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How to share a VM in external drive between machines?

I want to save a VM (Ubuntu 14.04.1) in a external drive and use it between iMac and MBP.

Will there be any issue?

Any recommendations, if any, on how to ensure it can be used on both machines?

Using vmfusion 6.0.4.

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If you're going to be moving the Virtual Machine between different Computers then always shutdown, not suspend, from within the Guest OS (just as if it was a physical machine) and then close VMware Fusion before unmounting/ejecting the external drive.

Add the following option to the .vmx configuration file so you're not prompted with the moved/copied message.

uuid.action = "keep"

Have a look at: Editing the .vmx file for your Fusion virtual machine (1014782)

Note that "keep" is as though you replied "I moved it" vs "I copied it" which would be "create".

Additionally you should avoid moving between systems with any Snapshots as there can be issues attempting to restore one created on one system while running on a different system then created.

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WoodyZ
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If you're going to be moving the Virtual Machine between different Computers then always shutdown, not suspend, from within the Guest OS (just as if it was a physical machine) and then close VMware Fusion before unmounting/ejecting the external drive.

Add the following option to the .vmx configuration file so you're not prompted with the moved/copied message.

uuid.action = "keep"

Have a look at: Editing the .vmx file for your Fusion virtual machine (1014782)

Note that "keep" is as though you replied "I moved it" vs "I copied it" which would be "create".

Additionally you should avoid moving between systems with any Snapshots as there can be issues attempting to restore one created on one system while running on a different system then created.

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Thanks for the tips. Will keep them in mind and try it out if it really works.

Update: Tested and it works perfectly. Only caveat is to remember to shutdown VM and quit vmfusion before shutting down computer.

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Is there any settings to keep IP address of the VM the same?

Having trouble when accessing in another device and IP changed.

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