Resize Disk in for VM images (Kali Linux as a Guest OS)

1. In VMware settings, change the disk size

2. Boot the VM image with the installation Disk ISO. You can choose the startup device in the VMware settings. 

3. Open the GParted application. 

4. Since the added space is at the end, you need to delete the swap Linux patitaion first, then you can expand your /dev/sda1. 

Details see: http://askubuntu.com/questions/51272/how-do-i-repartition-with-gparted

1. In the machine's settings point the CD Drive to the .iso file with your Ubuntu LiveCD. You may also need to make sure the "Connect at power on" check box is checked.
2. Power the virtual machine on and hit F2 with the focus inside the machine.
3. Once inside the BIOS move to the Boot tab and select CD-Rom as primary boot device.
4. Run gParted - I think it's always there.
5. Destroy the swap partition: swapoff, delete the extended and linux-swap partitions.
6. Resize your primary partition to desired size.
7. Allocate your swap back again to whatever you like - create an extended partition and then allocate as linux swap. Remember about swapon :)

And that's it. You now have a big primary partition!

In my case you'd need to have Jedi reflexes to get into BIOS by pressing F2 on the splash screen - the boot delay is just too short. What you can do to slow it down is go to your vm's .vmx file and type in something reasonable like:

Other useful link: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1020778

"I moved it" v.s. "I copied it"

http://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/12515/HOW-TO-Select-the-right-answer-to-I-Moved-It-or-I-Copied-It-in-VMware-vSphere-ESXi.html

I Moved It - should be used only, when you are manually moving a virtual machine between datastores, which includes moving to a new host and different datastore.

I Copied It - should be used when you want to COPY or CLONE a virtual machine, and used on the network at the same time as the original virtual machine.

Now that you have read, and hopefully understand the difference between "I Moved It" or "I Copied It" selections, I'll answer the question raised at the beginning

I've selected Copied, and now all My IP addresses have changed! Why?

As we've seen above, selecting "I Copied It" changes the uuid.bios and uuid.location values, which will force and generate a new MAC address. If you have been using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to supply IP Addresses to your computers on your LAN, your virtual machine will receive a new IP Address, after this change.

I hope this article helps you to understand the difference between "I Moved It" or "I Copied It" when you have moved or copied a virtual machine.

VMware fusion snapshot

VMware Fusion snapshot saves the whole memory image file when you take a snapshot. You can find the memory image in the VM folder.

Here are some more detailed info about VMware snapshot
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws4/doc/preserve_snapshot_ws.html