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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 Click Finish.
b Indicate the folder in which to save the virtual machine. The default is
your user/Documents/Virtual Machines folder.
c (Optional) To share the virtual machine with other users on the Mac
host, save the virtual machine to the Shared folder and select the Share
this virtual machine with other users on this Mac check box. Deselect
the check box to save to the Shared folder but not share the virtual
machine with other users on the Mac host. See “Creating a Shared
Virtual Machine in Fusion,” on page 50.
To change disk size or other
standard settings of the virtual
machine
a Click Customize Settings.
b Save the new virtual machine.
c Make changes to the virtual machine’s disk size, processor usage,
removable devices, and other configurations on the Settings window.
Fusion starts the new virtual machine, installs the operating system, and installs VMware Tools.
Creating a Mac OS X Virtual Machine in Fusion
You can install OS X Server or OS X Client in a virtual machine. Fusion creates the virtual machine, opens
the OS X installation assistant, and installs VMware Tools. VMware Tools loads the drivers required to
optimize a virtual machine's performance.
OS X virtual machines that you create in Fusion can run on any Apple-branded hardware that uses Intel
processors. The Apple licensing agreement defines the situations when it is permissible to virtualize OS X.
Fusion does not change these terms or enable OS X on non-Apple hardware. You cannot use a Mac OS
virtual machine in another VMware product, such as Workstation Pro.
Fusion supports the following Mac OS X Server and Mac OS X Client versions for the guest OS:
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Mac OS X Server 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11
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Mac OS X Client 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11
Fusion does not support the following features for Mac OS X virtual machines:
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Drag-and-drop between host Mac and guest Mac
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Multiple displays
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3D Accelerated graphics
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Unity Mode
To install the operating system, use the procedure for creating a virtual machine for any supported
operating system. See “Create a Virtual Machine for Any Supported Operating System,” on page 52.
Creating a Shared Virtual Machine in Fusion
You can create a shared virtual machine in Fusion that can be accessed by all users on the local Mac host.
When a virtual machine is created in Fusion, it is saved to the default /Documents/Virtual Machines folder.
This folder has limited permissions that allow only the creator of the virtual machine to use it. To allow
other users on the Mac host to access the virtual machine, save it to the /Users/Shared folder on the Mac.
With a shared virtual machine, the user can log out of the current account on the Mac host, and another user
on the Mac host can log in to access the virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion
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