The DVD Image (ISO) Installer is used to create a DVD version used to install on virtual machines or systems with a DVD drive. The entire hard drive will be overwritten, dual booting with another OS is not supported. This is the preferred means of running pfSense software. The USB memstick image is meant to be written to disc before use and includes an installer that installs pfSense software to the hard drive on your system.
VMWare Fusion is a commercial and affordable software application that enables you to seamlessly run Windows operating systems (from XP and up) on top of your Macs. If you purchased a Netgate product, refer to the product manual for your appliance to see which reinstall image you need. Several popular solutions to run Windows on a Mac exist, such as Apples Boot Camp partition, and the virtual machine launchers VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion or Parallels Desktop. The Netgate ADI image only supports a serial installation from memstick and does not come with VGA option. The amd64 architecture (which works even on Intel 64-bit CPUs) can address more memory and may have other performance advantages, but requires a compatible CPU.
If you have a 64-bit capable CPU, use the amd64 version. For changes to take effect, you must reboot the Mac, thus unless youre. You can determine the files needed for your install by reading the rest of this page for guidance. In the Virtual Machine list view, right-click on the VM and click Edit Settings.
