
This configuration will have to be done in the guest OS, not the VM settings. If you need the address to always be the same then you will have to set up the interface (either the host-only network adapter or the bridged adapter) to use a fixed address instead of DHCP. Once you find this IP address it can be used with ssh from any machine on the network. This adapter will reach out to the external network to ask for a DHCP address. If you want to access the virtual machine from any machine on the network, then you will need a bridged adapter on the virtual machine. Then you can use ssh to get into the VM using the address.

The host will provide a DCHP address for the virtual machine's network interface. First you'll have to create a network interface under the Host Network Manager section of virtualbox, then you can attach a network interface in the machine's settings to use that host-only adapter. Installing OS X 10.10 Yosemite as a guest operating system in VMware Fusion (2082109) Installing OS X 10. If you are trying to access a virtual machine from that machine's host, you can use what is called a host-only adapter. English is used in this installation example. Select the main language and click the Next button. After macOS installer has loaded, you should see the installation wizard. Installing Mac OS as a Guest OS on a VMware VM.

Probably the easiest way is to add a new network interface to your virtual machine of the correct type. Now power on the virtual machine and start installing Mac OS X 10.12 High Sierra on the VM that is running on the ESXi host. You will need an IP address on the virtual machine that is visible on the network.
