VMware Fusion Virtual Machine Provisioning
Internal
Procedure
Virtual Machine Library -> + (Add) -> New -> Create a custom virtual machine.
Depending on the type of OS, choose:
- Linux -> CentOS 64-bit/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows -> Windows 10 x64
Chose Firmware Type -> UEFI
Create a new virtual disk.
The disk size is 60 GB but can be changed later.
Continue -> Customize Settings.
This will open a dialog that can be used to chose the name of the VM bundle and the location where it will be saved.
If this is the first VM being created on this host, create a new directory for images, offline: ~/VMWare Fusion VMs/
Name
Choose an appropriate name and save it in that directory. The appropriate name in the library is usually more specific than the one suggested by Fusion.
Settings
Processor & Memory
Advanced Options
"Enable hypervisor application in this virtual machine" - OK
"Enable code profiling application in this virtual machine" - don't, causes a BIOS error.
"Enable IOMMU in this virtual machine" OK
Hard Disk
The default. name is "Virtual Disk.vmdk". How to choose a different disk name at creation?
This is where the size can be adjusted.
Bus type: SCSI
Split into multiple files.
Installation
Settings -> CD/DVD (IDE) -> Choose a disk or a disk image. The .iso image should be downloaded from the vendor, as described below in the "OS Install" section.
Make sure "Connect CD/DVD Drive" is selected.
Startup disk: CD/DVD.