8.1
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Updated Information
- 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
- 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 Menu
- Using Different Views in the Fusion Interface
- Resize the Virtual Machine Display to Fit
- Using Multiple Displays
- Resize the Virtual Machine Display to Fit
- 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 Dictation
- 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 Mac OS X 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
- Upload a Virtual Machine to VMware vCloud Air
- 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
- Running Fusion Pro 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
- 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 or Linux Application from the Applications Menu
- 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
- Running Fusion Pro and Virtual Machines
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Change the Preferred Virtualization Engine
- 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
- Upgrading Fusion
- Index
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
Applications menu
opening virtual machine applications with 82
setting up 23
using 23, 26
using in Unity view 81
applications menu, finding a guest application
with 24
AutoProtect, impact on managing hard
disks 112
Autoupdate 141
B
backup
copying a virtual machine 95
excluding virtual machines in Time
Machine 95
battery, showing status in the virtual
machine 136
Bluetooth, pair with virtual machine 128
Boot Camp
importing 60, 62
partition, creating a virtual machine from 22,
53
setting password requirement for virtual
machine 138
bridged, network connection option 109
bridged network connection option 108
bundles, virtual machine files stored in 41
C
camera 123
canceling a resume command 76
CD/DVD drive 103, 119
CD/DVD drives
adding to a virtual machine 118
configuring in virtual machines 117
connecting and configuring in virtual
machines 118
connecting and disconnecting using the status
bar 119
creating an image 119
removing from a virtual machine 118
switching the CD/DVD connection between the
host CD/DVD and a CD or DVD ISO
image 118
when USB devices 118, 125
clone, virtual machine 68, 69
clones
creating 68, 70
full 69
linked 69
Command+Tab, using to switch virtual machine
applications displayed in Unity view 26
configuring Fusion 33
connection, to be used for migrating your PC 57
control-click with an Apple Mighty Mouse 85
converting a physical PC into a virtual
machine 56
copying a virtual machine 95
copying and pasting text between virtual
machines and hosts, VMware Tools
support for 64
Cover Flow, adding notes to virtual machines to
appear in 21
creating a CD/DVD image 119
creating a floppy disk image 121
creating virtual machines 43
Ctrl-Alt-Del, sending to virtual machines 78
VMware, Inc. 145