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UPDATE 18/10/16: Changed to support 10.12

For one reason or another you need macOS on ESXi tells you that it isn’t possible unless your host is a Mac itself. That isn’t particularly true…

The ESXi Unlocker

Thanks to Donk over at InsanelyMac, a patch has been created to install macOS on ESXi (5.5 only) but also supports Workstation (8, 9, 10), Player (4, 5, 6) and Fusion (4, 5, 6). Have a look at it here or try out version 2 which supports Workstation 11, Player 7 Fusion 7 and ESXi 6.

(Disclaimer: The following process potentially violates Apple’s End User License Agreement for macOS. Please check the Agreement before following these steps.)

Setup

Here is my current setup and what I have:

Whitebox ESXi host
macOS Sierra 10.12 (but any will work) - NOTE: lags heaps but can be slightly tolerable with the beamoff application.

Install the Unlocker Patch

For this, I used the Windows vSphere client instead of the web client

1. Connect directly to your ESXi host instead of vCenter

2. Unzip the unlock-all-v130.zip file

3. Open a datastore (Configuration > Hardware > Storage) by right-clicking it and selecting ‘Browse Datastore…’

4. Copy the ‘esxi’ folder to the datastore by selecting ‘Upload Folder’ making note of the warning of replacing any existing folders you may have with the same name

5. Enable and connect to SSH on the host (Configuration > Software > Security Profile > Services > Properties > SSH > Options > Start > OK)

6. Change directory over to your VMFS datastore

7. I recommend changing the name of the unlocker’s folder to something else such as osx_unlocker

8. Go into the unlocker folder afterwards

9. Make the install and uninstall file executable

10. Run the install script file

11. Reboot your ESXi host

Create the ISO image

If you have 10.9 or greater, you will need a Mac to create the ISO.

If you have a Mac or using 10.9 and greater

For macOS or OS X 10.6 to 10.12, you can use this Mac only script to create the ISO if the InstallESD.img or Install.app is in the Applications folder: https://gist.github.com/calvinbui/3cc1594d85583077a88d6d60eac01aa8

Windows/Linux

Only supports 10.8 and below.

Download OS X installation however you wish. Apple provide it free on their Mac App Store such as this: Yosemite Installation
Browse the ‘Install OS X.app’ and extract the InstallESD.dmg file under /Contents/SharedSupport/
Follow one of the options below depending on your operating system:

Windows - Convert the DMG file to an ISO using dmg2img. I used version 1.65.

Linux (Ubuntu) - Convert the DMG to ISO also using dmg2img (sudo_ apt-get install dmg2img_)

Create the Virtual Machine and Install

Make sure to select Apple Mac OS X as your Guest Operating System.

Power on the VM and mount the ISO image to install.

If you get the error ‘darwin11_64guest is not supported’, try starting the VM directly from the host instead of vCenter.

Today VMware released their Technical Preview of the VMware View PCoIP client for OSX. We’ve all been waiting for this since the release of VMware View 5 and today I finally got to test it on OSX. Of course I had to install it right away and run a test drive from work to my VMware View 5 lab at home. Even though I have only a small uplink to my ISP, I was able to run a Youtube movie at 480p without issues. Running it at 720p works fine to when windowed, but 720p full screen is a bit too much for the small upload I have and you can see some small hick-ups. But still a reasonable viewing experience.

From the VMware website :

Features In the VMware View Client for Mac OS X

Support for Intel-based Macs
PCoIP protocol optimized for VMware View 5
Full screen support for Mac OS X Lion users
Copy and Paste plain text between View 4.x virtual machines and Mac
Copy and Paste text, formatted text, and graphics between View 5.x virtual machines and Mac
Support optional RSA authentication
Enhanced certificate checking
Add up to 4 VMware View server shortcuts in VMware View Client

Installing the client

Installing the View Client with PCoIP is very easy. After downloading the DMG image, open it, and drag the application to the applications folder.

After opening the View Client, you’re presented with the connections screen in which you can add up to 4 View Servers.

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Press the big cloud button and add your remote host. When the connection is made, you’ll see a security warning depending on the certificate you implemented on your VMware View Security or Connection Server. In the settings menu you can change the required action for the security level of your connections.

Next you’re presented a logon screen and after your logon completes you’ll see the desktops that are available for you. Do pay attention to the little pull down menu below the desktop, which will let you choose between RDP and PCoIP. Note: In this release ONLY the PCoIP protocol is supported. Connecting over RDP can only be done with the View 4.6 client for OSX.

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Once you selected the desktop, you’ll be logged on to your desktop and you’re finished. Happy working!

From the release notes:

Known Issue: Unable to connect to Windows 7 based virtual machines using the RDP protocol. Workaround: Access your Windows 7 desktop with the higher performance PCoIP protocol or use the older VMware View 4.6 client with Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection to access Windows 7 based desktops with RDP.

Items Under Consideration for Future Major Client Releases Include:

Use of Multiple displays/monitors
Printing to locally attached printers
Full screen support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
SmartCard authentication
USB device connectivity