This is ONLY for ESXi 8.0 & 8.0 Update 1, for other ESXi versions (including update releases), please ensure you are using the correct version of driver.
Note 2:
Known performance issue with RTL8156, TX up to 2.35Gbps while RX up to 2.15Gbps
另外,虽然VMware宣称不官方支持ESXi8.0 on Apple Device,或者在vSphere 8上虚拟macOS。
但网友实测,原有的一些Intel CPU的Mac设备,还是能继续安装使用ESXi8.0的。
比如Intel Mac Mini 2018(8,1),默认安装会失败,需要在安装镜像的 EFI/boot/boot.cfg 中最后添加一行norts=1,这样安装能够正常完成。但是安装完成后不要直接重启,需要到 /bootbank分区更新boot.cfg, 方法是ALT+F1进入ESXi Shell,然后去编辑文件加入norts=1,保存后再重起就没问题了。
也有网友确认Intel Mac Pro 2019(7,1)也没有问题。
稍微老一点的Intel Mac Mini,就需要在安装启动时加入allowLegacyCPU=true了。比如2011(5,3), 2012(6,1, 6,2), 2014(7,1)。但是据说2011款内置的网卡不支持了,建议使用雷电2转以太网。
With ESXi 7.0 Update 1c, you can use the installer boot option systemMediaSize to limit the size of system storage partitions on the boot media. If your system has a small footprint that does not require the maximum 138 GB system-storage size, you can limit it to the minimum of 33 GB. The systemMediaSize parameter accepts the following values:
min (33 GB, for single disk or embedded servers)
small (69 GB, for servers with at least 512 GB RAM)
default (138 GB)
max (consume all available space, for multi-terabyte servers)
The selected value must fit the purpose of your system. For example, a system with 1TB of memory must use the minimum of 69 GB for system storage. To set the boot option at install time, for example systemMediaSize=small, refer to Enter Boot Options to Start an Installation or Upgrade Script. For more information, see VMware knowledge base article 81166.