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No disk present when using VM ( UTM / Virtual Buddy) M1 etc

jamf-42
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Posted on ‎11-15-2022 04:44 AM

Due to macOS13 not being supported on 2012 Mac mini, which has been providing testing via ESXi faultlessly over the years.. I'm now looking at both UTM and VirtualBuddy.

I can enrol and most things work. .but.. looks like recon is not able to see the disk..  thus storage in the device record is zero! This is a problem!

Any suggestions for a fix or another method for working virtualising of macOS13 using an ARM Mac?

VMWare seems quite far off on this with Fusion.. as for ESXi.. I don't think that's happening...

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AJPinto
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Posted on ‎11-15-2022 12:38 PM

The best luck I have had with Apple Silicon macOS VM's is on Parallels. VM's on intel macs is still a far better experience even with Parallels, but Apple has picked their direction with macOS VMs.

 

  • I would not put any thought or effort in to VMWare on Macs in 2022. VMWare fusion is still in beta for Apple Silicon as of July 2022, and has been in beta since Apple Silicons release. MacOS is obviously an after thought for VMWare, so I would not expect any gains here anytime soon.
  • Virtual Buddy is a developers pet project. I would not rely on it for anything critical. Its a nice toy and I use it myself, but I would not rely on it for anything critical. I spun a new VM this morning, JAMF is picking up the VM's storage fine on 13.0.1.

 

Unlike macOS VM's in Intel Macs, you cannot really mess around under the hood in the VM on Apple Silicon. You really get what you get configuration wise. Also JAMF does not support macOS VM's officially. I would wager something in the hardware identification went awry in your situation.

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jamf-42
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In response to AJPinto

Posted on ‎11-16-2022 05:02 AM

appreciate your input..

testing out Parallels and as per a lot of of forums posts 'not fit for purpose' seems apt. Can't change any settings, even getting bridge networking is a faff on ARM and yes.. partly Apple but you can do more with freebies.

also looking at Tart https://github.com/cirruslabs/tart

I'll poke around Virtual Buddy / UTM again, JAMF shows device as a VM.. VirtualMac2,1, but both VB and UTM VMs show no disk (VM 12.6.1) 

It was all so good with ESXi and intel.. ahh progress!! 

 

 

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