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- MAC MINI SERVER 2012 INSTALL
- MAC MINI SERVER 2012 DRIVERS
- MAC MINI SERVER 2012 DRIVER
- MAC MINI SERVER 2012 MANUAL
So if you are looking to refresh your home lab, you just may want to consider using the new Apple Mac Minis, especially with small form factor footprint ? Note: For details on how I automated the kernel setting setting, take a look at the very end. Step 3 - Perform ESXi installation as you would, but when you get to the very last step prior to rebooting, be ready for some typing when the host boots back up (this is important else you will get a PSOD) Step 2 - Transfer ISO to either USB key or CD-ROM
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Here is a step by step instruction for zer010gic ESXi 5.1 ISO I recently completed the rest of this work which is based off of the oriignal ISO that zer010gic has shared on the VMTN community (unfortunately I have not been able to get a hold of him to provide him with the necessary bits and I have decided to post a modified ISO).
MAC MINI SERVER 2012 MANUAL
It contains some work that I have been doing with zer010gic to create an ESXi 5.1 ISO that does not require any manual intervention outside of the normal ESXi installation.
MAC MINI SERVER 2012 DRIVERS
Instead of having everyone walk through the process of creating a custom ESXi ISO which includes the two fixes mentioned above as well as the bundling the updated tg3 Broadcom network drivers for network connectivity, zer010gic has generously created and is hosting ESXi 5.1 ISOs for users to download and use. Note: There may be other minor/unconfirmed issues listed on the VMTN thread, but for basic ESXi installation/usage + OSX Server VM creation/installation, the above solutions should be sufficent. A tempoary fix was provided to zer010gic to create a custom ISO until the fix is integrated into a future release.
MAC MINI SERVER 2012 DRIVER
Solution: There appears to be a significant change in Apple's SMC (System Management Controller) device in the newer models that prevents the Apple SMC VMkernel driver from properly loading.
MAC MINI SERVER 2012 INSTALL
Problem: Unable to install new OSX Server on a VM or power on existing OSX Server VMs. This is a "temp" workaround while PSOD is being investigated. Once the system has booted up, go ahead and run " esxcli system settings kernel set -s iovDisableIR -v true" in the ESXi Shell to persist the kernel setting. When you are asked to reboot, be prepared to enter iovDisableIR=true again (SHIFT+O) which is required to get ESXi to boot after installation. Solution: Add iovDisableIR=true to the kernel option before attempting installation. Problem: PSOD during ESXi 5.0 or 5.1 installation. Here are the current problem/solutions when trying to install on the new Mac Mini: The more feedback that VMware receives from customers along with business justifications, the better our product management team can prioritize features that are most important to our customers. The only supported platform for ESXi 5.0 for Apple hardware is the Apple XServe 3,1 and for ESXi 5.1 is the Apple Mac Pro, which you can get more details here.īefore jumping into the solution, if you think VMware should support the Apple Mac Mini for running ESXi, please provide feedback to VMware by submitting a Feature Request. For more details, please refer to the instructions in this blog post.ĭisclaimer: The Apple Mac Mini is not officially supported by VMware. I would also like to point out that this issue only applies to the new 2012 Apple Mac Mini, for previous models such as the Apple Mac Mini 5,1 or 5,3 you can install ESXi 5.0 or 5.1 without any issues.
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Even though the Apple Mac Mini is not an officially supported hardware platform for running ESXi, it is great to see VMware engineers going out their way and trying to help the VMware community find a solution as well as providing an "unofficial" fix in this case. This is currently a known issue and there is an extensive VMTN thread (9,300+ views) about this problem which also includes a fix through a collaboration between VMTN community user zer010gic and VMware Engineer dariusd. If you recently purchased the new 2012 Apple Mac Mini 6,2 which was just released not too long ago and tried to install either ESXi 5.0 or 5.1, you probably noticed a PSOD (Pink/Purple Screen of Death) during the installation.