Assign Static IP for VMware Fusion 

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sudo vi /Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf

Add the follwing settings outside the “DO NOT MODIFY SECTION”.
Be careful:

  • the “LinuxMint” must match the name of the virtual machine and contain no space.
  • the MAC address must match the MAC address of the net card
  • the fixed-address should be outside the range in the “DO NOT MODIFY SECTION”, e.g. 172.16.214.100 (range 172.16.214.128 172.16.214.254)
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host LinuxMint {
    hardware ethernet 00:0C:29:B6:22:3E;
    fixed-address 172.16.214.100;
}

Shutdown the virtual machine and execute the following commands

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sudo /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/services/services.sh --stop
sudo /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/services/services.sh --start

Reference

Set a Static IP Address in VMware Fusion 7