Silly Parallels Question

[mackiwilad]

Hi All,

Sorry for asking, but I remember something about using Parallels as a virtual Mac?
I was thinking of using it as a virtual OSX machine inside my Mac. I don't have a need for Windows programs at this point.
So... This is possible, right? I couldn't see it on their website anywhere.

 

[Mal]

You can run Mac OS X Server in Parallels as a virtual OS, but only on Mac OS X Server. Basically, run multiple copies of the server OS at the same time. Not the client (standard) version, however.

jW

 

[mackiwilad]

Really? So I can't run a virtual OSX machine inside my Mac?
Bummer.

Can you do it with VMware?

 

[Mal]

Nope. The limitation is Apple's license, not the software, but they built the software to respect Apple's license, so neither VMWare Fusion nor Parallels Desktop will allow you to set up a virtual machine with a client version of Mac OS X.

jW

 

[mackiwilad]

I see. That ties my undies in a knot then.

Thanks very much for the information though!