manipulate files, they are still files themselves. Because of this, you can back them up by making a copy to external media and restore the virtual machines by copying back.
Using VMware Fusion 4 Browse to your Documents folder on the Mac, select the Virtual Machines folder, and click Exclude. The Virtual Machine folder appears in the Do not back up list, and displays the total memory used by all your virtual machines. 5 Click Done, and close the Time Machine window. Use Shared and Mirrored Folders If You Back Up Your Mac With Time Machine To use Time Machine to back up data and documents from your virtual machines, keep those files on the Mac.
Configuring Your Virtual Machines 9 You can configure the way your virtual machine uses the Mac system hardware and attached devices. You can manage your virtual hard disks.
Using VMware Fusion Table 9‑1. General System Settings Setting Description Name Name of the virtual machine that you specified when you created it. This name appears in the Virtual Machine Library. You can change the name of the virtual machine at any time. OS Guest operating system installed in the virtual machine. This name is typically provided as the guest operating system you selected when you created the virtual machine.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Setting Virtual Processors and Memory You can configure processor settings for a virtual machine, including the number of processors, the amount of virtual memory available, and whether to enable hypervisor applications and code profiling applications. Set the Number of Virtual Processors You can increase performance of a virtual machine by making more processors available because more tasks can be performed simultaneously.
Using VMware Fusion For Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10, 1GB of memory is ideal for Internet and office productivity applications. 1GB of memory is appropriate for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. If your Mac has at least 6GB of memory, Fusion uses 2GB of memory as the default for 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 guests.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines The Enable hypervisor applications in this virtual machine setting has no relation to enabling a guest operating system that has a hypervisor built into it. For example, to enable the hypervisor for Windows 8 built-in Hyper-V, do not use the Enable hypervisor applications in this virtual machine setting. Instead, change the operating system listed in the General virtual machine settings to Hyper-V (unsupported).
Using VMware Fusion n Select the defaults for application sharing between your Mac and the virtual machine. You can enable more than one of these options at the same time. Option Description Open your Mac files and web links by using Windows applications You can use applications in your virtual machine to open files that reside on your Mac. For example, you can open a Microsoft Word document stored on your Mac in a Microsoft Office application in your virtual machine.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Fusion includes a Windows 8 specific profile because many keyboard shortcuts specific to Windows 8 include the Windows key, which normally maps to the these key on Mac OS X. Unfortunately, many of key combinations are also used for system hot keys in Mac OS X. To avoid conflicts, the Windows 8 profile allows you to use the key combination +shift to map to the Windows key in Windows 8. You can, however, configure a different key combination.
Using VMware Fusion 7 Select a floppy image from the drop-down menu. View the Status of a Server or Remote Virtual Machine You can view the power state, CPU use, and disk space use of a server or the configuration information of a remote virtual machine. Prerequisites Verify that you have login credentials for the server where the virtual machine is hosted. The server cannot be a vCenter Server host. Procedure 1 Select File > Connect to Server.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines 6 Select the shared graphics memory item from the drop-down menu. Enable Retina Display Support The Retina display options control the appearance of virtual machines on displays with high pixel density. Prerequisites n Verify that you are using a Retina display or another high-pixel density display. n Verify that you are using hardware version 11 or later. Hardware version 12 is recommended. n Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed.
Using VMware Fusion 3 Under System Settings in the Settings window, click Display. You use the Virtual Machine Resolution options to select the display settings for single window mode and full screen mode. 4 Select the Single Window resolution setting. This setting specifies how the virtual machine displays in single window mode. 5 Option Description Use Fusion Display Preferences Uses the global Fusion display preference setting. See “Set Fusion Display Resolution Preferences,” on page 36.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Configure Discrete Graphics Management With discrete graphics management, you can manage battery use and performance of applications that use 3D graphics in a virtual machine. Prerequisites n Verify that your MacBook Pro has an integrated graphics card and a discrete graphics card. Discrete graphics management enables the operating system to switch between the two cards. n Verify that 3D graphics are enabled.
Using VMware Fusion Add a Device You can add removable devices to use with your virtual machine. You can add the following devices to a virtual machine: n network adapters n hard disks n camera n CD/DVD n sound card n USB and Bluetooth n serial ports n parallel ports Configuring the Network Connection Configure and implement Fusion virtual networking components on your virtual machine to connect to other virtual machines in your networking environment.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Table 9‑2. Network Connection Options Option Description Share with my Mac If you want to connect to the Internet or other TCP/IP network using your Mac dialup networking connection and you are not able to give your virtual machine an IP address on the external network, choosing this option is often the easiest way to give the virtual machine access to that network. The virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network.
Using VMware Fusion 4 Select the Connect Network Adapter check box. Fusion retains and reapplies the setting you select when you start up the virtual machine. 5 6 Select the networking type. Option Description Share with my Mac The virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network. The virtual machine obtains a private IP address from the VMware virtual DHCP server.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Add a Network Adapter You can add up to ten virtual network adapters to a virtual machine. Prerequisites n Familiarize yourself with the various types of network configurations. See “Configuring the Network Connection,” on page 108. n Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is powered on or suspended. Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library.
Using VMware Fusion Remove a Network Adapter You can remove network adapters from your virtual machine. Prerequisites Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is powered on or suspended. Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under Removable Devices in the Settings window, click Network Adapter.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Fusion creates the virtual disk file with this name and stores it in the bundle directory. 7 Use the Disk size slider to set the maximum size for the hard disk. The maximum size for any hard disk is 8TB. 8 (Optional) Under Advanced options, set the Bus type for the hard disk to IDE, SCSI, or SATA. Changing this setting is recommended only for advanced users. Fusion selects the bus type that is most appropriate for the virtual machine guest operating system.
Using VMware Fusion 6 7 Set your disk space configuration, depending on the constraints of the file system. Option Description Pre-allocate disk space Can give better performance for your virtual machine. If you allocate all the disk now, you cannot use the VMware Tools shrink disk feature later. Allocating all disk space now is a time-consuming operation that cannot be canceled, and requires as much physical disk space as you specify for the virtual disk. Split disk into multiple files Default.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Clean Up a Virtual Machine You can shrink and defragment certain virtual machines to free up space on your Mac. When you delete files from your virtual machine, Fusion does not return the space to your Mac. Cleaning up the virtual machine performs the following operations: n Shrinks the virtual machine and returns freed space to your Mac. NOTE Only Windows virtual machines return freed space to your Mac. n Defragments the virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion 7 Select the method for adding the virtual hard disk file. Option Description Make a separate copy of the virtual disk Default. Copies the virtual hard disk file to this virtual machine’s package. Copying the virtual hard disk ensures that no conflicts exist between this virtual machine and any other virtual machine that might be using the virtual hard disk. Share this virtual disk with the virtual machine that created it Virtual hard disk file remains in its original location.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines 4 Under Advanced options, click Remove Hard Disk. 5 In the confirmation window, select the option for removing the hard disk. Option Description Keep File The virtual hard disk is disconnected from the virtual machine, but the hard disk files remain in the virtual machine package. Move to Trash The virtual hard disk files are deleted from the virtual machine package.
Using VMware Fusion Add a CD/DVD Drive You can add a virtual CD/DVD drive to a virtual machine. Prerequisites Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is powered on or suspended. Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Click Add Device. 4 Click CD/DVD Drive. 5 Click Add. 6 Configure the drive.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under Removable Devices in the Settings window, click the CD/DVD drive to connect. 4 Select the Connect CD/DVD Drive check box. Connect and Disconnect the CD/DVD Drive Without Using the Settings Window You can use the buttons on the status bar to connect and disconnect devices. Procedure u Click the CD/DVD device button in the status bar.
Using VMware Fusion Configuring a Floppy Device You can add a virtual floppy device to a virtual machine and configure the floppy device to connect to a floppy image file. You can also connect and disconnect the floppy device in Fusion. A virtual machine can have no more than two floppy devices. Add a Floppy Device You can add a floppy device to your virtual machine to access data on a floppy disk image file. Prerequisites Shut down or power off the virtual machine.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines 7 Select Use floppy image and click Choose to browse for the floppy image file to connect the floppy device to a floppy image file. If you are working with a virtual machine that is configured to use a physical floppy drive, or any type of floppy device other than a floppy image file, the Use a custom unsupported setting option is selected. Fusion supports only floppy image files for use with a virtual floppy device.
Using VMware Fusion 5 Click Floppy. 6 Click the Enable Floppy Drive check box. 7 Select a floppy image from the drop-down menu. Configuring the Sound Card A virtual machine can have only one sound card. You can add a sound card only if you remove the existing sound card. Connect the Sound Card You can enable your virtual machine to use the Mac's sound device. Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Remove a Sound Adapter Before you can add a new sound adapter, you must remove the existing one. Prerequisites Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is powered on or suspended. Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under Removable Devices in the Settings window, click Sound Card.
Using VMware Fusion Guests on older Macs can have virtual USB 3.0 virtual hardware, but both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 devices will connect in USB 2.0 mode. Guests with virtual USB 2.0 hardware will also use USB 2.0 mode for USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 devices. NOTE Fusion does not support USB adapters for connecting displays to your virtual machines. Add the USB Controller You can add a virtual USB controller to allow your virtual machine to work with the USB devices that are connected to your Mac.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Procedure 1 Plug the USB device into your Mac. The selection dialog box appears. If no dialog box appears, you already set a default connection for this device in the USB settings panel. 2 (Optional) To make your connection selection the default for this device in the future, select Remember my choice and do not ask again. You can change this default at any time in the USB & Bluetooth settings panel.
Using VMware Fusion If your CD/DVD drive is a USB device, Fusion handles it as a USB device, not a CD/DVD drive. Prerequisites If you disconnect a USB device and reconnect it right away, it will reconnect to the virtual machine that it was previously connected to. To change the connection, reconnect to a different USB port on your Mac. Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Under Removable Devices in the Settings window, click USB & Bluetooth.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines USB Connection Dialog Box Disappears Before Connection Can Be Made In rare cases, a USB device disconnects itself before Fusion can recognize it. Problem When you plug in a USB device, the Fusion EasyConnect dialog box appears, but disappears before you have an opportunity to take an action. The USB device is then not visible to either your Mac or your virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion Add a Serial Port You can add a serial port to your virtual machine. Prerequisites Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is powered on or suspended. Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Click Add Device. 4 Click Serial Port. 5 Click Add. 6 Browse to the location to save the output file of the virtual serial port.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines n The host is exclusively in control of the pairing process and collecting or displaying PIN numbers. The guest may scan for devices, and initiate a connection with any device. If pairing is required, the pairing dialog box appears on the host, not in the guest. From the guest's perspective, the device appears to pair without having needed a PIN. n Any vendor-specific capabilities on the host's Bluetooth radio are not passed through to the guest.
Using VMware Fusion Encrypting and Restricting a Virtual Machine Encrypt and restrict your virtual machine to control the use of the virtual machine and access to its contents. When you encrypt a virtual machine, you set a password that is required to open the virtual machine. You can remove the encryption or change the password at any time. NOTE Large virtual machines, such as those that exceed 50GB, might generate a low disk space warning.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under Other in the Settings window, click Encryption & Restrictions. 4 Select Enable Encryption and set the encryption password. The password must be six characters or longer. IMPORTANT Make a record of the encryption password. If you forget the encryption password, Fusion does not provide a way to retrieve it.
Using VMware Fusion The virtual machine is encrypted. Users must provide the encryption password to open, start, and resume the virtual machine. If you enabled restrictions for the virtual machine, many virtual machine configuration settings are hidden from the user of the virtual machine. To change these hidden virtual machine settings, users must have Fusion Pro and provide the restrictions password.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under Other in the Settings window, click Encryption & Restrictions. 4 (Optional) Deselect the Enable Restrictions check box, if it is selected. You cannot remove encryption from a virtual machine while restrictions are enabled. 5 Deselect the Enable Encryption check box.
Using VMware Fusion Change the Hardware Compatibility of a Virtual Machine The latest virtual machine hardware version available yields the best performance and most reliable behavior from the applications running in your virtual machine. Virtual machines with hardware version 10 or later are created with SATA hard disks or CD drives. Upgrading your virtual machine from hardware version 9 or earlier does not change any devices in your virtual machine to SATA.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Procedure 1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under Other in the Settings window, click Compatibility. 4 Under Advanced options, select a hardware version from the Use Hardware Version drop-down menu. Hardware version 12 enables higher performance of the virtual machine, including improved accelerated 3D graphics rendering.
Using VMware Fusion Managing Advanced Settings You can monitor the power supply status, enable VNC access, or make changes to other advanced functions for your virtual machine. Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems You can configure whether the clock on the guest operating system is synchronized with the clock on the host.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines 2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. 3 Under Other in the Settings window, click Advanced. 4 Select an option from the Preferred virtualization engine menu. Option Description Automatic The Fusion default setting. Auto Replay Option unsupported in Fusion. A virtual machine created in Workstation Pro might have this set as a value.
Using VMware Fusion Change Hard Disk Buffering Fusion automatically sets hard disk buffering according to what guest operating system you use, but you can change the setting. Hard disk buffering can increase performance of your virtual machine. Hard disk buffering can also consume more memory on your Mac host than operating unbuffered. Fusion enables or disables hard disk buffering based on your virtual machine's operating system.
Chapter 9 Configuring Your Virtual Machines Enable a VNC Client to Access the Virtual Machine Remotely You can configure a virtual machine to allow any virtual network computer (VNC) client to access the virtual machine by connecting to your Mac. VNC software enables you to view and interact with one computer from any other computer or mobile device anywhere on the Internet. VNC software is cross-platform, enabling remote control between different types of computers.
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Upgrading Fusion 10 You can upgrade to a new version of Fusion in several ways. Use these procedures to upgrade Fusion.
Using VMware Fusion 2 At the Ready to install update prompt, shut down any running virtual machines and click Install and Restart. Fusion downloads the update files to your Mac, displays a progress bar during the installation, and restarts when the installation is complete. Upgrade Fusion From a Download If you have an earlier version of Fusion, you can upgrade to the current version by manually downloading the Fusion disk image from the VMware Web site.
Chapter 10 Upgrading Fusion Upgrading VMware Tools You can upgrade VMware Tools manually, or you can configure virtual machines to check for and install newer versions of VMware Tools. The guest operating system checks the version of VMware Tools when you power on a virtual machine. The status bar of your virtual machine displays a message when a new version is available. In Windows virtual machines, you can set VMware Tools to notify you when an upgrade is available.
Using VMware Fusion Force Virtual Machine Processes to Quit If your computer prevents you from upgrading or uninstalling Fusion, you might have to use the Mac Activity Monitor to correct the problem. In rare circumstances, the operating system in a virtual machine can quit unexpectedly in a way that leaves some virtual machine processes running. This situation can prevent you from upgrading or uninstalling Fusion.
Index Symbols 29 Numerics 3D graphics, accelerating 104 A accelerating 3D graphics 104 activating Windows 54 adding 23 Advanced settings managing 136 startup device 129 anti-virus software 47, 94 App Nap 102 App NapApp Nap 102 applications keeping in the Mac dock 41, 84 opening automatically when you log in to the Mac 41 setting preferences for opening URLs 37 sharing between virtual machine and Mac 83, 101 using Mac to open file in virtual machine 83 using virtual machine to open file in Mac 84 Applicat
Using VMware Fusion D debugging checks 33 deleting a virtual machine 77 Dictation 39 Dictation, enable 39 DirectX 10 accelerated graphics support 104 DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 104 DirectX 9.
Index resizing 113 resizing the guest operating system's partition 114 hardware, specifications of virtual 18 hardware version, setting the preferred 134 Home pane 22 Horizon FLEX server 130 Horizon FLEX management server 130 host-only network connection option 38, 39, 108, 109 hot-keys 106 http, setting application for opening URLs 37 I IDE 61 importing effects on virtual machine settings 61 supported guest operating systems 60 the Boot Camp partition 60, 62 virtual machines into Fusion 60, 62 install 14
Using VMware Fusion network adapters adding 111 connecting and configuring 109 removing 112 network address translation 38, 108, 109 newsgroups, setting application for opening URLs 37 notification area, viewing in Unity view 27 O OpenGL 2.
Index resuming virtual machines canceling 76 from the Full Screen Minibar 29 Retina display 105 reverting to a snapshot 92 RSS feeds, setting application for opening URLs 37 S SATA 61, 112, 134 SCSI 61 serial ports, adding 128 setting the startup device for the virtual machine 129 settings debugging checks 33 general preferences 33 sftp, setting application for opening URLs 37 shared folders adding 89 adding a mirrored folder 88 enabling 88 guest operating systems that support 87 removing 89 removing a mi
Using VMware Fusion switching between virtual machines that are powered on 84 switching to 26 using 26 using applications menu 24 using Command+Tab with 26 using Exposé feature with 26 using Mac keyboard shortcuts with 26 using multiple displays in 30 viewing Windows taskbar and system tray 27 VMware Tools required for 64 updated information 9 updates, setting preference to check for Fusion updates automatically 33 upgrading Fusion 141, 142 upgrading VMware Tools Linux (tar installer) 66 Mac OS X 67 Micros
Index importing from OVF or OVA virtual machines 62 importing from Parallels Desktop 60, 62 importing the Boot Camp partition 60, 62 managing 97 moving and sharing files with the Mac 82 opening 74, 75 opening existing 73 opening applications from the Applications menu 82 opening applications in Unity view 81 opening recently used 73 operating 73 performance profiling applications 100 powering off 75, 80 powering on 74 preferences for closing 33 preventing deletion of an AutoProtect snapshot 94 protecting 9
Using VMware Fusion VMware Tools installation Linux (tar installer) 66 Mac OS X 67 Microsoft Windows 65 repairing 67 VMware Tools upgrade Linux (tar installer) 66 Mac OS X 67 Microsoft Windows 65 process 143 VNC, accessing the virtual machine remotely 139 VPN (virtual private network) 39 W waiting for unity window 27 WDDM driver, installed with VMware Tools 64 Web pages, setting application for opening URLs 37 Windows activating 54 running together with Mac OS 73 Windows Easy Install creating a virtual ma
