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Contents 1 Getting Started with VMware Fusion 5 About VMware Fusion 5 What Is a Virtual Machine? 6 VMware Fusion Capabilities 6 System Requirements for VMware Fusion 7 Install VMware Fusion 7 Upgrading VMware Fusion 7 Upgrade VMware Fusion with Autoupdate 8 Upgrade VMware Fusion from DVD or USB Key 8 Upgrade VMware Fusion from a Download 9 Start VMware Fusion 9 Getting Up and Running 10 Create a Virtual Machine Using Windows Easy Install and an Installation CD Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual
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Getting Started with VMware Fusion 1 With VMware Fusion™, you can run personal computer (PC) applications and devices on your Intel-based Mac. Designed for the Mac user, VMware Fusion takes advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual machines to run Windows and other x86 operating systems at the same time as Mac OS X.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion After you install VMware Fusion and create a virtual machine, you can install and run complete, unmodified operating systems, and associated application software in the virtual machine, just as on a physical PC. Operating systems you can use include Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Server, Novell NetWare, FreeBSD, and Sun Solaris x86. VMware Fusion offers the benefits of having a second PC without its added expense, physical setup, and maintenance.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with VMware Fusion System Requirements for VMware Fusion Verify that you have the following minimum system requirements for installing and using VMware Fusion. n Any Mac with a 64-bit Intel processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or newer). n Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later, Mac OS X 10.8 and later recommended. n Mac OS X Server n Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion n Upgrade VMware Fusion from a Download on page 9 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. Upgrade VMware Fusion with Autoupdate 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.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with VMware Fusion Upgrade VMware Fusion from a Download 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. If you are upgrading VMware Fusion, you must uninstall the version that is installed on your Mac. Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling of VMware Fusion does not modify existing virtual machines. You can select the full version or the light version.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Getting Up and Running You can use one of the following methods to start using VMware Fusion quickly: n Create a Virtual Machine Using Windows Easy Install and an Installation CD on page 10 When you create a Microsoft Windows virtual machine, you can use the VMware Fusion Windows Easy Install feature to install the Windows operating system you supply and to install VMware Tools in your virtual machine.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with VMware Fusion 7 In the Integration panel, indicate how basic file sharing is handled in the new virtual machine. Option Description More Seamless VMware Fusion shares your Mac’s documents and applications with Windows. Files on your Mac that Windows supports open in Windows. Windows can modify your Mac’s documents, so install and regularly update Windows antivirus software. More Isolated VMware Fusion does not share your Mac’s documents and applications with Windows.
Getting Started with VMware Fusion 2 In the Virtual Machine Library window, click the Boot Camp thumbnail in the list of virtual machines, which identifies the partition that VMware Fusion detected. 3 (Optional) Enter your Mac password to access the Boot Camp partition. VMware Fusion creates a virtual machine that uses your Boot Camp partition and starts Windows. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions and restart your virtual machine when prompted.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with VMware Fusion Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine Because PC and Mac keyboards differ, you must press certain key combinations to enable certain PC commands on a Mac keyboard. For keys with no keyboard equivalent, VMware Fusion provides the Send Key item in the Virtual Machine menu. Table 1‑1. PC and Mac Keyboard Equivalents PC Keyboard Apple External Keyboard MacBook and MacBook Pro Built-In Keyboard F1-F12 F1-F12 fn+F1 . . .
Getting Started with VMware Fusion Take Advantage of VMware Fusion Online Resources Go to the VMware Fusion home page and support page for product news, FAQs, more resources, and the online community. 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.
Index A U Autoupdate 8 upgrading VMware Fusion 7–9 USB install 7 use Fusion 10 B Boot Camp, partition, creating a virtual machine from 11 D doc Fusion in your Mac 9 download install 7 DVD install 7 F function keys 13 G GOS 12 guest operating system 12 guest OS 12 I importing, virtual machines into VMware Fusion 12 install 7 introduction 5 V virtual machines creating from the Boot Camp partition 11 description 6 importing from Microsoft Virtual PC 12 importing from Parallels Desktop 12 resuming 13
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