Proxmox VE: Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs

Re:Proxmox VE: Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs by mrpippy on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @05:52PM (#39845047)

Note that macOS guest support ended with ESXi 7.0: 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.

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Re:Proxmox VE: Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs by moondev on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @06:16PM (#39845261)

Mac 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

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Re:Proxmox VE: Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs by greggsy on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @11:02PM (#39847317)

If 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.

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Re:Proxmox VE: Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs by moondev on Thursday March 28, 2024 @01:28AM (#39848051)

> 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)

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