Fusion on a Macbook

Do I install Fusion or Windows XP first? And then Excel?

I would think you need to install Fusion first. Don't you have the directions for Fusion?

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VMWare Fusion on a MacBook Air?

Does anyone know whether I will be able to use VMWare Fusion on a MacBook Air?
I am already using it on a MacBook Pro with great success but when I mentioned that I was going to change to an Air I was told that it wasn't possible.

It works just fine on the MBair. I'm running 3.1.3 but version 4 is out and has the best compatibility with Lion.
Regards,
Captfred

VMware Fusion v4 on MacBook Pro 17 vs. MacBook Air

Hello everybody,
I have a problem with my early 2011 MacBook Pro 17'' when running VMware Fusion v4 Trial - both the VM as well as my MBP are running annoyingly slow when I start up a VM. Switching from the VM to a Mac app takes what seems an eternity. When setting up an OS in the VM, the Mac becomes almost unresponsive. This applies to VMs running Windows 7, Windows XP, Mac OS Lion.
I just can't believe that the MBP is not powerful enough to operate on Lion OS while running a VM at the same time. I have experimented giving the VM 1,5GB RAM and 2GB RAM - doesn't make a difference.
VWware slows my Mac down so much that both the Mac and the VM become unusable.
Same thing happened when I installed the Parallels 7 Trial.
I don't believe that the Mac has any hardware issue - it performs satisfyingly and is as fast as you'd expect from a current model, when not running any virtualization app.
And here comes the real catch now: on my mid 2011 MacBook Air - which has a slightly slower CPU - VMware is blazingly fast and I can use Mac OS in parallel without hardly noticing that the VM is running.
Yes, I am aware that because of the SSD the overall impression makes the MBA probably appear a lot snappier, but then again it has only 2 cores as opposed to the MBP's 4 cores. However, I had absolutely no issues running VMware Fusion v3 when I was still on Snow Leopard with my MBP17.
So the machine can't be the problem, it was running fine before Lion with VM application, but the VM software is doing fine on a MBA, so the only two explanations left that I have are: the combination must be the problem (MBP17 + VM) or the MBP17 has some funny setting that I am not aware of which slows it down that much.
Does anyone experience similar problems?
Any solution for performance issues that anyone is aware of?
Help greatly appreciated

Thanks a lot! Tried what you suggested and it actually seemed to improve VMware Fusion v4 in the beginning but I soon ended up with an estimated 30% of the performance for both the VM and the Mac.
Finally I tought - hey, the whole system (physical hardware and the VM) always becomes slow when there's acutal disk access... so I checked the disk in Disk Utility - and there it was: it needed repair. So I rebooted from an install disk and repaired my MacIntosh Hard Disk and there you go: MUCH better.
Switched from VMware Fusion to Paralles in the end because VMware had issues with IE in the VM and seemed slower.
Problem solved

How do I activate Windows 8 using vmware fusion on my MacBook Pro?

I have a MacBook pro and there are a few Windows programs that I need to run. So I purchased VMWARE Fusion 5 and Windows 8 pro. I installed both with no issues except now I'm being prompted to activate windows. When I go to activate it with the product key, it says that the product key is only able to be used for upgrading, but not a clean install. I'm not sure what I need to do now. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Yes as with Windows 7 if you used a Upgrade Win 7 disc it won't WANT To Activate and to get around it you do another install of Win 7 over the top of the original Win 7 install and it make it look like you are Upgrading and allows you to use an Upgrade key.
MS really screwed up with Win 8. There really isn't any FULL VERSION Windows 8 install DVDs. They are all Upgrade DVDs no matter how much you pay for it. So to do a Clean install, on real hardware or in a Virtual Machine, you have to jump through some hoops.
mclarenman500 wrote:
oh ok. thanks for clarifying that for me

Fusion Drive on Macbook Pro & Hibernation problem

Hi,
Two weeks ago I installed second SDD in my Optibay (Macbook Pro mid2010 13"). Now I have HDD (Seagate Momentus XT 750GB) + SSD (Kingston V300 60GB) in configuration like that:
1) HDD in normal bay (because of SMS)
2) SDD in optibay
I configured this drives to work as Fusion Drive (it's really fast now!), but the main problem is hibernation (known as deep sleep also).
When macbook goes sleep whole memory are written to disk (in my case - fusion drive), and when the battery die it should be resumed from disk. But I found, that people using OS X from optibay drive can't use hibernation. In this case the main HD is expanded on both drives (SDD + HDD), so this is a problem - memory image should be readed also from optibay/normal bay drives.
Is there any workaround or any chance to get hibernation on fusion drive working in Macbook?
The main reason I'm looking for solution is low battery problem - I can't sleep safely my computer on 2-3% of battery and I don't want to turn it off...
Best regards,
Dawid

I have the same physical setup (though it's a MacBook 5,1, the first unibody 13"), but haven't tried Fusioning-it. (I have been holding off for 10.8.3 in the hope that it will have a properly fusion-aware Disk Utility when I get into trouble; my understanding is that all official Fusion Drive systems have a custom build of 10.8.2 with changes in Disk Utility and, I assume, diskutil.)
As far as I know, and I'd love to be proved wrong, hibernation just can't work if the SSD is in the optibay (as mine is as well). It doesn't get power immediately on wake so it just doesn't work. The only thing you can do is disable hibernation support so that the system doesn't even try (saving you the hibernation-image space on the SSD); set OS X to restore your windows when you log back in; and then shut down when you're nearing zero battery. Alas.
If this can't be made to work when the SSD is the boot volume alone, I can't imagine there's a way to make it work when it's in fusion drive.

CUC10.5 on VMware Fusion Pro 7 + Macbook Pro

Hello, I am trying to install Cisco Unity Connection 10.5.2 on VMware Fusion Pro 7 on my MBP. I read many posts before I decided to put my question here and I tried many tips, but I hope someone can solve my issue.
I installed 30-days version of Fusion, created new VM and tried to install CUC 10.5. The message I always get is
"Product not supported on current hardware : Cisco Unity Connection"
I tried many configurations. Firstly, I used:
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Virtualization_for_Cisco_Unity_Connection (to specify hardware requirements according to the manual)
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/10x/supported_platforms/10xcucspl.html
My configuration was:
1 x vCPU (in Fusion it's rather number of cores - 1 core in my case),
4 GB vRAM,
160 GB vHDD (pre-allocated, Bus type: "SCSI"),
1 x vNIC set as NAT (later tried with "Bridged" and "Host Only").
Every time I got the same result (see picture above). After hardware check (the initial step during installation) the installer says CUC is not supported on this HW.
I found someone succeeded with CUC 8 on Fusion: http://www.ccietalk.com/2010/11/21/installing-cisco-unity-connection-8-on-vmware-fusion
According to this I expanded my resources. Result was the same. My best configuration was 8 processor cores, 6 GB vRAM, 300 GB vHDD pre-allocated. (see files attached to this post)
Important fact - I installed Cisco Unified Communications Manager (the available product) on my hardware (with worse settings than I listed above).
Important fact - I installed Cisco Unified Communications Manager on Windows 8.1 using VMware Workstation 11. I am having the same problem trying to install Cisco Unity Connection on this W8.1 PC.
Both products are from the same .iso file.
Does anyone have a solution how to install it? I really need to sort it out...
Note - my spec: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), 2,6 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, 500 GB SSD, OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, VMware Fusion Pro 7.1.0

Someone has 10.6 running in Parallels, not Fusion under 10.7/10.8
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439

How Do I Find VMWare Fusion on my Macbook Air

I recently bought a Macbook Air that is supposed to have VMWare Fusion installed on it. Windows XP is installed on the partitioned drive. Where do I go to open VWWare Fusion? I don't find it anywhere on the computer. Thank you.

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
if Fusion is already installed on your MBA, then you should find it in the Applications Folder.
If not, look for the Fusion installation CD and install Fusion from it.
Are you sure you have bought a Fusion license together with your MBA ?
Apple hasn't offered such bundle in the past, so it should be an offer from the store where you bought the MBA.
If in doubt ask them where Fusion is.
Regards
Stefan

Can I run Windows Office 365 through VM Fusion on my Macbook Pro?

I need to utilize an Outlook 2013 for Windows feature not available on the Mac 2011 version. Specifically, I need to download messages from Dropbox and open and save them with attachment in native .msg format.
Has anyone had any experience running Windows Office 365 (on Windows 7 or 8) through VM Fusion? Potential client is very specific about this feature and it's a non-negotiable.
Thanks, Suzanne

I use Office 2012 running Windows 7 Pro under Parallels, so I'n GUESSING that it would work just fine under VM Fusion.
I've encountered no problems whilst running Windows or any Windows-only apps under Parallels. The same should apply under VM Ware as well.
Good luck,
Clinton
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS Mavericks 10.9.4, 16GB Crucial RAM, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

Fusion drive in MacBook Pro late 2011?

Hi!
I am about to install a SSD in my MBP Late 2011 in the superdrive slot. The size of my hdd is 750 gb and I am going to install 120 ssd.
My question is... Do you recommend me create a fusion drive or just manage the storage by myself?
I like the idea of fusion drive rather than any other thing. Everything in the same unid and the system manage it for itself.
However, I have read some insights here and there about fusion drive is not as good idea as it seems in the beginning. Problems with the system (rainbow ball randomly) and drop in the general performance after a while.... Additionally, the battery life decrease due to system moving the files from here to there to try to boost speed of the system. Besides the both disk will suffer more as a consequence of this extra work.
Right now I am more eager to keep it separate and manage the storage myself using a symbolic links.
Can anyone tell their own experience?
Thanks in advance!
PS/ by the way... I will in either case I will perform a fresh install of the last version of mavericks without bring any old configuration of my previous arrangement.

Since your system doesn't ship with an option for 2 drives, the obvious recommendation is to not attempt anything that requires 2 drives (like a Fusion Drive setup).
You you can place your HDD in a tray and replace the optical drive. Doing this is hit-or-miss on if the HDD in the optical bay will work right, especially if it is a 6.0Gb rated drive. They seem to work fairly reliably for 1.5 or 3.0Gb drives, but not always so with newer, faster drives.
IF you you decide to try this, keep in mind that you don't have a SMS on the optical bay, and you will want to disable the SMS on the bay with the SSD.

Can I sync my iPhone to ITunes on Windows using Fusion on a MacBook?

And if so, how? And then how do I sync Outlook to the iPhone?

Hi,
You should be able to sync it just like you were on regular PC. Just install and launch the latest version of iTunes and then attach the iPhone. More information available here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.6/en/15519.html
If you run into any problems with the iPhone showing as a device accessible by the PC you may want to check VMware's website, as I believe they make Fusion.
Jason

VMWare Fusion on MacBook Pro using Leopard OS

After installing VMWare Fusion on my MacBook Pro with Leapord, it does
not want to mount my external USB hard drives. Fusion sees the drive
and shows me that it is connected with the option to disconnect the
drive, but it doesn't show up on "My Computer". I have seen it show
up briefly, sometimes just after I reinstall Fusion tools, but then it
disappears usually within a couple of minutes. The USB drive is
formatted Mac OS extended and I have MacDrive 7 on Fusion to recognize
Mac formatted drives.

"If you boot natively, you need MacDrive. But Fusion has trouble with accessing other drives connected (I have four)."
Yes, it seems very inconsistent, mounting one time then not the other. I just created a shared folder to my external USB drive in Fusion and access it that way. It's better since it doesn't
constantly mount and dismount from the Mac OS and give those "your drive was not ejected properly" messages. I've given up with trying to get fusion to mount my external USB drives. Parallels does it much better but I find Parallels so slow compared to Fusion that I
don't even bother with Par anymore.
"Did you install a BootCamp partition and then let Fusion take over? and do you have Fusion 1.1?"
Yes, I am using Fusion 1.1. I never did the BootCamp thing because I really need to work back and forth with my Mac and PC documents - can't' afford to reboot each time.
Have you done the BootCamp partition and Fusion take over? I am not really familiar with Boot Camp. Is it worth it? Can you swap files across OS's with Fusion and BootCamp?
Thanks for the quick reply.

Experiences with Oracle 10g/11g RAC on VMWare Fusion for Macbook and OEL 5

Folks,
I recently purchased a new Macbook Pro laptop computer to use for demos and testing with Oracle RAC. I am using VMWare Fusion for Mac OS X to setup new VM machines with Oracle 11g.
Thus far, I can setup single instance Oracle 11g database fine with OEL 5 (32 bit OS) as the guest OS. The problem that I keep running into due to the limitation with VMWare Fusion product is that I am not able to edit the VMWare network settings to allow multiple VM machines to communicate with each other. The second main issue that I currently face is that VMWare Fusion does not allow you to setup shared disks which are a requirement to install and configure an Oracle RAC environment. I came to the realization that after searching forums online that
one must setup a third VM machine to act as an NFS or iSCSI filer system to present to the other VM hosts for the shared storage requirement for RAC. Has anyone been able to do all
of this successfully with VMWare Fusion on a Macbook ? If so, I would definitely be interested in finding out how you did this. Specifically the following:
1. Network configuration for each VMWare Fusion guest OS machine
2. Shared storage ie) NFS or OpenFiler VM machine
Regards,
Ben

Hi,
I'm facing the same issue.. If your issue is fixed..could you please let me know?
I'm trying to configure 11g RAC with OPenfiler and got stuck here.
Regards,
Kumar

VMware Fusion Issue

Hello,
I have recently installed VMware Fusion onto my MacBook Pro running Leopard.
Install Process was very easy and simple. Once i installed VMware i then proceeded to install Windows XP Pro, then Norton 360, ran updates to windows, then installed Office 2003, ran updates etc..
All of this went very well and easily. However i have two issues.
1) USB issues
Fusion does see a USB 4GB Memory stick inserted into the Mac, however the Windows session does not mount the USB stick so i can access the files Any ideas why?
2) Need to increase the Virtual disk size on the VMware Fusion Windows XP session
I only configured 20GB of space (did not allocate all at once), however i need to increase the size of this virtual disk as 20GB will not be enough once i load all my work data into the Virtual session. Any ideas on how you increase the Virtual disk size or migrate this Virtual session into another Virtual session with a larger drive size?
Thanks
John

Since Fusion is not an Apple product, you should post your question on the VMWare community forums:
http://communities.vmware.com/index.jspa

Macbook retina eject cd

I used the external cd reader to install a windows copy on vmware fusion with my macbook retina 15".
Now how do I eject the cd???
There's no key, the drag and drop on the bin doesn't work an neither the ctrl+clic does.
Obviously there's no place for the manual eject on the external device. This is annoying.

Set Finder Preferences to show on desktop, eject from there:

Installing Windows XP via Fusion on MBPro w/h retina

I was about to install Windows XP on VMWare Fusion on my MacBook Pro when it asked me to format the hard driver partition in NTFS. Is it ok to do so? Wouldn't that mess up the current OSx file system on the hard drive (or solid state drive in that matter) ?

Fusion doesn't create a separate partition. It creates a pseudo-drive in the form of a disc image. There's no problem formatting a disc image NTFS because that has no effect on the hard drive itself.
Nor would it matter if you were using an already established Boot Camp partition.

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