Re: VCL-543 OSX under ESXi 4.1

2012-05-18 Thread James O'Dell
Hi Aaron, I've committed a new version of OSX.pm to the repository. It includes the following enable_firewall_port() - new get_cpu_core_count() - new check_connection_on_port() - new user_exists() - new set_vcld_post_load_status() - fix It includes all the formatting from Andy (I removed the CR

Re: VCL-543 OSX under ESXi 4.1

2012-05-17 Thread Aaron Peeler
Hi Jim, I have another routine to add to OSX.pm. user_exists. It was mainly needed for the server reservations. It's using the id cmd, so it shouldn't need any changes. But since it wouldn't work for windows, I couldn't put it in the OS.pm module. =head2 user_exists Parameters : Returns

Re: VCL-543 OSX under ESXi 4.1

2012-04-04 Thread Aaron Peeler
Thanks Jim. Right, I saw that one also. I've got a 2010 mac mini model which also has the keyboard issue. Doesn't seem like it's feasible to use the 2010 model. Going to give it one more shot with trying to do a kickstart install off the dvd. It that doesn't work then I'll try to locate a 2011

Re: VCL-543 OSX under ESXi 4.1

2012-04-04 Thread Aaron Peeler
Hi Jim, Made progress to a point, I wasn't able to get a full blown instance going, but I feel my effort was good enough to prove it can be done and used. Overall the code looks good and as we move forward, possibly in the 2.4 release, I think it would be ideal to put all OS related routines in

Re: VCL-543 OSX under ESXi 4.1

2012-04-03 Thread Aaron Peeler
Thanks. Aaron On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 2:22 PM, James O'Dell jod...@fullerton.edu wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Aaron, I don't have a mac mini to test with. So, I have not tried installing esxi on a mac mini. I'll see if I can dig one up. __Jim On 4/3/2012 6:28

Re: VCL-543 OSX under ESXi 4.1

2012-04-03 Thread Aaron Peeler
Hi Daiyu, Thanks. Yes those are a couple that I had found. Aaron On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Hayashi, Daiyu dhaya...@exchange.fullerton.edu wrote: Based on your email I take it that you've read these posts. http://paraguin.com/2012/01/10/the-mac-mini-vmware-esxi-5-server-part-1-research/

Re: VCL-543 OSX under ESXi 4.1

2012-04-03 Thread James O'Dell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 This site gives a walk through installing OSX on a mac mini using esxi 5. It lists the hardware used, and a link to vmware's nic driver. http://paraguin.com/2012/01/17/os-x-on-a-mac-mini-with-vmware-esxi-5/ __Jim On 4/3/2012 11:48 AM, Aaron Peeler