Hi there,
I know similar discussions have been posed, but not exactly the same as the problem that the combination of software and hardware I have presents to me!
I have:
Mac Pro, 64Gb Ram
VMware Fusion 8
Three bluetooth keyboards (two apple, one non-apple, if that is relevant)
Three bluetooth mice (two apple, one non-apple, if that is relevant)
Two monitors (but I could have three if required)
What I need is to run two separate windows VMs independently, each with their own keyboard and mouse. I could either switch between native OS-X and a windows VM using one of the keyboard/mouse sets, or have a third monitor and keyboard/mouse if required.
I've edited the .vmx file in both VMs to include the following lines:
svga.noHWCursor = “TRUE”
usb.generic.allowHID = “TRUE”
but I haven't figured out how to associate a VM with a specific mouse and keyboard. I've also tried plugging in a wired USB keyboard, but I get a message telling me "cannot connect <device> to this virtual machine - the host requires this device for input"
Has anyone successfully managed to run two VMs and the OS all with separate input devices? and if so, how?