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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Fusion
- Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Fusion
- About VMware Fusion
- VMware Fusion Capabilities
- System Requirements for VMware Fusion
- Install VMware Fusion
- Upgrading VMware Fusion
- Start VMware Fusion
- Getting Up and Running
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
- Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine
- Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine
- Take Advantage of VMware Fusion Online Resources
- Index
System Requirements for VMware Fusion
Verify that you have the following minimum system requirements for installing and using VMware Fusion.
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Any Mac with a 64-bit Intel processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or newer).
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Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later, Mac OS X 10.8 and later recommended.
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Mac OS X Server
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Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines. Windows operating
systems are available separately from Microsoft and other retailers.
IMPORTANT VMware Fusion does not provide any operating systems for installation onto virtual
machines you create with VMware Fusion. You must provide the operating system installation media.
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2GB of memory, 4GB recommended.
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750MB of free disk space for VMware Fusion, and at least 5GB of free disk space for each virtual
machine.
NOTE Make sure that you have enough memory to run Mac OS X, plus the memory required for each
guest operating system and for applications on the Mac and in the virtual machine.
Install VMware Fusion
Install VMware Fusion by dragging the VMware Fusion disk image to your Mac Applications folder.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the administrator password for your Mac.
Procedure
1 Obtain the VMware Fusion disk image using one of the following methods:
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Download the VMware Fusion disk image from the VMware Fusion Web site.
The VMware Fusion disk image is saved to your default download directory.
Double-click the VMware Fusion .dmg file to mount it.
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Insert the VMware Fusion USB install drive.
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Insert the VMware Fusion DVD.
2 Drag the VMware Fusion icon onto the Applications folder icon.
VMware Fusion installs. Installation of VMware Fusion does not modify existing virtual machines.
Upgrading VMware Fusion
You can upgrade to a new version of VMware Fusion in several ways.
Use these procedures to upgrade VMware Fusion.
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Upgrade VMware Fusion with Autoupdate on page 8
VMware Fusion has a built-in software updater that checks for updates to VMware Fusion and
VMware Tools and downloads and installs them for you.
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Upgrade VMware Fusion from DVD or USB Key on page 8
If you have an earlier version of VMware Fusion, you can upgrade by using the DVD in the software
packaging for the current version.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with VMware Fusion
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