Updating VMs

[alexclst]

Now that Beta 2 is out, has anyone figured out if you can update the beta if installed in a lightweight VM. I'm reluctant to install the beta in a VM if Apple still refuses to let them cleanly update. I know in Sequoia Apple added logging in to iCloud for VMs, but I still could not enable beta updates in a VM.

 

[nick19]

I've just updated beta 1 to beta 2 in a VM running on Parallels.

 

[haralds]

Worked for me under Parallels Desktop.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Just wondering…why are you folks installing it in a VM and not in a new APFS volume? System disk space limited?

 

[dmccloud]

Just wondering…why are you folks installing it in a VM and not in a new APFS volume? System disk space limited?

If disk space was limited, then a VM would have a similar effect on disk space available to the main OS. There are a few reasons to run a beta in a VM instead of partitioning a drive or replacing your day to day OS:

- if something in the VM breaks, you can delete it and create a new one without affecting any other data on the machine.
- You can make side-by-side comparisons between Sequoia and Tahoe without having to constantly reboot between OSes.

 

[chabig]

I agree with dmccloud. The biggest advantage of a VM for me is being able to run both system side by side without having to reboot.

 

[BrianBaughn]

The VM container could be stored on an external drive if the system drive is limited.

As far as comparing a VM to the system installation…I guess. It wouldn't be a performance comparison and I'm thinking it wouldn't be great for testing external components…but I'm just extrapolating old experience with those thoughts.