Installing VMware Fusion and Upgrading Virtual Machines

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Prerequisites

• System Requirements

Instructions

Quit VMware Fusion if it is currently open on your machine.

1. Download VMware Fusion from IS&T's downloads website (certificates required). Please note the license key on this page since you will need it once you launch VMware Fusion for the first time.
2. Locate and open the downloaded file named "VMware-Fusion.dmg".
   
   
   
3. A disk image named "VMware Fusion" should now be mounted in OS X. Open the mounted disk image and double-click on the VMware Fusion icon to begin the installation process.
   
   Note: If you are prompted with a message asking if you are sure you want to open the application, click Open.
   
   
4. Enter your administrator username and password if prompted, and click OK.
   
   Result: VMware Fusion will be copied to the Applications folder.
   
   
   
   
5. Once VMware Fusion launches, you will be prompted to accept the application's Software License Agreement. Click Agree.
   
   
   
6. You will be prompted to input the IS&T-provided license key, as noted in step 1. Type in the license key and click OK.
   
   
   
7. Enter your administrator username and password if prompted, and click OK. Click done at the next screen. VMware Fusion will launch automatically.
8. You may be prompted to install an update to VMware Fusion. Click "Download and Install" to start the update process. Once updating has completed, you are ready to start using VMware Fusion
   

Upgrading Virtual Machines

Virtual machines will be prompted to upgrade to the Fusion compatible hardware version on startup. Select upgrade to begin the upgrade, you may notice the Virtual Machine upgrading VMWare Tools once it boots to the desktop. Note that you will not be able to run this virtual machine in an older version of VMware Fusion unless you change the Compatibility settings of the VM while it is shutdown. You will need to switch the hardware version to lower version that is compatible with the version of Fusion (or other VMware product) that you are using.

Boot up your VM and log back into your user account. You have now successfully updated your virtual machine.