(VMWare will change the order of the lines on next boot, hence empty lines will break the config file.) ! ! Make sure not to make any typo's and don't leave any empty lines. Change the serial number with the actual serial number of a physical device (test device listed in your Apple School/Business Manager), as well as the model number. Ctrl-click… open in… your preferred text editor.Īdd the following lines to the. vmx file and open it in your preferred text editor. Navigate to the location where you saved the VM and ctrl-click on the VMWare file.

Select the “Install macOS…” installer previously downloaded from the App Store, and hit Continue.īefore starting the VM for the first time, we need to tweak the. So, let’s go! First we’ll create our VM: Select “install from disc or image” and click Continue

VMware Fusion: Download the trial here.

App Store download of the macOS installer (Mojave OK).

(I’m currently using Fusion 11, but I’ve been using v10 with the same workflow before)

Model number of the device: e.g. MacBookAir6,1.

Serial number of a device which is listed in your Apple School/Business Manager: e.g.

I’ll confirm my workflow with Parallels and add another post with the Parallels workflow later. The idea behind this workflow for Parallels Desktop is similar, but a bit different in view of how Parallels works. Note: Apple recently changed the name of what we all know as “DEP” to “automated MDM enrolment”, so let’s start to embrace this name change.įor this blog I’ll limit this tutorial to VMWare Fusion.

This is nothing new, but from time to time I talk to people who are not aware of the possibility, so let’s have a look at how to do this. To get back into the blogging activity, let’s start with something easy, yet very handy for those who are regularly testing MDM deployments.Īutomated MDM Enrolment and VMWare Fusion: configure a virtual machine to behave like one of your “DEP” devices. Hi folks, I’m back! The past two weeks our new born son claimed all my time and energy, so no way I could focus on any tech related matter 🙂

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