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* [[VMware Fusion#Subjects|VMware Fusion]] | * [[VMware Fusion#Subjects|VMware Fusion]] | ||
= | =New VMware Virtual Machine Provisioning= | ||
Virtual Machine | {{Internal|VMware Fusion Virtual Machine Provisioning#Procedure|VMware Fusion Virtual Machine Provisioning}} | ||
= | =VMware Virtual Machine Cloning= | ||
{{ | {{Internal|Clone a VMware Fusion Virtual Machine#Procedure|Clone a VMware Fusion Virtual Machine}} | ||
=Rename VM Bundle Files= | |||
{{Internal|Rename VMware VM Bundle Files|Rename VM Bundle Files}} | |||
=Changing the Number of CPUs Allocated to a VM= | |||
Virtual Machine -> Settings -> System Settings row -> Processors & Memory -> Processors. | |||
=Rename a VM= | |||
= | |||
==External== | ==External== | ||
* https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice | * https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1015695 | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
After startup, Virtual Machine -> Settings -> General -> Click the existing name of the VM to edit the text -> Rename and click outside the text box to save. | |||
Shutdown. | |||
Note that renaming the VM does not change the name of any bundle file on disk. | |||
=Add Block Storage to Guest= | |||
Shut down the guest. | |||
Then Virtual Machine Library -> Guest in question -> Settings -> Hard Disk -> Add Device -> New Hard Disk -> Add -> Adjust disk size. | |||
Optionally - Pre-allocate disk space and don't split into multiple files, we we want performance. | |||
The new disk will be available as a block device under OS. On Linux, use [[lsblk]] to list it. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'> | |||
[root@vmware-docker ~]# lsblk | |||
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT | |||
sda 8:0 0 10G 0 disk | |||
├─sda1 8:1 0 156M 0 part /boot/efi | |||
├─sda2 8:2 0 512M 0 part /boot | |||
└─sda3 8:3 0 9.4G 0 part / | |||
sdb 8:16 0 50G 0 disk | |||
sr0 11:0 1 55.2M 0 rom | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
= | =Shrink a Sparse Disk= | ||
==External== | ==External== | ||
* https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC | * https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001934 | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
<font color=red>TODO: "Clean Up Virtual Machine"</font> | |||
=Snapshot Consolidation= | |||
{{External|https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020000}} | |||
=Command-Line Virtual Machine Operations= | |||
{{Internal|VMware Fusion Command Line Virtual Machine Operations|Command-Line Virtual Machine Operations}} | |||
= | =Set Up Direct Access to Virtualization Host Storage= | ||
A pre-requisite for accessing shared host storage in the VM is to install VMWare Tools in the VM. This is the procedure to install VMWare Tools for Linux and [[Windows_Installation#Install_VMware_Tools_in_a_Windows_Virtual_Machine|this is the procedure to install VMware Tools for Windows]]. | |||
Settings for the VMware VM -> Sharing -> Enable Shared Folders -> + -> Select the local folder to share. | |||
The folder will be available after reboot as "Shared Folders (\\wmware-host)". | |||
Latest revision as of 02:41, 5 August 2018
Internal
New VMware Virtual Machine Provisioning
VMware Virtual Machine Cloning
Rename VM Bundle Files
Changing the Number of CPUs Allocated to a VM
Virtual Machine -> Settings -> System Settings row -> Processors & Memory -> Processors.
Rename a VM
External
Procedure
After startup, Virtual Machine -> Settings -> General -> Click the existing name of the VM to edit the text -> Rename and click outside the text box to save.
Shutdown.
Note that renaming the VM does not change the name of any bundle file on disk.
Add Block Storage to Guest
Shut down the guest.
Then Virtual Machine Library -> Guest in question -> Settings -> Hard Disk -> Add Device -> New Hard Disk -> Add -> Adjust disk size.
Optionally - Pre-allocate disk space and don't split into multiple files, we we want performance.
The new disk will be available as a block device under OS. On Linux, use lsblk to list it.
[root@vmware-docker ~]# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 10G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 156M 0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2 8:2 0 512M 0 part /boot
└─sda3 8:3 0 9.4G 0 part /
sdb 8:16 0 50G 0 disk
sr0 11:0 1 55.2M 0 rom
Shrink a Sparse Disk
External
Procedure
TODO: "Clean Up Virtual Machine"
Snapshot Consolidation
Command-Line Virtual Machine Operations
Set Up Direct Access to Virtualization Host Storage
A pre-requisite for accessing shared host storage in the VM is to install VMWare Tools in the VM. This is the procedure to install VMWare Tools for Linux and this is the procedure to install VMware Tools for Windows.
Settings for the VMware VM -> Sharing -> Enable Shared Folders -> + -> Select the local folder to share.
The folder will be available after reboot as "Shared Folders (\\wmware-host)".