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OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Client / Server Virtualization on ESX Server (?) posted: Feb 12, 2009 1:53 PM

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Rob_B
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Apr 4, 2008
Hi all! I know that for those of us using Macs, we can virtualize OS X 10.5 Server under VMware Fusion 2. But I am curious - is there a way that we can virtualize either the server or client versions of Leopard on an ESX host? Has anyone been able to accomplish this?

Re: OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Client / Server Virtualization on ESX Server (?)

1. Feb 15, 2009 8:15 AM in response to: Rob_B
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macmiester
4 posts since
Feb 10, 2009

I have been scouring the Web looking for answers to this question as well. Anyone??

Joel

Re: OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Client / Server Virtualization on ESX Server (?)

2. Feb 15, 2009 8:19 AM in response to: macmiester
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oreeh
9,872 posts since
Nov 30, 2005
You can't as this violates Apple's EULA.
In addition you need EFI support which isn't available in ESX.

Re: OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Client / Server Virtualization on ESX Server (?)

3. Feb 15, 2009 8:36 AM in response to: oreeh
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macmiester
4 posts since
Feb 10, 2009
Thanks oreeh, you've been most helpful!

Re: OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Client / Server Virtualization on ESX Server (?)

4. Jul 1, 2009 8:10 AM in response to: Rob_B
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rschultz101
1 posts since
Dec 22, 2008
per apple, need to run on apple hardware, and have additional x server software,

don't know about ESX on xserve running
did hear, parralells is working on it.

Re: OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Client / Server Virtualization on ESX Server (?)

5. Nov 2, 2009 10:52 PM in response to: Rob_B
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ThatVaiGuy
16 posts since
Apr 30, 2009
Doing this DOES violate the licensing since you cannot run a MAC OS on anything other than MAC hardware. That being said, here's how to do it technically:

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Have Fun.

Message was edited by: tom howarth: link removed, this forum does not condone EULA breaches

Re: OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Client / Server Virtualization on ESX Server (?)

6. Nov 2, 2009 10:56 PM in response to: rschultz101
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tom howarth
7,351 posts since
Jul 25, 2005
running ESX in X Server is a valid and only option for running OSx Server in a virtualised environment.


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