VMware Fusion 启动物理磁盘及U盘的方法
OSX下vmware fusion 跟windows下vmware workstation 差不多，都是利用vm工具生成一个物理硬盘/USB的vmdk映射文件，然后加载这个vmdk启动即可.
首先查看磁盘
bash-3.2$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.3 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage 499.4 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD *499.1 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
10883316-E3DC-41E3-80B9-193C97F65019
Unencrypted
/dev/disk2
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *842.6 MB disk2
1: Apple_HFS VMware Fusion 842.5 MB disk2s1
/dev/disk3
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *880.0 MB disk3
1: Apple_HFS VMware Fusion 880.0 MB disk3s1
/dev/disk4
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *16.0 GB disk4
1: Linux 16.0 GB disk4s1
这里使用的是 /dev/disk4 16G U盘.
创建vmdk映射文件, 这里采用的是ide模式
/Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmware-rawdiskCreator create /dev/disk4 fullDevice usb-hdd ide
将会在当前目录下生成一个usb-hdd.vmdk.
重新创建一个新的VM，删除掉所有硬盘及CDROM，将usb-hdd.vmdk移动到当前VM目录，然后手动修改 vmx 配置文件，加入以下两行
ide1:0.present="TRUE" ide1:0.fileName="usb-hdd.vmdk"
重新启动VM即可从U盘启动.
以下是我的VM 配置.
.encoding = "UTF-8" config.version = "8" virtualHW.version = "11" scsi0.present = "TRUE" scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic" sata0.present = "TRUE" memsize = "1024" ethernet0.present = "TRUE" ethernet0.connectionType = "nat" ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE" ethernet0.addressType = "generated" ethernet0.linkStatePropagation.enable = "TRUE" usb.present = "TRUE" ehci.present = "TRUE" ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35" sound.present = "TRUE" sound.fileName = "-1" sound.autodetect = "TRUE" serial0.present = "TRUE" serial0.fileType = "thinprint" pciBridge0.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge4.functions = "8" pciBridge5.present = "TRUE" pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge5.functions = "8" pciBridge6.present = "TRUE" pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge6.functions = "8" pciBridge7.present = "TRUE" pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge7.functions = "8" vmci0.present = "TRUE" hpet0.present = "TRUE" usb.vbluetooth.startConnected = "TRUE" tools.syncTime = "TRUE" displayName = "USB" guestOS = "rhel5" nvram = "USB.nvram" virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted" tools.upgrade.policy = "upgradeAtPowerCycle" powerType.powerOff = "soft" powerType.powerOn = "soft" powerType.suspend = "soft" powerType.reset = "soft" extendedConfigFile = "USB.vmxf" sata0:1.present = "FALSE" scsi0:0.present = "FALSE" floppy0.present = "FALSE" ide1:0.present="TRUE" ide1:0.fileName="usb-hdd.vmdk" uuid.bios = "56 4d e9 81 a9 3c 22 1a-58 50 5e 72 84 2a 4d ec" uuid.location = "56 4d e9 81 a9 3c 22 1a-58 50 5e 72 84 2a 4d ec" replay.supported = "FALSE" replay.filename = "" migrate.hostlog = "./USB-35f5ba49.hlog" pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17" pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21" pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22" pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23" pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24" scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16" usb.pciSlotNumber = "32" ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33" sound.pciSlotNumber = "34" vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36" sata0.pciSlotNumber = "37" ide1:0.redo = "" ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:2a:4d:ec" ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0" vmci0.id = "-2077602324" monitor.phys_bits_used = "42" vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "67108864" vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "67108864" cleanShutdown = "TRUE" softPowerOff = "TRUE" usb:0.present = "TRUE" usb:0.deviceType = "hid" usb:0.port = "0" usb:0.parent = "-1" usb:1.speed = "2" usb:1.present = "TRUE" usb:1.deviceType = "hub" usb:1.port = "1" usb:1.parent = "-1" ehci:0.present = "TRUE" ehci:0.deviceType = "video" ehci:0.port = "0" ehci:0.parent = "-1"