Running a MacOS 13 Ventura VM in VMware ESXi
77#MacOS #Ventura #ESXi #VirtualMachine
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0789.html
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Downloads and Configuring ESXi
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01. Download a MacOS Ventura .iso https://archive.org/search.php?query=MacOS%20Iso%20Collection&and[]=mediatype%3A%22software%22
02. Download Unlocker for VMware ESXi https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vTPELaHXokz-LljB9s3rA3fM947tZxhR
03. Download WinSCP https://winscp.net/eng/downloads.php
04. Extract the downloaded Unlocker for VMware ESXi
05. Rename the extracted folder unlocker
06. Log into the ESXi web UI
07. Enable the SSH service by selecting Actions ≫ Services ≫ Enable Secure Shell (SSH)
08. Extract WinSCP and run the executable
09. Connect to the ESXi host IP address via WinSCP
10. Copy the extracted Unlocker folder to the ESXi host /root directory
11. Connect to the ESXi host via SSH
12. Run the following commands to install ESXi Unlocker
# change directory to unlocker
cd /unlocker
# make the install script executable
chmod +x ./esxi-install.sh
# run the install script
./esxi-install.sh
# reboot esxi host
reboot
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Creating the Ventura VM
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01. Log into the ESXi web UI
02. In the left navigation pane, right click on Virtual Machines ≫ Create/Register VM
03. Select Create a new virtual machine ≫ Click Next
04. Name the VM MacOS 13 ≫ Set the Guest OS family to Mac OS and Guest OS Version to Apple MacOS 12 (64-bit) ≫ Click Next
05. Select the storage datastore to use ≫ Click Next
06. Set the Memory to at least 4096, Hard disk 1 to 50 GB or more
07. Expand Network ≫ Set the Adapter Type to VMXNET 3
08. Expand CD/DVD Drive 1 ≫ Make sure Datastore ISO file is selected ≫ Click Browse next to the CD/DVD Media field
09. Click Upload ≫ Browse to and select the Mac OS installation ISO
10. Once the upload completes, click the Mac OS ISO to highlight it ≫ Click Select
11. Back on the Hardware customization screen click Next
12. Review the summary provided and click Finish Click the new MacOS 13 VM Click Power on at the top of the page
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Installing MacOS Ventura
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01. After an initialization sequence the MAC OS Setup should start
02. Select a Language ≫ Click the next arrow
03. Select Disk Utility
04. Select the VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media ≫ Click Erase
05. Name the drive MacOS ≫ Set the Format to APFS ≫ Click Erase
06. Click Done ≫ Close Disk Utility
07. Click Install macOS Ventura
08. Click Continue ≫ Click Agree ≫ Click Agree again
09. Select the MacOS disk ≫ Click Install
10. Wait while Mac OS installs files, the VM will reboot several times
11. Select your Country ≫ Click Continue
12. Confirm your languages and keyboard layout ≫ Click Continue
13. Click Not Now on the Accessibility screen
14. Click Continue on the Data & Privacy screen
15. Select Not Now on the Migration Assistant screen
16. Select Set Up Later and then Skip on the Apple ID screen
17. Click Agree ≫ Agree again
18. Enter a name, user name, password ≫ Click Continue
19. Click Customize Settings
20. Click Continue ≫ Select Use or Don't Use for Location Services
21. Pick a time zone ≫ Click Continue
22. Choose whether to share analytics with Apple ≫ Click Continue
23. Click Set Up Later on the Screen Time screen
24. Pick a theme ≫ Click Continue
25. Welcome to MacOS 13 Ventura
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Install VMware Tools (optional, but recommended)
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01. Download MacOS Unlocker for VMware Workstation https://github.com/paolo-projects/auto-unlocker/releases
02. Extract the downloaded .zip file
03. Run Unlocker.exe
04. Click the Download button under the Tools section
05. Back in the ESXi web UI select Storage from the left navigation menu
06. Click the Datastore browser icon at the top of the main content pane
07. Click Upload ≫ Browse to and select the darwin.iso downloaded by MacOS Unlocker
08. Once the upload completes click Close to close out of the Datastore browser
09. Select the MacOS 13 VM ≫ Actions ≫ Edit settings
10. Attach darwin.iso to CD/DVD drive 1
11. Inside the VM, double click the mounted VMware tools and run the installer
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