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+ <h1>Running a MacOS 13 Ventura VM in VMware ESXi</h1>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <h2>Downloads and Configuring ESXi</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Download a MacOS Ventura .iso <a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=Mac%20OS%20Monterey&and[]=mediatype%3A%22software%22" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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+ <li>Download Unlocker for VMware ESXi <a href="https://github.com/hugepants/esxi-unlocker/releases/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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+ <li>Download WinSCP <a href="https://winscp.net/eng/downloads.php" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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+ <li>Extract the downloaded Unlocker for VMware ESXi</li>
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+ <li>Rename the extracted folder unlocker</li>
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+ <li>Log into the ESXi web UI</li>
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+ <li>Enable the SSH service by selecting Actions > Services > Enable Secure Shell (SSH)</li>
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+ <li>Extract WinSCP and run the executable</li>
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+ <li>Connect to the ESXi host IP address via WinSCP</li>
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+ <li>Copy the extracted Unlocker folder to the ESXi host /root directory</li>
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+ <li>Connect to the ESXi host via SSH</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands to install ESXi Unlocker
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># change directory to unlocker<br />
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+ cd /unlocker<br />
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+ # make the install script executable<br />
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+ chmod +x ./esxi-install.sh<br />
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+ # run the install script<br />
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+ ./esxi-install.sh<br />
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+ # reboot esxi host<br />
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+ reboot</div>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Creating the Ventura VM</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Log into the ESXi web UI</li>
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+ <li>In the left navigation pane, right click on Virtual Machines > Create/Register VM</li>
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+ <li>Select Create a new virtual machine > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>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</li>
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+ <li>Select the storage datastore to use > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Set the Memory to at least 4096, Hard disk 1 to 50 GB or more</li>
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+ <li>Expand Network > Set the Adapter Type to VMXNET 3</li>
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+ <li>Expand CD/DVD Drive 1 > Make sure Datastore ISO file is selected > Click Browse next to the CD/DVD Media field</li>
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+ <li>Click Upload > Browse to and select the Mac OS installation ISO</li>
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+ <li>Once the upload completes, click the Mac OS ISO to highlight it > Click Select</li>
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+ <li>Back on the Hardware customization screen click Next</li>
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+ <li>Review the summary provided and click Finish Click the new MacOS 13 VM Click Power on at the top of the page</li>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Installing MacOS Ventura</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>After an initialization sequence the MAC OS Setup should start</li>
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+ <li>Select a Language > Click the next arrow</li>
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+ <li>Select Disk Utility</li>
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+ <li>Select the VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media > Click Erase</li>
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+ <li>Name the drive MacOS > Set the Format to APFS > Click Erase</li>
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+ <li>Click Done > Close Disk Utility</li>
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+ <li>Click Install macOS Ventura</li>
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+ <li>Click Continue > Click Agree > Click Agree again</li>
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+ <li>Select the MacOS disk > Click Install</li>
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+ <li>Wait while Mac OS installs files, the VM will reboot several times</li>
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+ <li>Select your Country > Click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Confirm your languages and keyboard layout > Click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Click Not Now on the Accessibility screen</li>
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+ <li>Click Continue on the Data & Privacy screen</li>
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+ <li>Select Not Now on the Migration Assistant screen</li>
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+ <li>Select Set Up Later and then Skip on the Apple ID screen</li>
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+ <li>Click Agree > Agree again</li>
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+ <li>Enter a name, user name, password > Click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Click Customize Settings</li>
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+ <li>Click Continue > Select Use or Don't Use for Location Services</li>
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+ <li>Pick a time zone > Click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Choose whether to share analytics with Apple > Click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Click Set Up Later on the Screen Time screen</li>
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+ <li>Pick a theme > Click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Welcome to MacOS 13 Ventura</li>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Install VMware Tools (optional, but recommended)</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Download MacOS Unlocker for VMware Workstation <a href="https://github.com/paolo-projects/auto-unlocker/releases" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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+ <li>Extract the downloaded .zip file</li>
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+ <li>Run Unlocker.exe</li>
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+ <li>Click the Download button under the Tools section</li>
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+ <li>Back in the ESXi web UI select Storage from the left navigation menu</li>
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+ <li>Click the Datastore browser icon at the top of the main content pane</li>
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+ <li>Click Upload > Browse to and select the darwin.iso downloaded by MacOS Unlocker</li>
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+ <li>Once the upload completes click Close to close out of the Datastore browser</li>
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+ <li>Select the MacOS 13 VM > Actions > Edit settings</li>
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+ <li>Attach darwin.iso to CD/DVD drive 1</li>
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+ <li>Inside the VM, double click the mounted VMware tools and run the installer</li>
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+</ol> </div>
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