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  • 1.  VMware Fusion - Mac serial and hardware

    Posted Jan 17, 2019 07:09 AM
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    I have a virtual mac in vmware fusion, but need the serial and hardware to be authentic so it matches a real mac as Fusion create some random text in hardware and serial that does not match in real world

    I have googled a lot and some say that I need to edit the .vmx file and and serialnumber = "random" and hw.model = "Macbookpro8.1" for example - but it does not work and nothing is changed

    So how can this be fixed as without these correct entries I can not use the VM  for the testing I want



  • 2.  RE: VMware Fusion - Mac serial and hardware

    Posted Jan 17, 2019 08:24 AM
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    Add the line

    smbios.reflectHost = "TRUE"

    and the model and serial number will be that of the Mac hardware host in the System Report.

    I do not know how will Apple/macOS treat this with the Apple ID that is associated with the host and macOS VM. AFAIK, Apple limits 5 macOS devices per associated Apple ID account. I don't know if it will treat the host and virtual Mac as separate or the same.