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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. Compatible with Core 2 Duo, Xeon, i3, i5, i7 processors or newer.
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Mac OS X 10.8.0 or later, Mac OS X 10.8.5 or later recommended.
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Operating system installation media (disc or disc 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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4GB of memory, 8GB 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 machines.
Install VMware Fusion
You install VMware Fusion in the same way you install other Mac OS X applications.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the administrator password for your Mac.
Procedure
1 Obtain the VMware Fusion disk image by downloading it from the VMware Fusion Web site.
2 Double-click the VMware Fusion .dmg file to mount it.
3 Double-click the VMware Fusion icon to install and launch VMware Fusion.
Alternatively, you can drag the VMware Fusion icon to a folder on your Mac. Once copied, you can
double-click the icon to launch VMware Fusion.
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 a Download on page 8
If you have an earlier version of VMware Fusion, you can upgrade to the current version by manually
downloading the VMware Fusion disk image from the VMware Web site.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with VMware Fusion
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