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1. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
Mikero Sep 27, 2018 11:24 AM (in response to jason0x43)It's something we're investigating.
A reboot sorts it, and in some cases quitting fusion and relaunching it does.
In the case of Docker, you have to quit Docker, then quit and reload Fusion.
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2. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
wila Sep 27, 2018 12:25 PM (in response to jason0x43)Hi,
See also: Fusion 11 on 10.14 Mojave - Cannot power on virtual machine: Too many virtual machines.
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3. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
dlhotka Sep 27, 2018 3:34 PM (in response to Mikero)FWIW, I had this happen during the beta (on High Sierra) when I tried to launch 3 VM's all at once. Just a data point.
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4. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
jason0x43 Sep 28, 2018 7:54 AM (in response to Mikero)I noticed that some mix of rebooting, restarting Fusion, and restarting Docker seemed to help. The last time I had the issue, I stopped Docker and restarted Fusion and continued to see the issue. I restarted Fusion a couple more times and continued to see the issue. However, when I tried starting a VM again after a few minutes (not having made any other system changes), it worked.
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5. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
jason0x43 Sep 28, 2018 7:56 AM (in response to wila)Thanks. I looked for similar issues, but somehow missed that one.
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6. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
TonyPHX Oct 4, 2018 8:45 PM (in response to jason0x43)Same issue. As the original poster noted, this happens when no machines are currently running. This needs a fix asap and is not trivial. This has left me in a bad spot several times.
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7. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
aakhan999@yahoo.com Oct 6, 2018 4:19 AM (in response to Mikero)I have the same problem. And none of the steps you are suggesting do anything! I need this working! Please advise.
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8. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
the_mace Oct 6, 2018 5:37 AM (in response to Mikero)The advice (quit docker and then re-run VMware) was good and worked but doesn't leave me with great confidence in the testing of VMware.
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9. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
tekronis Oct 8, 2018 2:06 PM (in response to jason0x43)2 people found this helpfulThis is the solution I was given that worked for me:
- - Quit VMware Fusion
- - Open Finder
- - Select the option 'Go' on the top Mac menu bar > Select 'Go to folder' > Type '~/Library/Application Support' and press the Return key
- - Remove the folders 'VMware Fusion' and 'VMware Fusion Applications Menu'
- - Empty trash
- - Start VMware Fusion
- - Add the Virtual Machine in the Virtual Machine. You may also scan for the Virtual Machines.
- - Start the Virtual Machine
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10. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
dpasirst Oct 8, 2018 5:51 PM (in response to jason0x43)I have this same issue in terms of too many virtual machines. I do not have or use docker; however, I do have Android Studio installed which uses qemu. A reboot does sort the issue temporarily, but after using Android Studio/qemu, it goes back to the error again. This is very frustrating, please fix this!
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11. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
tinyaim Oct 13, 2018 11:18 AM (in response to jason0x43)Upgraded from Fusion v10 standard to Pro as part of the upgrade. I am running on a Mac Pro with Mojave with 64Gb Memory and 12 cores. v10 worked fine. I have tried reinstalling, I have tried with Docker stopped but have failed to get anything to work.
Currently, I have a VMware platform that has stopped me dead in my tracks !!
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12. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
parvusmagister Oct 17, 2018 10:11 AM (in response to wila)I can confirm that the solution given on the suggested thread fixed the issue for me.
My setup:
- MacOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
- Running the latest version of Docker CE
- Running VMware Fusion 11
Fusion 11 on 10.14 Mojave - Cannot power on virtual machine: Too many virtual machines.
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13. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
cstejerean Oct 24, 2018 3:22 PM (in response to jason0x43)I have the same problem after upgrading to Fusion 11 Pro. Version 10 did not have this issue but I decided to upgrade to 11 in order to ensure best compatibility with Mojave. The end result is that I can no longer run my VMs at all unless I jump through very specific hoops every time. It's ridiculous that the net result of spending $119 to upgrade from 10 Pro to 11 Pro for better compatibility with Mojave and Windows 10 is a product that does not work most of the time. Time to see about getting a refund I guess.
For anyone else having the same issue, if you quit Docker while Fusion is running and then restart Fusion it will not work. You need to first quit Fusion, then quit Docker, then re-open Fusion and then it should work.
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14. Re: Fusion 11 on Mojave -- getting "Too many virtual machines"
KevenLRX Oct 26, 2018 9:53 PM (in response to jason0x43)I had the same problems with Docker installed. Restarting the OS can solve the issue but that just temporarily. Restarting Docker does not solve the issue immediately, at least for me.
HOWEVER, when I click on the VMWare Helper on the toolbar, I saw that it showed all my virtual machines are running, even though they were appeared to be off. I then clicked stop button on one of the virtual machines in the helper and clicked start. I was being to start the virtual machine immediately. Mikero