VMware Fusion Operations

Internal

• VMware Fusion

Changing the Number of CPUs Allocated to a VM

Virtual Machine -> Settings -> System Settings row -> Processors & Memory -> Processors.

Clone a VM

External

• https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001524

Procedure

Power off the VM.

Find the VM bundle.

Copy the VM bundle in a different location.

If you want to change the bundle file names, follow this procedure "Rename VM Bundle Files", at this time, and not later.

Power on the copy.

Fusion will ask if the VM was moved or copied:

Select "Copied" - a new UUID and MAC address will be generated.

Go to Rename 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.

Shrink a Sparse Disk

External

• https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001934

Procedure

TODO: "Clean Up Virtual Machine"