Virtualizing OSX Server?

Rob.G · Nov 13, 2012, 03:21 PM

I read that Apple was going to allow OSX Server to be virtualized (only when running on top of another Mac, of course). So I'm close to pulling the trigger and buying it, so I can do some experimenting without risking my "main" OSX installation (not server).

The question is this: When I buy OSX Server in the App Store, how exactly does it download? Will it come down as a DMG file or something similar? Since Lion and Mountain Lion download to the Recovery partition and don't stick around after install/upgrade, I wanted to ask first. I don't have a particularly fast network connection at home, so I only wanna download this thing once.

Thanks!

Rob

mwhities · Nov 13, 2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob.G

I read that Apple was going to allow OSX Server to be virtualized (only when running on top of another Mac, of course). So I'm close to pulling the trigger and buying it, so I can do some experimenting without risking my "main" OSX installation (not server).

The question is this: When I buy OSX Server in the App Store, how exactly does it download? Will it come down as a DMG file or something similar? Since Lion and Mountain Lion download to the Recovery partition and don't stick around after install/upgrade, I wanted to ask first. I don't have a particularly fast network connection at home, so I only wanna download this thing once.

Thanks!

Rob

Crap!

It's an app that you "install" into your current ML install. "Converts" it to a "Server".

Rob.G · Nov 13, 2012, 04:01 PM

Well since it's an app, hopefully you can go into it (since it's technically a folder) and find a DMG or something in there to use. I guess I'll have to Google some more.

Rob

talmy · Nov 13, 2012, 04:59 PM

There is no DMG inside. It does not go away when you run it (like an OS X install) and you can copy it as-is to other systems at any time.

Anonymous Freak · Nov 13, 2012, 05:31 PM

And Parallels can read from the recovery partition that is created to use that as a base for installing OS X Server in a VM. Not sure if VMWare Fusion can do the same, but I know it supports installing OS X Server now, so presumably it has similar functionality.

Nov 13, 2012, 03:21 PM	#1
Rob.G macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Oregon	Virtualizing OSX Server? I read that Apple was going to allow OSX Server to be virtualized (only when running on top of another Mac, of course). So I'm close to pulling the trigger and buying it, so I can do some experimenting without risking my "main" OSX installation (not server). The question is this: When I buy OSX Server in the App Store, how exactly does it download? Will it come down as a DMG file or something similar? Since Lion and Mountain Lion download to the Recovery partition and don't stick around after install/upgrade, I wanted to ask first. I don't have a particularly fast network connection at home, so I only wanna download this thing once. Thanks! Rob __________________ Late 2012 Mac Mini 2.6 i7/16gb/256gb SSD/1tb HD July 2012 MacBook Air 11" 2.0 i7/8gb/256gb iPhone 4S Black 64gb Vz / iPad 3 Black 64gb Vz
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Nov 13, 2012, 04:01 PM	#3
Rob.G Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Oregon	Well since it's an app, hopefully you can go into it (since it's technically a folder) and find a DMG or something in there to use. I guess I'll have to Google some more. Rob __________________ Late 2012 Mac Mini 2.6 i7/16gb/256gb SSD/1tb HD July 2012 MacBook Air 11" 2.0 i7/8gb/256gb iPhone 4S Black 64gb Vz / iPad 3 Black 64gb Vz
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Nov 13, 2012, 04:59 PM	#4
talmy macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oregon	There is no DMG inside. It does not go away when you run it (like an OS X install) and you can copy it as-is to other systems at any time. __________________ 27" i7 iMac, 15" MacBook Pro, Mac mini with SL Server, 4 other Macs and an Apple TV.
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Nov 13, 2012, 05:31 PM	#5
Anonymous Freak macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR	And Parallels can read from the recovery partition that is created to use that as a base for installing OS X Server in a VM. Not sure if VMWare Fusion can do the same, but I know it supports installing OS X Server now, so presumably it has similar functionality. __________________ 20" Aluminum iMac 7,1 (mid-2007, Santa Rosa,) upgraded to 2.6 GHz Penryn, 6 GB RAM, 1 TB HD, 4 TB total external hard drive
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