

Now, once that’s done you can launch the VM, but you’ll need to install the newest version of VMware Tools (11.2 as of this writing) inside the VM to support Resolution Changes.

We’re working to improve our own code as well as working with Apple to resolve these issues. Note: This is an experimental feature and is not recommended for production VMs… There are known bugs which may cause an immediate kernel panic of the VM (try connecting the FaceTime camera for a fun example!)Īdditionally, this only applies to Big Sur Hosts with Big Sur Guests, it is not and will not be made possible with Catalina hosts or guests.Īlso note that not all Metal shaders are supported yet, and OpenGL will not be supported.įinally, on some systems we’ve noticed it takes what seems like a REALLY long time to boot, with the VM looking like it’s frozen with the Apple logo and loading progress indicator.

While this is possible with Fusion 12.0 and macOS 11.0, there are many critical bugs fixed in Fusion 12.1 and macOS 11.1, so we recommend using those versions and newer. While the feature isn’t quite up to our quality bar just yet, we think it’s far enough along to share with folks so we can gather feedback. With macOS Big Sur, Apple has given us a new set of features that will allow macOS virtual machines to achieve something long sought after: Accelerated 3D Graphics with Metal! Enabling Metal Graphics in macOS Big Sur VMs
