VMware Fusion Configuration
Internal
Location of the Virtual Machine Bundle
By default location for the VM bundles is ~/Documents/Virtual Machines.
However, each VM bundle can be placed in an arbitrary location during creation, in the "Finish" screen -> Customize Settings -> Save As: -> Browse button.
Recommended location: ~/VMware Fusion VMs.
To figure out where the files of an existing VM are, go to VMware Fusion -> Window -> Virtual Machine Library -> Select the VM -> Right Click -> Show in Finder.
Networking
Configuration Files
/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/networking
/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf
/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/nat.conf
/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet1/dhcpd.conf
Configure DHCP to Serve a Static Address
1. Get the MAC address for the VM's network interface: Virtual Machine -> Settings -> Network Adapter -> Advanced options -> MAC Address.
You may want to do that when the VM is down, so you can copy-and-paste.
2. Edit /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf.
As root
Add at the bottom of the file:
host centos-docker-server {
hardware ethernet 00:0C:29:41:82:0F;
fixed-address 172.16.153.10;
option broadcast-address 172.16.153.255;
option domain-name-servers 172.16.153.2;
option domain-name local;
option routers 172.16.153.2;
}
Use the actual MAC address as read from the network adapter, and the actual host name.
The address must be (?) from the subnet and the range declared at the top of the file. However, the other network settings should be consistent with the DHCP section settings, to allow the new host to use the default gateway and communicate with the DHCP-addressed hosts.
3. Restart VMware Fusion networking runtime, to re-initialize the DHCP server.
Execute vmnet-cli as root, otherwise you will get "Failed to initialize".
cd /Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library ./vmnet-cli --stop ./vmnet-cli --start