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Overview
Virtualization software allows you to run Virtual Machines (VMs) on your computer. A guest operating system is an operating system installed on a host machine (a physical machine) and run virtually on VMware. IS&T supports and recommends VMware Fushion and VMware Workstation virtualization for Windows, Mac OS and Linux host machines. You can install and configure your own virtual machine or download one of the preconfigured virtual machines provided by IS&T.
VMware virtualizes computing, from the data center to the cloud to mobile devices.
How to Obtain
To download VMware, visit the IS&T VMware page.
How to Use
- VMware at MIT - Installing and Using Guest Operating Systems
- VMware Security Recommendations and Best Practices
Troubleshooting and FAQ's Specific to VMware Fusion
Functions and Usage
- [istcontrib:Create a Virtual Machine in VMware Fusion 8 for Mac]
- How do I configure a virtual machine running in VMware Fusion to use an MITnet printer?
- If I'm already using Parallels on my machine, should I upgrade to VMware Fusion?
- Turn on Shared Folders for VMWare Fusion
- VMware Fusion and Time Machine
- VMware Fusion - Steps to take before deleting a Virtual Machine
Troubleshooting
- Mirroring and Shared Folders not working after upgrading to VMware Fusion 4
- VMWare Fusion Error - The file system on which your virtual machine resides is critically low on free space.
- VMware Fusion prompted me that a new version of the software was available, but I no longer receive the message even though I didn't upgrade. What's going on?
- Why am I warned that a file "does not exist and therefore cannot be connected as a CD-ROM image" when I start a virtual machine on VMware Fusion?
- [archive:Why does vmware fusion auto launch my windows 7 machine?]
- VMware Fusion on Macintosh - can't eject CD DVD from Mac when VMware is running
- Why does VMware Fusion suspend frequently and after short periods of time?
General Troubleshooting and FAQ's
Functions and Usage
- Caring and Feeding your VM
- Can I run a 32 bit guest OS on a 64 bit host machine?
- [archive:Can I use open-vm-tools instead of VMWare Tools, when running Ubuntu as a VMWare Guest?]
- Change the setting for mirrored folders for a VMware Virtual Machine
- Change the setting for mirrored folders for a VMware Virtual Machine
- How do I get VMware Workstation or Fusion?
- How do I increase the RAM in my virtual machine?
- How do I move to the latest Generalized VM?
- [archive:How do I print from within a VMware Virtual Machine?]
- I am a faculty or staff member using VMware Workstation or Fusion. How many instances of a supported Windows operating system can I have on my machine?
- I want to make a backup or copy of my VMware virtual machine. What is the best way to do so?
- Should I back up a virtual machine?
- Should I backup a VMware virtual machine?
- VMware Printing
- What do I need to know about installing Debathena in a virtual machine?
- What is Bridged Networking (VMware)?
- What is Host Only Networking (VMware)?
- What is NAT Networking (VMware)?
Troubleshooting
- VMware Fusion error after moving the VM - "A needed file was not found"
- VMware image - "Windows can't open the file"
- Why am I warned that "this virtual machine may have been moved or copied" when I start a virtual machine (VMware)?
- Why is VMWare Prompting me for a Windows Product Key?
- [archive:Why is the time wrong in my virtual machine (VMware)?]
See Also
- Instructions for Generalizing VM for deployment
- VMware's Compatability Guide
- VMware's Documentation
- VMware's Guest Operating System Installation Guide
