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#Import virtualmachine from fusion to vmware workstation software
#Import virtualmachine from fusion to vmware workstation password

#Import virtualmachine from fusion to vmware workstation password

Require the user to change the encryption password when this virtual machine is moved or copied – By checking this box, every time the user moves or copies the VM to another host it will be asked to change the encryption password.

The first one, and the default one is revealing the default VMware Workstation restrictions while the second one gives us the option to use a Horizon Flex server for improved manageability and restriction policies.

Restrictions type – There are tow of them: Fixed and Managed.

In order to change the settings of a restricted virtual machine you have to click the Unlock All Settings button from the left down corner and provide the Restrictions password. The only ones left for the user to modify are the CPU, memory and the network adapter(s). After the Restrictions password is defined, most of the VM settings will be grayed-out.

Restrictions password – Yes, another password, but this one is to protect the restriction and VM settings from the users so they can’t modify or re-configure them.

Right now if we open the settings of our VM and check the Enable restrictions box, we can configure all the restrictions VMware Workstation provides us. For more you will need to buy the VMware Horizon Felx product which provides centralized control for the VMs you want to restrict and also a lot more restriction policies. The restrictions that VMware Workstation provides are not a lot, actually they are just a few I can say, but for a few VMs to share here and there are enough.

#Import virtualmachine from fusion to vmware workstation software

This are needed from one case to another, but most of the times you will want to put restrictions on VMs because of licensing for a software you are selling or you don’t want the machine settings to be modified. Restrictions, as the name implies, limit the usage of the VM(s). Once imported, the user can run the VM as he wishes if it doesn’t have any restrictions. The VM is now ready to be shared with other people, but don’t forget to send the encryption password because it’s needed when importing it in VMware Workstation, VMware Player or Fusion.

Any change to this file will make the VM unavailable, and we will not be able to start it, so try not to edit the file. VMX file of the VM, all the content will be scrambled and unreadable. Once the encryption progress bar hits 100% the VM will be encrypted, and we can see this in the Summary column of the VM settings. For short, try not to use linked clones when implementing VM access control. Also, with linked clones it will be very hard to share the VM because you will have to copy the base VM and the linked clone one. In case you are using linked clones, be careful that only the linked clone VM will be encrypted leaving the base VM unencrypted. Once we click the Encrypt button, the encryption process will start and it might take a long time to complete if you have a large VM or a slow drive. Also, this password will need to be shared with the people that need access to the VM(s) in order for them to be able to start it. Make sure you don’t lose the password or you will not be able to use the VM or decrypt it for that matter.

Click the Encrypt button then provide a password to protect the VM. What we can see right from the start, is that we cannot apply any restrictions to the VM until we encrypt it so let’s do just that. All we have to do is open the VM settings by clicking the Edit the virtual machine settings link then go to Options > Access Control. The process is pretty easy and straight forward. UPDATE! Starting with VMware Workstation 16 this feature is deprecated. Since VMware has done such a great job with their Workstation product, we are able to apply those restrictions and share our VMs with others, knowing we have a bit of control over them. You will want to put some restrictions on them. Many times, especially in a development environment you need to share your VMs with a partner company or with an external contractor but you don’t want those machines to work like forever or be modified.