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Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Getting Started with Fusion
- Understanding Fusion
- Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do
- Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface
- VMware Fusion Toolbar
- Perform Actions on Your Virtual Machines from the Virtual Machine Library Window
- Using the Home Pane to Create a Virtual Machine or Obtain One from Another Source
- Using the Fusion Applications Menu
- Using Different Views in the Fusion Interface
- Resize the Virtual Machine Display to Fit
- Using Multiple Displays
- Configuring Fusion
- Setting Fusion Preferences
- Set General Preferences
- Select a Keyboard and Mouse Profile
- Set Key Mappings on the Keyboard and Mouse Preferences Pane
- Set Mouse Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Enable or Disable Mac Host Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Enable Fusion Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Set Fusion Display Resolution Preferences
- Set Default Applications Preferences
- Creating Custom Networks
- Enable Dictation
- Join or Leave the Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Customizing the Fusion Display
- Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock
- Set a Virtual Machine Application to Open When You Log in to Your Mac
- Contents of the Virtual Machine Package
- Work with Virtual Machine Packages
- Setting Fusion Preferences
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Creating a Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine
- Creating a Linux Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Creating a macOS Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Creating a Shared Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Create a Virtual Machine from a Mac Recovery Partition
- Create a Virtual Machine on a Remote Server
- Create a Virtual Machine for Any Supported Operating System
- Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual Machine
- Activate Windows in a Virtual Machine
- Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server
- Download a Virtual Machine from a Remote Server
- Migrate an Existing Physical PC to a Virtual Machine
- Set Up Your Mac to Accept the Transfer of Files from Your PC
- Connect to Your PC for Migration
- Disable UAC for Windows Vista and Later Before Migrating
- Install and Run the Fusion PC Migration Agent on Your PC
- Run the Migration Assistant on Your Mac
- Ensure that VMware Tools is Installed in the Migrated Virtual Machine
- Importing Windows Virtual Machines
- Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format
- Installing and Using VMware Tools
- Cloning Virtual Machines with Fusion Pro
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Working with Your Virtual Machines
- Scan for Virtual Machines to Add to the Virtual Machine Library
- Running Fusion and Virtual Machines
- Open an Existing Virtual Machine
- Browse for a Virtual Machine
- Open a Virtual Machine From the Finder
- Start a Virtual Machine's Operating System
- Open a Virtual Machine Without Powering On
- Shut Down a Virtual Machine's Operating System
- Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Cancel a Resume Command
- Power on a Virtual Machine to Firmware in Fusion Pro
- Pause a Virtual Machine
- Restart a Virtual Machine
- Reset a Virtual Machine
- Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Finder
- Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Virtual Machine Library
- Send the Ctrl-Alt-Delete Command to a Virtual Machine
- Send Special Key Commands to a Windows or Linux Virtual Machine
- Special Key Commands
- Switch Power Commands from the Default Options
- Options for Fusion Power Commands
- Open a Windows Application While You Are in Unity View
- Open a Windows Application from the Applications Menu
- Moving and Sharing Files with Your Mac
- Sharing Applications Between Your Mac and Your Windows Virtual Machines
- Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock
- Switch Between Virtual Machines That Are Powered On
- Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine
- Force Virtual Machines to Grab Keyboard and Mouse Input
- Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac
- Protecting Your Virtual Machines
- Configuring Your Virtual Machines
- Fusion General System Settings
- Set a Virtual Machine to Start When Fusion Starts
- Setting Virtual Processors and Memory
- Enable Default Applications
- Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Profiles
- Enable a CD/DVD Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine
- Enable a Floppy Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine
- View the Status of a Server or Remote Virtual Machine
- Configuring Display Resolution Settings
- Enable Hot Keys for Virtual Machines
- Configure Discrete Graphics Management
- Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine
- Add a Device
- Configuring the Network Connection
- Managing Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring the CD/DVD Drive
- Configuring a Floppy Device
- Configuring the Sound Card
- Add a Camera to a Virtual Machine
- Configuring the USB Controller and Connecting USB Devices
- Add the USB Controller
- Remove the USB Controller
- Choose Where to Connect a USB Device When You Plug It In
- Set the Default Plug-In Action for a USB Device
- Connect and Disconnect USB Devices
- Connect and Disconnect a USB Device Using the Virtual Machine Toolbar
- Connect a USB Smart Card Reader
- USB Connection Dialog Box Disappears Before Connection Can Be Made
- Add a Parallel Port
- Add a Serial Port
- Sharing Bluetooth Devices with a Virtual Machine
- Configuring a Trusted Platform Module Device
- Select a Startup Device
- Encrypting and Restricting a Virtual Machine
- Virtual Machine Compatibility
- Configuring Guest Isolation Options for a Virtual Machine
- Managing Advanced Settings
- Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems
- Show the Mac Power Supply Status in the Virtual Machine
- Troubleshooting Your Virtual Machine
- Change Hard Disk Buffering
- Set Password Requirement for Opening a Boot Camp Virtual Machine
- Enable a VNC Client to Access the Virtual Machine Remotely
- Configure Virtual Machine Power Options
- Enable Verbose USB Debugging
- Enable Microsoft Virtualization-Based Security
- Configure a Firmware Type
- Using the vmrun Command to Control Virtual Machines
- Using VMware Fusion REST API
- Upgrading Fusion
The way the Fusion power commands work depends on the way your virtual machine is configured. If the
virtual machine was created in Fusion, the power commands default to soft options. The commands take
effect on the guest operating system. Virtual machines created in other VMware products might default to
hard power options. These commands act on the virtual machine the way the power and reset buttons
work on a physical computer's power supply.
Note You can change the default configuration of some of the power-option pairs from the hard option to
the soft option or reverse after the virtual machine is created. For example, you can change Shut Down,
which is a soft power option, to its hard-option counterpart, Power Off.
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To perform the switch with a keyboard shortcut, see Switch Power Commands from the Default
Options.
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To configure Fusion to make the switch permanently, see Configure Virtual Machine Power Options.
Table 5‑3. Soft and Hard Options for Power Commands in the Virtual Machine Menu
Command Result
Start Up (soft option) Triggers a startup script to run. You can customize this script.
For more information, see the document Installing and
Configuring VMware Tools at
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware-tools-installation-
configuration.pdf.
Power On (hard option) Starts the virtual machine.
Resume (soft option) Triggers a resume script to run. You can customize this script.
For more information, see the document Installing and
Configuring VMware Tools at
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware-tools-installation-
configuration.pdf.
Force Resume (hard option) Resumes the virtual machine from a suspended state.
Shut Down (soft option) Triggers a poweroff script to run. Sends a shut-down signal to
the guest operating system. An operating system that
recognizes this signal shuts down gracefully. Not all guest
operating systems respond to a shut-down signal from this
button. If your operating system does not respond, shut down
from the operating system, as you would with a physical
machine.
Power Off (hard option)
Also called Force Shut Down
Works the way a power switch works on a computer's power
supply. The virtual machine is abruptly powered off, with no
consideration for work in progress. This action can result in data
loss. When possible, shut down the virtual machine's operating
system before you power off the virtual machine.
Suspend (soft option) Triggers a suspend script to run. You can customize this script.
For more information, see the document Installing and
Configuring VMware Tools at
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware-tools-installation-
configuration.pdf.
Force Suspend (hard option) The Force Suspend command suspends the virtual machine.
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