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Getting Started with VMware Fusion

Introduction
VMwareFusionallowsyoutorunyourfavoritePCapplicationsonyourIntelbasedMac.Designedfrom
thegroundupfortheMacuser,VMwareFusionmakesiteasytotakeadvantageofthesecurity,flexibility,and
portabilityofvirtualmachinestorunWindowsandotherx86operatingsystemssidebysidewithMacOSX.

What Is a Virtual Machine?

Avirtualmachineissoftwarethatbehavesjustasaphysicalcomputerdoes.Avirtualmachinecontainsa
display,aharddisk,oneormoreprocessors,memory,aCD/DVDdrive,anetworkadapter,andaUSB
controllerallvirtualized.Thatis,theseelementsofavirtualmachineareallcreatedbysoftwareandstored
infilesonyourMac.
ThevirtualmachinerunsinawindowonyourIntelbasedMac.Youinstallanoperatingsystemand
applicationsinthevirtualmachineandoperateitasyouwouldaphysicalcomputer.
TheMacthatyourunavirtualmachineonissometimesreferredtoasthehost.Inthiscontext,thevirtual
machineisreferredtoasaguest.

What You Can Do with VMware Fusion

WithVMwareFusion,IntelbasedMacuserscan:

RunyourfavoriteWindowsandLinuxapplicationsonanIntelbasedMacWithVMwareFusion,you
canrunvirtualmachineswithawiderangeofWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems,soyoucanrun
yourfavoriteapplicationssidebysidewithMacapplications,withoutrebooting.

CreatevirtualmachinesVMwareFusionprovidesaNewVirtualMachineAssistanttoguideyou
throughtheprocessofcreatingavirtualmachine.

RunmultipleoperatingsystemswhileprotectingtheintegrityofyourMacVMwareFusionletsyou
safelyrunvirtualmachinesisolatedfromtheMacbymakinguseofthehardwarelevelsecurityandfault
isolationofvirtualizationsolutions.

EvaluateanduseprebuiltapplicationseasilyWithVMwareFusion,youcandownloadandsafelyrun
prebuiltapplicationsdesignedtosolvespecificproblemsinvirtualmachinesthatareavailablefromthe
growinglibraryofvirtualappliances.SeetheVirtualApplianceMarketplaceathttp://vam.vmware.com/.
TheVirtualApplianceMarketplaceincludesvirtualmachinesfromvarioussoftwarevendors,aswellas
virtualmachinesthatarepreconfiguredwithpopularopensourcesoftware.WithVMwareFusionyou
candownloadandtryacompletelyconfiguredLinuxvirtualmachinewithouthavingtobeaLinuxexpert
oryoucantrypreconfiguredbusinessapplianceswithapplicationsfromleadingsoftwarevendors,
includingOracle,RedHat,Novell,BEA,SpikeSource,IBM,andMySQL.

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Features of VMware Fusion

VMwareFusionprovidesthefollowingfeatures:

WiththepowerfulUnityfeature,VMwareFusiontransformsyourWindowsapplicationstoworklike
MacapplicationsandgivesyoutheseamlessMacexperienceyouexpect.MinimizeWindowsapplications
totheDock,switchbetweenWindowsandMacapplicationswithExpos,andfindandinstantlylaunch
anyWindowsapplicationjustasyouwouldaMacapplication.Formoredetailsandthelatestinformation
onUnitysupportforyourWindowsoperatingsystem,seetheVMwareFusionreleasenotesat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html.

VMwareFusionsNewVirtualMachineAssistantguidesyouthroughtheprocessofcreatingavirtual
machine.TheWindowsEasyInstallfeatureautomaticallyinstallsWindowsandoptimizesyourWindows
virtualmachineforuseontheMac.

Experimentalsupportforhardwareaccelerated3DgraphicsletsyourunDirectX8.1applicationsand
playselect3DgamesinWindowsXPServicePack2virtualmachines.Formoredetailsandthelatest
informationonthisexperimentallysupportedfeature,seetheVMwareFusionreleasenotesat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html.

OnlyVMwareFusionsupportsboth32bitand64bitguestoperatingsystemsonmostMacs.Astheworld
movesto64bitwiththeIntelCore2DuoandXeonprocessorsand64bitnativeoperatingsystems,you
arereadytodaywithVMwareFusionanditsexclusivesupportfor64bitoperatingsystemsinvirtual
machines.

YoucanuseVMwareVirtualSMP.OnMacswithmorethanoneprocessorcore,youcanuseVMware
Fusiontopoweronavirtualmachinethathaseitheroneortwovirtualprocessorsassigned,taking
advantageofthemulticoreIntelprocessorsintheIntelbasedMacs.

Takeasnapshotofyourentirevirtualmachineinaknowngoodstate,andreverttothatsnapshotwhen
somethinggoeswronginyourvirtualmachineforexample,whenyourvirtualmachinepicksupa
virus,orwhenasoftwareupgradecausesproblems.

VMwareFusionsupportshighspeedUSB2.0forahugerangeofdevices.Evendevicesthatdonothave
driversforMacOSXwillworkinavirtualmachine.

NetworkwithyourMacseamlessly.Or,youcansetthetypeofnetworkconnectionforthevirtual
machine,lettingthevirtualmachineshareorobtainitsownIPaddressorisolateitfromthenetworkand
host.Networkingoptionsare:bridged,NAT,andhostonly.VMwareFusionprovidesfullsupportfor
Airportwirelessnetworking,includingvirtualmachinesbehindaNATfirewallandbridgedtothelocal
Airportnetwork.VMwareFusionsupportsuptotenvirtualnetworkinterfaces.

Youcanconnectanddisconnectanypreconfigureddevicesinyourvirtualmachine,andconfiguresome
featuresofvirtualhardwareanddevices.Youcanaddvirtualharddiskstoyourvirtualmachinefor
increasedcapacityandadjusttheallotmentofvirtualmemoryforyourvirtualmachine.

Youcanmovetextbetweenthevirtualmachineandthehostquicklyandeasilybycopyingandpasting,
andyoucanmovefilesbydragginganddropping.Youcanalsosetupsharedfoldersonyourhost
computer,soyoucaneasilysharefilesandfoldersbetweenyourvirtualmachineandyourhostcomputer.
Tousethesefeatures,youmusthaveVMwareToolsinstalled.

VMwareFusionprovidesexperimentalsupportforMacOSXLeopard.VMwareFusionnowprovides
experimentalsupportforMacOSXLeopard.Formoredetailsandthelatestinformationonthis
experimentallysupportedfeature,seetheVMwareFusionreleasenotesat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html.

Forinstructionsonusingthesefeatures,seetheHelpprovidedinVMwareFusion(choose
Help > VMware Fusion Help).

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System Requirements for VMware Fusion

TheminimumsystemrequirementsforinstallingandusingVMwareFusionare:

AnyMacwithanIntel1.5GHzorfasterprocessor.

512MBofRAM,1GBrecommended.

275MBoffreediskspaceforVMwareFusion,andatleast1GBoffreediskspaceforeachvirtualmachine.

MacOSXversion10.4.9orhigher

NOTEYoumusthaveenoughmemorytorunMacOSX,plusthememoryrequiredforeachguestoperating
systemandforapplicationsontheMacandinthevirtualmachine.Seeyourguestoperatingsystemand
applicationdocumentationfortheirmemoryrequirements.

Supported Guest Operating Systems

VMwareFusionsupportsover60guestoperatingsystems,includingWindows3.1throughWindowsVista,
Linux,Solaris,andFreeBSD.TheoperatingsystemslistedherehavebeentestedinVMwareFusionvirtual
machinesandareofficiallysupported.Forthemostrecentlistofguestoperatingsystemssupportedby
VMwareproducts,withnotesoninstallingthemostcommonguestoperatingsystems,seetheVMwareGuest
OperatingSystemInstallationGuide:http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.

Supported 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems

VMwareFusionsupportsthefollowing32bitguestoperatingsystems:

WindowsVistaBusiness,Enterprise,UltimateEditions

WindowsXPProfessionalSP2,HomeEditionSP2

Windows98SE

WindowsServer2003EnterpriseEdition,R2EnterpriseEdition

Windows2000ServerSP4,AdvancedServerSP4

WindowsNT4.0ServerSP6a,WorkstationSP6a

WindowsMe,Windows3.1,Windows95SP1,MSDOS6.x

SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,9SP3

SUSELinux10.1,9.3

NovellNetware6.5SP5

NovellLinuxDesktop9SP2

NovellOpenEnterpriseServerSP2

RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.0,4.0Update4,3.0Update8

RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1stock2.4.9e3(AdvancedServer,EnterpriseServer,Workstation)

RedHatLinux9.0stock2.4.208,upgrade2.4.2020.9

RedHatLinux7.0stock2.2.1622,upgrade2.2.1714

Solarisx861011/06(Update3)

UbuntuLinux6.10,5.10

MandrivaLinux2007,2006

FreeBSD6.1,5.5

TurbolinuxEnterpriseServer8

TurbolinuxDesktop10

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Supported 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems

VMwareFusionsupportsthefollowing64bitguestoperatingsystems:

WindowsVistaBusiness,Enterprise,UltimateEditions

MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessional

WindowsServer2003SP1EnterpriseEdition,R2EnterpriseEdition

SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,9SP3

SUSELinux10.1,9.3

RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.0,4.0Update4,3.0Update8

Solarisx861011/06(Update3)

UbuntuLinux6.10,5.10

MandrivaLinux2007,2006

FreeBSD6.1,5.5

Installing or Upgrading VMware Fusion

IfyouareupgradingVMwareFusion,youdonotneedtouninstalltheversioninstalledonyourcomputer.
VMwareFusionupgradestheexistingversionautomatically.
NOTEInrarecircumstances,theoperatingsysteminavirtualmachinecanquitunexpectedlyinawaythat
leavessomevirtualmachineprocessesrunning.Thissituationcanpreventyoufromupgradingoruninstalling
VMwareFusion.Inthiscase,theinstallationoruninstallationAssistantmightdisplayamessageindicating
thatyoucannotinstalloruninstallVMwareFusion.Toworkaroundthisproblem,youcanusetheMac
ActivityMonitortoforcevirtualmachineprocessestoquit.Seethetopic
Troubleshooting > Forcing Virtual Machine Processes to QuitinyourVMwareFusionHelp.
To install or upgrade VMware Fusion
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IfyouareupgradinganexistingVMwareFusioninstallation,makesurethatnovirtualmachinesareopen
andthatVMwareFusionisnotrunning.

DownloadVMwareFusionfromtheVMwareWebsiteat
www.vmware.com/mac/.
ClickthedownloadlinkandsavetheapplicationtoyourMac.TheVMwareFusiondiskimageissaved
toyourdefaultdownloaddirectory:VMwareFusion<xxxxx>.dmg,where<xxxxx>isthebuildnumber
forthedownloadrelease.

DoubleclickVMwareFusion<xxxxx>.dmgtomountit.
ThecontentsofthediskimagearedisplayedinaVMwareFusionFinderwindow

BrowsetotheVMwareFusionvolume,anddoubleclickInstallVMwareFusion.pkgicontolaunchthe
InstallationAssistant.

FollowtheinstructionsintheAssistanttoinstallVMwareFusion.
Attheendoftheinstallation,theAssistantpromptsforyourserialnumber.

Enteryourserialnumber.
Ifyoudonothaveaserialnumber,clickGetSerialNumbertogototheVMwareWebsite,whereyoucan
licenseVMwareFusionandgetaserialnumber.
Youcancontinuewithoutenteringaserialnumber,butyoucannotpoweronavirtualmachineuntilyou
haveenteredavalidserialnumber.YoucanenteryourserialnumberatanytimebychoosingVMware
Fusion>Licensing.

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Starting VMware Fusion

To start VMware Fusion
IntheApplicationsfolder,doubleclickVMwareFusion.app.
TheVirtualMachineLibrarywindowisdisplayed.Fromthiswindow,youcancreateavirtualmachine,
browseforanexistingvirtualmachinetoopen,openavirtualmachineyouhaveusedrecently,orgotothe
VMwareTechnologyNetworkWebsitetodownloadpreconfiguredvirtualmachines.
Forinstructionsonconfiguring,running,andclosingVMwareFusion,seetheVMwareFusionhelp.

Creating Your Windows Virtual Machine with Windows Easy Install

WhenyoucreateaWindowsvirtualmachine,youcanuseVMwareFusionsWindowsEasyInstallfeatureto
automaticallyinstallWindowsandVMwareToolsinyourvirtualmachine.VMwareFusionwillcreateyour
virtualmachine,automaticallyselectthedefaultWindowsinstallationoptions,andinstallVMwareTools,
whichloadsthedriversrequiredtooptimizeyourvirtualmachinesperformance.Youcanalsochoosetohave
WindowsEasyInstallautomaticallymakeyourhomefolderavailabletoWindowsasasharedfolder,soyou
cansharefilesbetweenthevirtualmachineandyourMac.
WindowsEasyInstallisavailableforthefollowingWindowsoperatingsystems:

WindowsVista32bit,WindowsXP,Windows2000

Server:WindowsLonghorn(experimentallysupportedonly),WindowsServer2003,Windows2000
Server

IfyouarenotusingoneoftheseWindowsoperatingsystemsinyourvirtualmachine,oryouwanttoinstall
theoperatingsystemmanually,seetheVMwareFusionHelpfordetailsoncreatingvirtualmachines.
To create a Windows virtual machine using Windows Easy Install
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FromtheVirtualMachineLibrarywindow,clicktheNewbuttonorchooseFile>New.
TheNewVirtualMachineAssistantlaunches.

IntheIntroductionpanel,clickContinue.

IntheOperatingSystempanel,selectanoperatingsystemandversionforthenewvirtualmachine.

IntheNamepanel,enterthenameforthevirtualmachineintheSaveasfield.
Bydefault,thevirtualmachinewillbesavedinyour<user>/Documents/VirtualMachinesfolder.To
browseforadifferentlocation,selectOtherfromtheWherefield.

IntheVirtualHardDiskpanel,setthemaximumsizeforthevirtualharddisk.
TheAdvancedDiskOptionssectionprovidesthefollowingchoices:

AllocatealldiskspacenowThisoptiongivessomewhatbetterperformanceforyourvirtual
machine.However,ifyouallocateallthedisknow,youwillnotbeabletousetheVMwareTools
shrinkdiskfeaturelater.Allocatingalldiskspacenowisatimeconsumingoperationthatcannotbe
canceled,andrequiresasmuchphysicaldiskspaceasyouspecifyforthevirtualdisk.

Splitdiskinto2GBfilesSelectthisoptionifyourvirtualmachinewillbeusedinaharddrivewith
afilesystemthatdoesnotsupportfileslargerthan2GB.

UseanExistingVirtualDiskSelectthisoptiontouseanexistingvirtualdisk.Entertheexisting
virtualdisk(.vmdk)file,includingthepath,orclickChoosetobrowseforthefile.

IntheWindowsEasyInstallpanel,selectUseEasyInstall.
a

EnteryourName,Password(optional)andWindowsProductkey.
TheentryintheNamefieldisdisplayedininformationboxesasthenameyourWindowssoftware
isregisteredto.ItisnottheWindowsusername.TheentryinthePasswordfieldisthepasswordfor
thewindowsadministratoraccountonly.

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SelectEnablefilesharingtohaveWindowsEasyInstallconfigureyourhomefolderasashared
folder,soyoucansharefilesbetweenthevirtualmachineandyourMac.

IntheFinishpanel:
a

LeavetheoptionStartvirtualmachineandinstalloperatingsystemnowselected.

IfyouareinstallingWindowsfromaninstallationdisc,putthediscinyourMacCD/DVDdriveand
selecttheoptionUseoperatingsysteminstallationdisc.
Ifyouareinstallingfromadiscimagefile,selecttheoptionUseoperatingsysteminstallationdisc
imagefile,andbrowsetothefile.

ClickFinish.
VMwareFusioninstallsWindows.Thiscantakeupto45minutes.AfterinstallingWindows,VMware
FusioninstallsVMwareTools,andpowersonthevirtualmachine.

Creating a Virtual Machine from the Boot Camp Partition

BootCampisApplesoftwarethatenablesanIntelbasedMactorunWindowsXP.ButBootCamprequires
youtochoosebetweenMacorWindowsatboottime.BootCampcreatesseparateMacandWindows
partitionsonyourharddisktocreateadualbootenvironment.YoucanuseyourWindowsXPBootCamp
partitionasaVMwareFusionvirtualmachine.Thisenablesyouto

UseyourBootCampvirtualmachineandyourMacwithoutrebootingandswitchingbetweenthem.

SharefileseasilybetweenyourBootCampvirtualmachineandyourMac,throughsharedfolders,andby
dragginganddroppingfilesorcuttingandpastingtext.

NOTEVMwareFusionofferscompletesupportforWindowsXPinaBootCamppartition.Formoredetails
regardingsupportforMicrosoftVistainaBootCamppartition,seetheVMwareFusionreleasenotesat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html.
To create a virtual machine from the Boot Camp partition
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FromtheVirtualMachineLibrarywindow,selectBootCamppartition,whichisautomaticallydetected,
andclickRun.

EnteryourMacpasswordtoaccesstheBootCamppartition.
YoumusthaveadministratorprivilegestousetheBootCampasavirtualmachine.VMwareFusion
createsavirtualmachinefromyourBootCamppartitionandstartsWindows.

AfterWindowsbootsfromyourBootCampvirtualmachine,VMWareFusionstartstheinstallationof
VMwareToolstoenablefullvirtualmachinefunctionalityandoptimizeperformanceforyourBootCamp
partitionwhenusedasavirtualmachine.Followtheonscreeninstructionsandrestartyourvirtual
machinewhenprompted.

WhentheVMwareToolsinstallationiscomplete,rebootyourcomputer.

ThefirsttimeyoupoweronyourBootCampvirtualmachineafterinstallingVMwareTools,youwillneedto
reactivateWindows.
NOTEIfVMwareToolsisnotinstalled,andyoureactivateWindowsinyourBootCampvirtualmachine,and
subsequentlybootyourBootCamppartitionnatively,youwillbepromptedtoreactivateWindows.
ReactivatingWindowsinyournativeBootCamppartitionwillresultinyourBootCampvirtualmachine
requiringreactivationthenexttimeyoupoweriton,andsoforth.InstallingVMwareToolssolvesthis
problem.IfyouhaveVMwareToolsinstalled,youwillneedtoreactivateWindowsonlywhenyoufirstpower
onyourBootCampvirtualmachine.

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Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine

PCandMackeyboardsdiffer,soyouwillneedtopresscertainkeycombinationstoenablecertainPC
commandsonaMackeyboard.SeeTable 1.
Table 1. PC and Mac Keyboards.
MacBook and MacBook
Pro Built-In Keyboard

PC Keyboard

Apple External Keyboard

PrintScreen

F14

ScrollLock

F15

Pause/Break

F16

Backspace

delete

delete

delete

delete

fn+delete

(ForwardDelete)

Insert

help

NumLock

clear

fn+numlockF6

altoption

altoption

Command
(WindowslogokeybetweenCtrl
andAltkeys)
Alt

NOTEOntheMacBookandMacBookProbuiltinkeyboards,thefunctionkeysarenotaccessibleunlessyou
pressFnplusthedesiredFunctionkey.

Fixing Sound Problems in Virtual Machines Running Vista 32-Bit

Edition
WhenyouinstallMicrosoftVista32biteditioninaVMwareFusionvirtualmachine,thereisnosoundoutput.
Tocorrectthisproblem,runWindowsUpdatetoupdatethesounddriverfromwithinVista.
To update the sound driver in a VMware Fusion virtual machine running Windows Vista 32-bit edition
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Inthevirtualmachine,fromtheWindowsstartmenu,ControlclickorrightclickComputerandselect
Properties.

Intheleftpane,underTasks,selectDeviceManager.

Whenpromptedforyourpermissiontocontinue,clickContinue.
WindowsdisplaystheDeviceManager.

ControlclickorrightclicktheMultimediaSoundAdapterwithawarningsymbol(indicatingthatthere
isnodriver)andselectUpdateDriverSoftware.

AtthepromptHowdoyouwanttosearchfordriversoftware?,selectSearchautomaticallyforupdated
driversoftware.
Windowsfindsandinstallstheappropriatedriverforyourvirtualsoundcard.

Whenyouarepromptedtorestart,clickRestartNow.
SoundshouldnowworkinyourMicrosoftVista32bitvirtualmachine.

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Virtual Machines and System Images Compatible with VMware Fusion

InadditiontovirtualmachinesthatyoucreateinVMwareFusion,youcanalsousevirtualmachinescreated
inthefollowingVMwareproducts:

ESX Server 2.xandhigher

Workstation 4.xandhigher

VMwareServer1.0.xandhigher

GSXServer3.2

Virtual Machines and Virtual Hardware Versions

VMwareclassifiesvirtualmachinescreatedwithVMwareproductsbyvirtualhardwareversion.Thevirtual
hardwareversiondeterminestheavailabilityofhardwarebasedfeaturesinthevirtualmachineaswellasthe
compatibilityofvirtualmachineswithVMwareproducts.SeeTable 2.
VMwareFusionfeaturesvaryslightlywiththevirtualhardwareversionofthevirtualmachine.Virtual
machinescreatedinVMwareFusionhavevirtualhardwareversion6.AllVMwareFusionfeaturesareenabled
forversion6virtualmachines.
Youcanalsorunvirtualmachineswithvirtualhardwareversions3,4,and5inVMwareFusion.However,to
seeanduseallVMwareFusionfeatures(includingUSB2.0andaccelerated3Dgraphics),upgradevirtual
hardwareversion3,4,and5virtualmachinestoversion6.SeetheVMwareFusionHelpforinstructions.
Virtualmachineswithavirtualhardwareversionlowerthan3arenotsupportedinVMwareFusion.
Table 2. Virtual Hardware Version for VMware Virtual Machines
VMware Product Used
to Create Virtual Machine

Virtual Hardware Version

VMwareFusion 1.x

ESX Server 3.1.x

ESX Server 3.0.x

ESX Server 2.x

Workstation 6.0

Workstation 5.x

Workstation 4.x

VMwareServer1.0.x

GSXServer3.2

Downloading VMware Fusion and Virtual Machines

YoucandownloadVMwareFusionfromtheVMwareWebsiteat
www.vmware.com/mac/.
YoucandownloadvirtualmachinestousewithVMwareFusionattheVirtualApplianceMarketplace:
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VMware Fusion Resources

InadditiontothisdocumentandtheVMwareFusiononlinehelp,youcanfindinformationaboutusing
VMwareFusionatthefollowingsources:

Forselfhelpresources,seetheVMwareFusionFAQat
www.vmware.com/products/fusion/faqs.html.

YoumightalsowanttochecktheVMwareFusionDiscussionForumontheVMwareVMTNWebsite,at
www.vmware.com/community/forum.jspa?forumID=371.TheforumisasitewhereVMTNmemberscan
exchangeinformation,questions,andcommentswitheachotherregardingVMwareproducts,services,
andproductsupportissues.

Quitting Your Virtual Machine

VMwareFusionssuspendfeatureletsyouquicklysavetheentirecurrentstateofyourvirtualmachine,
includingallrunningapplications,soyoucanreturntothisstatewithoutrestartingyourvirtualmachine.
UsingtheSuspendcommandinsteadofShutDownletsyougetbackupandrunningquickly.
Tocompletelyshutdownthevirtualmachineinstead,usetheShutDowncommand.
NOTEBootCampvirtualmachinesdonotsupportthesuspendandsnapshotfeaturesbecauseyoucanreboot
intoWindowsusingBootCamp,whichwouldinvalidatesuspendandsnapshots.

Uninstalling VMware Fusion

TakethefollowingstepstocompletelyuninstallVMwareFusionfromyoursystem.
IfyouareupgradingVMwareFusion,youdonotneedtouninstalltheversioninstalledonyourcomputer.
VMwareFusionupgradestheexistingversionautomatically.
NOTEInrarecircumstances,theoperatingsysteminavirtualmachinecanquitunexpectedlyinawaythat
leavessomevirtualmachineprocessesrunning.Thissituationcanpreventyoufromupgradingoruninstalling
VMwareFusion.Inthiscase,theinstallationoruninstallationAssistantmightdisplayamessageindicating
thatyoucannotinstalloruninstallVMwareFusion.Toworkaroundthisproblem,youcanusetheMac
ActivityMonitortoforcevirtualmachineprocessestoquit.Seethetopic
Troubleshooting > Forcing VMware Fusion to QuitinyourVMwareFusionHelp.
To uninstall VMware Fusion
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Poweroffallrunningvirtualmachines,andquitVMwareFusion.

InthemountedVMwareFusiondiskimage,doubleclickUninstallVmwareFusion.app.

Whenyouarepromptedtoconfirm,clickUninstall.

Enteryouradministrativepasswordtobegintheuninstallation.
Whentheuninstallationiscomplete,aconfirmationmessageisdisplayed.

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