Depending on which Mac you are running, you may have problems installing Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server on your system. X What doesn't work: Using another Mac to share the DVD over the network. (Select the install DVD on the left side, select the New Disk Image icon at the top, change the format to CD/DVD Master in the pulldown near the bottom). * Use another Mac to convert the DVD into a disc image file from Disk Utility. Your Mac may not have a DVD drive to run the installation disc. I have it so that I can open legacy files, or search through old email messages, for example.Ģ. That is what I do - I use it to run several legacy applications that won't run on a modern Mac - Eudora, Canvas X, Finale 2004, etc.

There is no need to run the server applications (which are separate), and everything will work the same as a 'regular' Mac. NOTE: Running Mac OS X Server is just like running Mac OS X. Using it with the client version would be a violation of the license terms - I wouldn't do it. There is another open source virtual machine product that does not enforce the license agreement. This is a product that ships in a box with DVDs, so you will have to wait for it to arrive.Īlternate Solution: VMware's main commercial competitor also prevents you from installing the client version of Mac OS X 10.6 because of the license agreement. If Apple's phone person does not understand what you are trying to buy, then politely hang up and try again until you reach a salesperson who understands. You MUST buy it through their telephone order desk you cannot buy it online. If you try to install it, VMware Fusion will prevent it anyway.īuy Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server directly from Apple for $20. You cannot run Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Client) in a VMware virtual machine.

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