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Page: How do I configure a virtual machine running in VMware Fusion to use an MITnet printer?
Q: Answer To configure and use a network printer in a virtual machine you should follow the same steps as you would for a traditional windows machines. See Printing at MIT http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/VMwarePrinting for more information on configuring ...
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Page: How do I increase the RAM in my virtual machine?
Q: The generalize Windows 7 virtual machines that IS&T releases have been configured with 1GB of memory to accommodate use by the broadest possible audience. If you have 4GB or more of RAM and wish to improve performance, you should increase the amount ...
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Page: 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?
Q: Answer Faculty and staff may have up to 4 virtualized instances of a Microsoft Operating System on each MITowned machine. Different virtualized versions of Microsoft OS (Windows 7, 8) may be used on the same machine
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Page: If I'm already using Parallels on my machine, should I upgrade to VMware Fusion?
Q: Answer Not necessarily. If Parallels is working for you and you're able to find support outside of IS&T, we recommend that you stay on Parallels for the time being. You should consider migrating to VMware Fusion if Parallels charges for an upgrade (VMware ...
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Page: I want to make a backup or copy of my VMware virtual machine. What is the best way to do so?
Q: Answer To make a backup copy of a virtual machine created with VMware, just copy the folder to another location. When you power on the copy (open the VM), you will be asked if you have moved the virtual machine or copied it. Select that you ...
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Page: Virtualization and VMware Landing Page
page: 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 ...
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Page: VMware at MIT - Installing and Using Guest Operating Systems
page: Support Overview A guest operating system is an operating system installed on a host machine (a physical machine) and run virtually on VMware. IS&T supports installation of Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux as guest operating systems on VMware Fusion ...
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Page: 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?
Q: Answer When you are prompted that an update is available and choose not to upgrade, VMware Fusion will not prompt you again for eight days. To download the most recent version of VMware Fusion, you can visit IS&T's VMware distribution site ...
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Page: VMware Security Recommendations and Best Practices
page: Overview We strongly recommend treating each virtual machine as if it was a physical machine for most activities. Virtual machines are vulnerable to most of the same things as physical machines including data loss/corruption, hardware failures, viruses, and hackers. Install ...
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Page: What do I need to know about installing Debathena in a virtual machine?
Q: Answer A virtual machine is a good way to install multiple operating systems on your computer without having to constantly reboot between them or partition your hard drive. However, virtual machines differ from physical computers in some ...
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