Getting Started with VMware Fusion VMware Fusion for Mac OS X EN-000371-00
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Contents Getting Started with VMware Fusion 5 Introduction 5 What Is a Virtual Machine? 5 What You Can Do with VMware Fusion 6 System Requirements for VMware Fusion 7 Install VMware Fusion 8 Upgrade VMware Fusion 10 Start VMware Fusion 11 Getting Up and Running 11 Create a Windows Virtual Machine with Windows Easy Install 12 Create a Virtual Machine from the Boot Camp Partition 14 Migrating an Existing PC to a Virtual Machine 15 Import an Existing Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC 7.
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Getting Started with VMware Fusion Introduction VMware Fusion™ enables you to run your favorite Windows applications and PC-only devices on your Intel-based Mac. Designed from the ground up for the Mac user, VMware Fusion makes it easy to take advantage of the flexibility, security, and portability of virtual machines to run Windows and other x86 operating systems side by side with Mac OS X.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion What You Can Do with VMware Fusion With VMware Fusion, Intel-based Mac users have many capabilities. Run your favorite Windows and Linux applications on any Intel-based Mac, without rebooting – VMware Fusion runs on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard, and supports over 150 operating systems, including Microsoft Windows 7.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Bring your other virtual machines to VMware Fusion – If you have been using Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac to run Windows on your Mac, VMware Fusion imports your existing virtual machines and provides stability, performance, and ease of use. Keep Windows safer on your Mac – With advanced safety features like multiple snapshots and AutoProtect, VMware Fusion enables you to keep your virtual machines safe from unexpected harm.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Install VMware Fusion You can install VMware Fusion from a CD To install VMware Fusion 1 Select an installation method. a If you are installing from a CD, insert it and skip to Step 4. b If you are installing from a download, first download VMware Fusion from the VMware Web site at http://www.vmware.com/mac/. Click the Download link and follow the subsequent links for an electronic download distribution.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion 5 Enter your serial number. If you do not have a serial number, click Get Serial Number to go to the VMware Web site, where you can purchase a VMware Fusion serial number. You can continue without entering a serial number, but you cannot power on a virtual machine until you enter a valid serial number. Enter your serial number by selecting VMware Fusion > Buy Now or Enter License. 6 Choose whether to participate in the VMware User Experience Improvement Program.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Upgrade VMware Fusion If you are upgrading VMware Fusion, you do not need to uninstall the version installed on your computer. Installation and upgrade does not modify existing virtual machines. When you upgrade an existing VMware Fusion installation, make sure that all your virtual machines are properly shut down and that VMware Fusion is not running. To upgrade VMware Fusion To upgrade the application follow the same steps from “Install VMware Fusion” on page 8.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Start VMware Fusion When you start VMware Fusion, the Virtual Machine Library window appears, open to the Home panel. From this panel you can start any of the actions described in “Getting Up and Running.” To start VMware Fusion In the Applications folder, double-click VMware Fusion. For instructions on configuring, running, and closing VMware Fusion, see the VMware Fusion Help.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Create a Windows Virtual Machine with Windows Easy Install When you create a Windows virtual machine, you can use the VMware Fusion Windows Easy Install feature to automatically install Windows and VMware Tools in your virtual machine. VMware Fusion creates your virtual machine, selects the default Windows installation options, and installs VMware Tools, which loads the drivers required to optimize your virtual machine’s performance.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion 3 In the Introduction panel, ensure that Install this operating system is selected, and click Continue. 4 In the Windows Easy Install panel, enter your Display Name or Account Name, Password (optional), and Windows Product Key. The entry in the Display Name field (Windows XP and earlier) appears in information boxes as the name your Windows software is registered to. It is not the Windows user name.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Create a Virtual Machine from the Boot Camp Partition Boot Camp is an application from Apple that enables an Intel-based Mac to run Windows operating systems. Boot Camp creates separate Mac and Windows partitions on your hard disk to create a dual-boot environment, so that you can use either Mac OS X or Windows at boot time, but not both. With VMware Fusion, you can use your Windows Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion 3 After Windows boots from your Boot Camp virtual machine, VMware Fusion starts the installation of VMware Tools to enable full virtual machine functionality and optimize performance for your Boot Camp partition when used as a virtual machine. Follow the onscreen instructions and restart your virtual machine when prompted. 4 When the VMware Tools installation is complete, reboot your computer.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine PC and Mac keyboards have different layout, so you must press certain key combinations to enable certain PC commands on a Mac keyboard. See Table 1. For keys with no keyboard equivalent, VMware Fusion provides the Send Key item in the Virtual Machine menu. To learn more about keyboard and mouse options in VMware Fusion, see the VMware Fusion Help. Table 1.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Sending the Ctrl-Alt-Delete Command to a Virtual Machine You can use a VMware Fusion command to send the Ctrl-Alt-Delete keystroke combination to a Windows virtual machine. You can send the command in any of the following ways. Select Virtual Machine > Send Ctrl-Alt-Del. If you are using an external PC keyboard, press Ctrl+Alt+Del. On a full-sized Mac keyboard, press Fwd Del+Ctrl+Option. The Forward Delete key ( ) is below the Help key.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion VMware Fusion Resources To learn about available VMware support offerings, registering a product, or creating a technical support request, see the VMware support portal at http://www.vmware.com/go/fusionsupport. You can also find information about using VMware Fusion at the following self-help sources: VMware Fusion has a rich, searchable help system available from the Help menu.
