Using tar xzvf esxi-300.tgz, unpack the unlocker file.If you stored it in a datastore, like I suggested, you should be able to find it under /vmfs/volumes/.Īfter locating your unlocker file you will need to perform the following actions: Once SSH'd in, you will need to locate your unlocker file. iso, along with the VMWare tools for macOS.Īfter moving the files to your datastore, you will now need to SSH into your ESXi host, as shown above. As you can see, I've also included the macOS. The first step in doing so is to upload your unlocker file to one of your ESXi hosts datastores, as shown in the image above. Ensure you have SSH access to your ESXi hostĪssuming all prerequisite tasks were completed, you are now able to begin the process of installing your macOS VM.You can follow this guide or find a plethora of others online instructing you how to complete this process Download the latest VMWare tools for MacOS, which can be found here.Download the unlocker file, which can be found here.Preparationīefore setting up your macOS VM, you will need to ensure that you take care of the following prerequisite tasks: Fortunately, some very talented people over at InsanelyMac have created an "unlocker" to allow you to run macOS VMs on your ESXi host, regardless of whether it's Apple hardware or not. This has to do with Apple's TOS requiring that macOS VMs only be run on Mac hardware.
Today's post will cover the simple process of creating a MacOS VM within VMWare ESXi.Īs you may or may not know, by default, ESXi will not let you run macOS virtual machines.
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