Do we understand the aubreyapple's original request? Here are my interpretations:
1. "I have a Mac running OS X 10.7.5. I want to clone it from the Mac to a VMware Fusion virtual machine. How can I clone it?"
Answer for #1:
There is no easy way to do it. Here is what I would do:
* Get a copy of the OS X 10.7 Lion installer. This may be the hardest part of the problem. You may be able to download it from the App Store, assuming that you installed OS X 10.7 on your Mac from the App Store. Perhaps you can get a copy of the installer from a friend who downloaded it from the App Store and can do it again for you.
* Install OS X 10.7.5 in a new virtual machine.
* When prompted, choose Migration Assistant to migrate your applications and data to the new virtual machine.
* Put the old Mac in Target Disk Mode. Hold down the "T" key while you start your Mac.
* Connect the Mac to the virtual machine over USB, and then follow up with Migration Assistant.
Alternatives:
* Create a Time Machine backup or a clone (try Carbon Copy Cloner) of the Mac to an external drive. Connect the external drive to the virtual machine's USB port and invoke Migration Assistant.
* Configure the Mac to share its file system over the network, then use Migration Assistant to connect from the virtual machine to the Mac over the network.
Note: You can run Migration Assistant at any time. It is in the /Applications/Utilities folder.
or (less likely):
2. "I have a VMware Fusion virtual machine running OS X 10.7.5 and would like to clone it to another virtual machine. How can I clone it?"
Answer for #2:
* Shutdown the virtual machine.
* Copy the virtual machine "file" (actually a "package").
* When you launch the new virtual machine, tell VMware Fusion that you "Copied it".
