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Esxi Usb Install Mac

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Anyone successfully (and recently) were able to install VMware vSphere ESXi as per VMware HCL?

Question: Q: Installing VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5 on Mac Pro Anyone successfully (and recently) were able to install VMware vSphere ESXi as per VMware HCL? I was not successful even though blogger and Apple enthusiast William Lam from VMware has done so on both MacMini and Mac Pro models (the Mac Pro being the only supported model officially.


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If it says 'error getting variable', continue with these steps:Step 3: Run this command: nvram boot-args=kext-dev-mode=1Step 4: Reboot back in to Recovery Mode againStep 5: Run these commands, replacing Your Disk Name with the name of your Mac disk (partition). You can type ls /Volumes to get a list of volumes. One option while it is not ideal but necessary is to disable kext signing, follow these stepsafter you have installed your kext:Step 1: Open the Terminal from the menu barStep 2: Run this command: nvram boot-argsDoes it say kext-dev-mode=1? Usb 3.0 driver mac. If so, you can skip to Step 4. Note the quotes around the disk path and that there should be no / before System.

I was not successful even though blogger and Apple enthusiast William Lam from VMware has done so on both MacMini and Mac Pro models (the Mac Pro being the only supported model officially by either organization). When I get almost through the install, it then fails with a message that there are 'No Network Adapters'.


dmesg or lspci indicate that there are indeed BCM577XX NIC's present. I even tried my old Thunderbolt 2 gigabit ethernet adapter and it doesn't work. Almost seems that Apple has done it again with changing EFI which is newer than what is published as compatible. Apple engineering, you guys really need to get both this and OpenCL passthrough drivers to VMware. After all, wouldn't it be in your best interest anyway since we only want to be able to run multiple OS, including two of yours legally at the same time per EULA?


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This project includes a simple makefile that helps you create a bootable USBinstaller for VMware ESXi on OSX. This is based on a similar script I made forubuntu.

Background on VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is a lightweight operating system designed to run virtual machines.Whenever you hear about someone running virtual machines or cloud serversthey're using ESXi, Xen, QEMU/KVM, or a similar technology under the hood.

ESXi is proprietary software, but you can download it and use it for free. Youwill need to register for a VMware account and download ESXi (also called'vSphere Hypervisor')before you use this script.

Instructions

  1. Download the ESXi ISO and copy it into the same folder as this script. Itwill have a long name with a version number likeVMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0-2494585.x86_64.iso. Rename it to esxi.isoso the script can find it.

  2. Run make devices

  3. Insert your USB stick. You'll see a new device appear in step 4.

  4. Run make devices

  5. Note the disk number for your USB stick. It will be something like/dev/disk2. The only part you care about is 2 (or 3, or 4, orwhatever) for step 6.

  6. make vmware DISK=2Note: This step will ask for your password forsudo.

  7. Pop the USB stick into the computer you want to vmware-ify and restart it.

Depending on how fast your USB stick is, step 6 make take awhile. On my computerit took around a minute and a half.