VMware Tools for macOS contains two KEXT files: Use the following command in a terminal window to check if the VMware kernel extensions are loaded: sudo kextstat -list-only | grep -i vmware If the 'Enable Shared Folders' option has been properly enabled, the problem might be that the VMware kernel extensions have not been authorized to be loaded when the VM boots.

The shared files and folders of the host are not visible on a macOS Big Sur guest VM.

Workaround: To successfully unmount the disk, Use Force Quit to close the Finder and then use Force Eject to unmount the DMG file. The error wrongly indicates that the Finder is still using the file. If you use macOS Big Sur 11.5 or later as the host, when you try to eject the mounted Fusion DMG file, it fails with an error.

Cannot unmount Fusion DMG file mounted on the host macOS Big Sur 11.5 or later.

Note that this is a user interface issue and does not impact the guest OS functionality. When you install VMware Tools with Big Sur as the guest OS, the version of the guest macOS in the VM description changes from 11.x to 10.16.

VM description shows an incorrect version for the guest macOS Big Sur.

If the Big Sur host is connected to VPN, then the VM cannot access the same network as that of the host.

The virtual machine (VM) cannot access the same network as the host while macOS Big Sur host is connected to the virtual private network (VPN).

MTU configuration option is not available in the Fusion UI on Big Sur hosts.

Jumbo Frame can't be enabled for NAT virtual machines and Host-only virtual networks on Big Sur hosts.On Big Sur hosts, if a user configures NAT port forwarding in Fusion, the service running in the virtual machine is unavailable on the macOS host using localhost:exposedPort, hostIP:exposedPort, or 127.0.0.1:exposedPort Port forwarding is also not accessible inside a NAT virtual machine using hostIP:exposedPort. Unable to access port forwarding on a NAT virtual machine if the traffic is routed through the host IP stack on Big Sur hosts.We recommend that you use a host macOS with version 11.0 or later. Support for macOS 10.15 Catalina is being deprecated.

To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:ĭeprecation of Support for macOS 10.15 Catalina Prior Releasesįeatures and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Fusion 12 are described in the release notes for each release. This release contains security updates and bug fixes. Mac models that support macOS 11.0 Big Sur. Intel Mac models that support macOS 11.0 Big Sur and newer versions. VMware Fusion® is the easiest, fastest, and most reliable way to run Windows and other x86 based operating systems on a Mac without rebooting.įor more information, see the broader VMware Fusion documentation. What's in the Release Notes The release notes cover the following topics:

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