VMware Fusion Pro 13

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Perform Actions on Your Virtual Machines from the Virtual Machine Library Window

The
Virtual Machine Library
 window shows the virtual machines you created or powered on in
Fusion
.
  1. To access the
    Virtual Machine Library
     window, select
    Window
    Virtual Machine Library
     .
  2. To perform an action with an existing virtual machine or to create a virtual machine, follow the appropriate instruction.
    Option
    Action
    Start a virtual machine
    Click the play button on the thumbnail image of the virtual machine.
    Suspend a virtual machine
    Select the thumbnail image of the virtual machine and click the suspend button in the toolbar.
    Add notes about a virtual machine
    Select the virtual machine and click
    Virtual Machine
    Get Info
    . Type notes in the
    Notes
     text box of the General settings for the virtual machine.
    Obtain specific information about the virtual machine (
    Fusion Pro
     only)
    The following information is available in the Virtual Machine Library window.
    • Virtual machine processor and memory information.
      To access the Processors & Memory settings window, click the information icon.
    • Network information appears when the virtual machine is connected to a network and powered on with VMware Tools installed.
      To obtain more detailed network information, click the information icon.
    • Hard disk, snapshot, and reclaimable information.
      Reclaimable information is listed for Windows virtual machines only.
      Click the
      Refresh disk space
       icon to update the hard disk, snapshot, and reclaimable information and to prompt the
      Clean Up Recommended
       message to appear, if applicable.
    Clean up a virtual machine (
    Fusion Pro
     only)
    The
    Clean Up Recommended
     message appears for a virtual machine when the virtual machine is powered off and a significant amount of virtual machine space is available to be freed.
    To initiate the cleanup, click the message. The General settings dialog box appears, which includes cleanup options you can select.
    Rename a virtual machine
    1. Control-click the virtual machine.
    2. Select
      Rename
      .
    3. Type a new name and press Enter.
    Determine the location of a virtual machine's files
    1. Control-click the virtual machine.
    2. Release the control button.
    3. Select
      Show in Finder
      .
    Change the settings for a virtual machine
    To open the Settings window for that virtual machine, select
    Virtual Machine
    Settings
    . Some settings can be changed only when the virtual machine is powered off.
    Add virtual machines to the Virtual Machine Library window
    You can add one or more virtual machines at a time to the Virtual Machine Library window
    Manual
    Drag the virtual machine package icons or the virtual machines'
    .vmx
     files to the window.
    Automated
    1. Select
      File
      Scan for Virtual Machines
      .
    2. Click
      +
      .
    3. Select a folder.
    4. Click
      Open
      .
    5. Click
      Scan
      .
    Remove a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library window
    1. Shut down or power off the virtual machine.
    2. Control-click the virtual machine.
    3. Select
      Delete
      .
    Removing a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library window is not the same as deleting the virtual machine from your hard disk.
    Create a new virtual machine, import a virtual machine, or migrate a physical computer
    Use the
    File
     menu to create a new virtual machine, import a virtual machine, or migrate a PC.

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