8
Getting Started with VMware Fusion
VMware, Inc.
Click the
Download
link and follow the subsequent links for an
electronic download distribution.
You can choose from two versions of the VMware Tools disk image.
The full version has the VMware Tools suite of utilities for all
supported operating systems, and the light version has VMware
Tools for Windows and Mac OS X Server only, with additional
VMware Tools downloadable on demand.
2
Click the download link for the full or light version, and save the
application to your Mac. The VMware Fusion disk image is saved to your
default download directory. For the full version, the filename is
VMware-Fusion-<x.x.x>-<xxxxxx>.dmg
, where
<x.x.x>
is the
application version and
<xxxxxx>
is the build number for the
download release. The light version filename is
VMware-Fusion-<x.x.x>-<xxxxxx>-light.dmg
.
3
Double-click
VMware-Fusion-<x.x.x>-<xxxxxx>.dmg
or
VMware-Fusion-<x.x.x>-<xxxxxx>-light.dmg
to mount it.
4
Double-click the
Install VMware Fusion
icon to start the Installation
Assistant, and follow its instructions.
5
Enter your serial number.
If you do not have a serial number, click
Get Serial Number
to go to the
VMware Web site, where you can purchase a VMware Fusion serial
number.
You can continue without entering a serial number, but you cannot
power on a virtual machine until you enter a valid serial number. Enter
your serial number by selecting
VMware Fusion > Buy Now or Enter
License
.
