Install MAC OS X Guest On Vmware Workstation/ESXi

                                       If you wish to run MAC OS X Guests via Desktop virtualization software VMware workstation or Server Virtualization Vmware ESXi , then the “VMware unlocker” is a compulsory utility to run Mac OS X guests. 

                                       This unlocker utility replaces few VMware program files to be able to install and run latest 10.10, 10.9 and older versions of Mac OS X guest virtual machines

1. Power OFF all virtual machines and VMware workstation program.
2. Download the Unlocker through the following link

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/339-unlocker/

3. Extract the downloaded file. The latest Unlocker is having patch for Windows, Linux, Fusion 4.0 on Snow Leopard and Lion and VMware ESXi 5
4. In Vmware Workstation Select Windows Folder and install the patch

     Once it has successfully patched the VMware workstation 11, you should be able to see the Mac  

           OS X guest support as shown below

                                     

      5. In the Case of ESX/ESXi Upload the unlocker zip files to ESXi datastore or Copy to Server via SCP
      6. Take ESXi Support Console or use SSH via putty

      7. Use the unzip command to extract the files.(Reboot the host for the patches to become active)

      8. Ensure the contents of the esxi folder have execute permissions

chmod +x against the 3 files.

      9. Install Patches :- ./ install.sh

Eg:-  Installation Of Unlocker patches on to Vmware Esxi 5

1. Switched to Datastore and Listed items :-

# /vmfs/volumes/50e7090a-87ed9a0d-9b18-0026b95833b7 # ls

2. Switched to Unlocker Folder and Listed items :-

/vmfs/volumes/50e7090a-87ed9a0d-9b18-0026b95833b7 # cd unlock-all-v110/

/vmfs/volumes/50e7090a-87ed9a0d-9b18-0026b95833b7/unlock-all-v110 # ls

esxi             osx              src              unlock-all-v110

linux            readme.txt       tools

3. Switched to esxi Folder and Listed items :-

/vmfs/volumes/50e7090a-87ed9a0d-9b18-0026b95833b7/unlock-all-v110 # cd esxi/

/vmfs/volumes/50e7090a-87ed9a0d-9b18-0026b95833b7/unlock-all-v110/esxi # ls

Unlocker.ESXi           install.sh

Unlocker.ESXi.filepart  uninstall.sh

          4. Provide execute permissions of the esxi folder contents

                              chmod +x install.sh
                              chmod +x Unlocker.ESX 
         5. Installed the patch :-

/vmfs/volumes/50e7090a-87ed9a0d-9b18-0026b95833b7/unlock-all-v110/esxi # ./install.sh

         6. Reboot the Esxi Host