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
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 mirrored folder 88
Time Machine backup of 96
using 87
viewing in a Linux guest 83
viewing in a Mac OS guest 83
viewing in a Windows guest 82
shared virtual machine 50
sharing files between virtual machines and the
Mac 87
shortcuts
setting for Fusion 36
setting for mouse 35
shutting down virtual machines 75
Single Window view
exiting 25
switching to 25, 28
switching between Full Screen view and 25,
30
using 24
smart card reader 126
snapshots
automatic with AutoProtect 93
deleting 92
preventing deletion 94
restoring 92
taking 92
using 91
viewing 91
solid-state drives 21
sound adapters
adding in virtual machines 122
connecting and configuring in virtual
machines 122
connecting and disconnecting using the status
bar 122
removing 123
sound card, configuring in virtual machines 122
special key commands, sending to a virtual
machine 78
SSD 21
ssh, setting application for opening URLs 37
start 15
starting virtual machines 74
statistics, anonymously sent to VMware 33
status bar, showing and hiding 40
suspending virtual machines 75
SVGA driver, installed with VMware Tools 64
synchronizing time between a virtual machine
and the host operating system 64
system requirements,Fusion 14
system tray, viewing in Unity view 27
T
tar installer 66
taskbar, viewing in Unity view 27
telnet, setting application for opening URLs 37
time, synchronizing between a virtual machine
and the host operating system 64
time synchronization 136
Time Machine, excluding virtual machines when
using 95
toolbar
customizing 40
showing and hiding 40
troubleshooting
forcing virtual machine processes to quit 144
settings 137
virtual machine 137
tutorials, online video 15
U
uninstalling, Fusion 143
uninstalling a virtual machine 77
uninstalling VMware Tools 68
Unity view
connecting a USB device 27
opening virtual machine applications in 81
responding to the guest operating system
while in 27
switching between Full Screen view and 30
switching between Single Window view
and 25
Index
VMware, Inc. 149