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* [[VMware Fusion#Subjects|VMware Fusion]]
* [[VMware Fusion#Subjects|VMware Fusion]]
=New VMware Virtual Machine Provisioning=
{{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=
=Changing the Number of CPUs Allocated to a VM=
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Virtual Machine -> Settings -> System Settings row -> Processors & Memory -> Processors.
Virtual Machine -> Settings -> System Settings row -> Processors & Memory -> Processors.


=Clone a VM=
=Rename a VM=
 
==External==
 
* https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1015695
 
==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==


{{External|https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001524}}
* https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001934


==Procedure==
==Procedure==


Power off the VM.
<font color=red>TODO: "Clean Up Virtual Machine"</font>
 
=Snapshot Consolidation=
 
{{External|https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020000}}
 
=Command-Line Virtual Machine Operations=


Find the VM bundle.
{{Internal|VMware Fusion Command Line Virtual Machine Operations|Command-Line Virtual Machine Operations}}


Copy the VM bundle in a different location.
=Set Up Direct Access to Virtualization Host Storage=


Power on the copy.
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]].


Fusion will ask if the VM was moved or copied.
Settings for the VMware VM -> Sharing -> Enable Shared Folders -> + -> Select the local folder to share.


Select "Copied" - a new UUID and MAC address will be generated.
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 Fusion Virtual Machine Provisioning

VMware Virtual Machine Cloning

Clone a VMware Fusion Virtual Machine

Rename 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

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

https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020000

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 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)".