i can't install ESXI on fusion 13 on macBook m1 pro

[tarekTiko]

i can't install ESXI on fusion 13 on macBook m1 pro support or not support

[palter]

If you're asking if you can connect to an ESXi server using Fusion 13 on an M1 MacBook Pro, the answer is yes if you pay for a Fusion 13 Professional license.

If you're asking if you can create an ESXi server as a VM under Fusion 13, the answer is not really. You'd need an ARM version of ESXi which is currently only available in beta. But, it wouldn't be able to run any virtual machines inside the ESXi server as the M1 processor does not support nested virtualization.

[KarthikL]

So the actual problem is, Apple not supporting nested virtualisation? if I understood correct.

Is this ever going to change ? I guess the question should be posted on Apple Community.

[palter]

Macs using the M1 family (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra) lack hardware support for nested virtualization. They will never be able to run nested virtual machines.

The M2 family does have hardware support for nested virtualization but Apple has not exposed it in their Hypervisor and Virtualization frameworks. If they ever do add support, VMware could then update Fusion to  take advantage of it.

[Technogeezer]

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@KarthikL

Is this ever going to change ? I guess the question should be posted on Apple Community.

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Don't post to the Apple Community and expect Apple to see it or get any kind of official response. The Apple Communities are user-only forums just like this. Apple does not participate in those forums, so you'll get no official information.

Instead, submit product feedback via https://feedback.apple.com asking for what you want. And be prepared to not hear anything about it.

[ColoradoMarmot]

And all this assumes that VMWare will support esxi on MacOS...which is a whole different level of question.