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
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 9.0EX 104
discrete graphics management 107
display
customizing 40
resizing 40
resolution, adjusting automatically
during resizing 40
display resolution settings 104
displays
multiple 30
multiple in Unity view 30
dock
keeping virtual machine applications in 41, 84
setting virtual machine applications to open
when you log into your Mac 41
dock Fusion in your Mac 15
download install 14
downloading virtual machines 56
dragging and dropping files, VMware Tools
required for 64
DVD install 14
E
enabling a printer 107
encryption, virtual machine 130
ESXi vNIC promiscuous mode 109
evaluation period, upgrading to fully licensed
version after 142
expiration 130
expiration date 130
exporting OVF files 63
Exposé feature, using with virtual machine
applications displayed in Unity view 26
F
favorite virtual machine, setting to always run at
Fusion startup 21
feed, setting application for opening URLs 37
file
opening Mac file with virtual machine
application 84
opening with Mac application 83
file sharing, needed for migrating physical
PC 57
file transfers, setting application for opening
URLs 37
firewall, allowing incoming connections for
SMB 57
floppy devices
adding to a virtual machine 120
connecting and configuring in a virtual
machine 120
creating an image 121
floppy drive 103, 121
ftp, setting application for opening URLs 37
Full Screen view
across multiple displays 30
exiting 25, 30
setting the Full Screen Minibar 29
switching to 28
using 25, 28
function keys 85
functions keys 78
Fusion
about 13
capabilities 17
capabilities with virtual machines 17
checking for software updates
automatically 33, 141
configuring 33
installing or upgrading 141
online resources for support and news 15
setting shortcuts 36
system requirements 14
understanding 17
uninstalling 143
upgrading 142
upgrading manually 142
using and customizing interface 21
working with virtual machines 73
Fusion Pro, about 14
Fusion Professional 109
Fusion display preferences 36
Fusion menu bar 29
G
general system settings 97
guest isolation 135
guest operating systems 21
H
hard and soft power commands 80
hard disk buffering 138
hard disks
adding existing to a virtual machine 115
creating new virtual disks 112
removing from a virtual machine 116
Using VMware Fusion
146 VMware, Inc.