tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post7302190644095148595..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.711+00:00Comments on A Portal to a Portal: macOS and VMware Fusion and Windows 7 and DHCP - The internet fixed my problemDave Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444759805764485699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post-1568993573574141102018-05-16T21:16:39.507+01:002018-05-16T21:16:39.507+01:00Hey Sean
Thanks for the comments.
Interestingly,...Hey Sean<br /><br />Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />Interestingly, I've been using Fusion on macOS for years now, probably since I got my first MacBook Pro in 2009.<br /><br />I do get fan noise from time to time, and the Mac feels like it's about to lift off the desk - if Apple made Harrier Jumpjets .....<br /><br />However, I rarely notice a major issue with performance, and I typically run VMs with ~8 GB RAM, albeit with a single CPU core ( a colleague recommends 2-4 cores and 8-12 GB RAM ).<br /><br />I've not done anything specific to boost VMware performance; switching to the SSD MacBook Pro ( that with Retina display ) in 2012 made a huge difference, and I'm now using a 2015 MBPr.<br /><br />Other than RAM and CPU, I'm using things pretty much oob.<br /><br />It's also worth noting that it's not just VMware that makes the Mac run hot - Chrome, Firefox, Lotus Notes (!) and Slack all contribute - from time to time, I shut down the stuff that I'm not using at that very moment ....<br /><br />Right now, I've got Notes, Slack, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Docker, VMware ( with a Windows 7 VM ), SoapUI, Terminal, Atom, Tweetbot, Mail, Notes ( the version ), iMessage and Photos - and it's all as smooth as silk ..... :-)<br /><br />Final thought; I'm running the latest macOS and VMware builds / updates.<br /><br />Not sure if this is of any use whatsoever :-(<br /><br />Cheers, Dave<br />Dave Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444759805764485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post-44425589364480197342018-05-16T19:57:38.037+01:002018-05-16T19:57:38.037+01:00Hello Dave, one of my team uses Fusion on a Mac bu...Hello Dave, one of my team uses Fusion on a Mac but finds that the fan works quite hard and performance is sometimes not great ( using Notes Designer ). Do you have any general tips for using Fusion on the Mac to get best performance ? Thanks, SeanSean Cullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338654664944952458noreply@blogger.com