Problem
I've created a Sierra VM (10.12.3) using Fusion 11 in a Mac Mini 2018 with Mojave (10.14.1) as the host.
However. the Sierra VM is not showing the correct number of processors I've set it to. (See screenshot above)
As I'm creating the Sierra VM I gave it the following settings:
- 6 Processor Cores
- 12288 MB of memory
- 160 GB Hard Disk Space (SATA, Pre-allocated disk space)
- Network Adapter - Bridged (Autodetect)
- Other settings left in their default.
I then booted to the installer then resized the disk in Disk Utility so the Sierra will use the whole virtual disk.
I've noticed here though that instead of 160GB the virtual disk's size is 170.94GB.
Proceeded as normal through the installation then came upon what you see in the screenshot above.
Host specs:
Mac mini (2018)
- 3.2 GHz Intel Core i7
- 16 GB DDR4 RAM
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- 256GB SSD storage
- VMware Fusion Pro 11.0.1
A few things I've noticed:
- The hard disk space must be pre-allocated. Otherwise, it'll just crash on start.
- After creating the VM, making any changes in its hardware settings will result in crashes or kernel panics. Even if you set it back to its old settings.
I only want to run a single VM in the Mac Mini and I'd like for the VM to utilize as much of the physical hardware as possible. The VM is going to be used a node in Jenkins.
Can anybody help me with this? I'm a newbie when it comes to Mac OS VMs.
Thank you.
