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.

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.

Shrink a Sparse Disk

External

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

Procedure

TODO