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11 Nov

HTTP install of ESX Server 3.5 from Mac OS X Leopard

ESX Server 3.5 just wouldn’t install from my SATA DVD drive cause my motherboard doesn’t have a standard controller known to ESX.  I bypassed this by installing ESX 3.5 from a temporary web server.

Luckily, a Macbook can whip up a web server in a few clicks.

Just go to System Preferences – Sharing, and check off “Web Sharing”

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In your /Users/username/Sites folder, copy the VMware folder from the ESX Server 3.5 CD.

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When you boot from the ESX 3.5 Server CD, choose HTTP install and enter in the IP of your Mac and the folder.  In my case, http://192.168.1.100/~ken is inputted as the following.

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