VMware Fusion - 2.0 Quick Start Manual

Getting Started with VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion for Mac OS X

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Getting Started with VMware Fusion
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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 or Upgrade VMware Fusion 8

Start VMware Fusion 9

Getting Up and Running 10

Create a Windows Virtual Machine with Windows Easy Install 10

Create a Virtual Machine from the Boot Camp Partition 12

Import an Existing PC to a Virtual Machine 13

Import an Existing Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC 7.0 Virtual

Machine 13

Download a Virtual Appliance from the VMware Virtual Appliance

Marketplace 14

Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine 15

Correct Sound Problems in Virtual Machines Running Vista 32-Bit

Edition 16

Quit Your Virtual Machine 17

VMware Fusion Resources 17

Supported Guest Operating Systems 18

Supported 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems 18

Supported 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems 20

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Getting Started with VMware Fusion

Introduction

VMware Fusion™ allows you to run your favorite PC applications on your
Intel-based Mac. Designed from the ground up for the Mac user,
VMware Fusion makes it easy to take advantage of the security, flexibility, and
portability of virtual machines to run Windows and other x86 operating
systems side by side with Mac OS X.

What Is a Virtual Machine?

A virtual machine is a software file that behaves just as a physical computer
does. A virtual machine contains a display, a hard disk, one or more
processors, memory, and all the other hardware that goes into a typical
physical machine—but all components are virtualized. That is, these
elements of a virtual machine are all created by software and stored in files
on your Mac.

The virtual machine runs in a window on your Intel-based Mac. You install an
operating system and applications in the virtual machine and operate it as
you would a physical computer.

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The Mac that you run a virtual machine on is typically referred to as the host.
In this context, the virtual machine is referred to as a guest.

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What You Can Do with VMware Fusion

With VMware Fusion, Intel-based Mac users can:

 Run your favorite Windows and Linux applications on an

Intel-based Mac – With VMware Fusion, you can run your favorite
applications side by side with Mac applications using virtual machines
running a wide range of Windows and Linux operating systems, without
rebooting.

 Create virtual machines – VMware Fusion provides a New Virtual

Machine Assistant to guide you through the process of creating a virtual
machine, including Windows Easy Install and Linux Easy Install—making
installing your favorite operating system easier than ever.

 Import virtual machines – Import virtual machines created with

Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac directly from
VMware Fusion.

 Graduate from Boot Camp– VMware Fusion can make use of your

existing Boot Camp partition, or, when you’re ready, can import your
Boot Camp partition into a virtual disk, letting you reclaim your Boot
Camp space.

 Keep your Windows safe – VMware Fusion lets you take multiple

snapshots—pictures in time—of your virtual machines, keeping them
safe in case of any issue. And VMware Fusion AutoProtect takes
automatic, periodic snapshots to keep your virtual machines safe from
unexpected harm.

 Get the most out of your Mac – Run powerful 64-bit virtual machines,

including server operating systems like Windows Server, Linux Server,
and Mac OS X Server Leopard in virtual machines. Attach up to 8GB of
RAM and four virtual processors to a virtual machine, for server-grade
performance.

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