There were some text that listed various messages regarding Mac OSXĪs you can see, there is mention of EFI support which is required to boot Mac OSX. To run Mac OS X you need a host on which %s supports hardware virtuali Change the execution mode to OS X is not supported with software virtualization. To continue anyway, press guest operating system is not Mac OS X OS X is not supported with software virtualization.
The safest way to disconnect this virtual CD-ROM is by pressing %s, then ejĮcting the media from inside the guest%s. Make sure that you have installed all available Mac OS X software Mac OS guest is using this CD-ROM device. There were some text that listed the various types of host, including Mac OSX. A generic virtualization solution would go a long way into fixing the hole left by Apple’s exit of the Xserve market and would show that Apple has its finger on the pulse of the direction of virtual computing.įull text of what was found pasted below: VSphere doesn’t run on Apple hardware so it is interesting that VMware is building in support for Apple’s OS.
VSphere is going to support Mac OSX, by providing EFI Support and support for Darwin as guest OS.
VMWare, VirtualBox and Parallels have complied and made it impossible for OSX to run on anything but Xserves and Mac Pros.Īpple has allowed the virtualization of OSX on Apple’s own hardware since a change of EULA in Leopard.īut perhaps Apple is loosening its hold on the OSX Server? An interesting tidbit from shows there is some code which could indicate that Apple OSX Server might be made to run as a VM on its vSphere Cloud infrastructure software. Currently, the only thing limiting OSX Server running virtualized on generic hardware is Apple’s insistance that it only run on Apple hardware.
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