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Note that macOS guest support ended with ESXi 7.0: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88698 https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88698 Running macOS is only supported/
by mrpippy 3y ago
Note that macOS guest support ended with ESXi 7.0: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88698 https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88698
Running macOS is only supported/licensing-compliant on Apple-branded hardware anyway, and with the supported Intel Macs getting pretty old this was inevitable anyway.
- moondev 3y agoMac mini 2018 is still the best Mac for vms 6 cores 12 threads 64GB DDR nvme 4 thunderbolt3 ports for pci expansion 10GbE onboard nic boots ESXi boots Proxmox boots or virtualizes windows boots or virtualizes linux boots or virtualizes macos iGPU passthrough Supports nested virt
- greggsy 3y agoIf you’re just running a bare metal hypervisor then you may as well just go for a second hand tiny form factor platform. No point paying 15-20% extra for the same specs in a svelte case if you’re not running native macOS.
- moondev 3y ago> No point paying 15-20% extra for the same specs in a svelte case if you’re not running native macOS. The main point is proper non-hackintosh support for running (unlimited amount) of macOS vms on esxi - which requires Apple hardware. Running macOS, Windows and Linux on the metal is another benefit. IMO it's almost as versatile as a framework chromebook (chromeos, crostini, kvm, android with play store)