Apple mac os x vmware software#
Apple mac os x vmware license#
Apple mac os x vmware mac#

It would be my interpretation that running three copies of OS X via ESXi would not be allowed even though you are in the case of ESXi not running a native copy of OS X.Let's swap these out for some genuine looking Apple settings.ДЇirstly, you need to have a running OS X guest and a copy of Chameleon Wizard to generate the relevant IDs.

Apple mac os x vmware mac#

Run ESXi on a Mac and via ESXi run two virtual copies of OS X on that Mac.Run OS X natively on a Mac and also at the same time run two virtual copies on the same Mac using e.g.

Apple mac os x vmware license#

I and I believe most people would interpret Apple's license terms to say that you can do the following.

Lawyers are not renowned for having a sense of humour. I did contact Apple on this, partially joking but with a serious inquiry, that if I was to put the Apple Logo sticker supplied by Apple on certain products you purchased, if this would be deemed an Apple-logo device as per your license terms. I believe Apple even published a how-to or at least mentioned it with a screenshot at one point.

Apple mac os x vmware software#

The grant set forth in Section 2B(iii) above does not permit you to use the virtualized copies or instances of the Apple Software in connection with service bureau, time-sharing, terminal sharing or other similar types of services.ДЇrom what I understood from Apple's licensing is that you can run OS X in a virtual environment, permitted that the physical machine is an Apple-logo device. For example, a single employee may use the Apple Software on both the employeeвЂ™s desktop Mac Computer and laptop Mac Computer, or multiple students may serially use the Apple Software on a single Mac Computer located at a resource center or library and (iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software, for purposes of: (a) software development (b) testing during software development (c) using OS X Server or (d) personal, non-commercial use. If you obtained a license for the Apple Software from the Mac App Store, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License and as permitted by the Mac App Store Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms and Conditions ( itunes/ww/) (вЂњUsage RulesвЂќ), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license: to download, install, use and run for personal, non-commercial use, one (1) copy of the Apple Software directly on each Apple-branded computer running OS X Mavericks, OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Lion or OS X Snow Leopard (вЂњMac ComputerвЂќ) that you own or control (ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, to download, install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software for use either: (a) by a single individual on each of the Mac Computer(s) that you own or control, or (b) by multiple individuals on a single shared Mac Computer that you own or control. Is there a way to license OS X in a manner that will allow what we want to achieve?Д«. It does not directly seem to allow what we are wanting to do.

I have included a snippet from the license agreement in OS X. This would include 2 client installs of OS X and one OS X server install. We want to built a test lab for setup and testing of our images for new Mac deployment and software installs. I have a question about virtualizing OS X on VMware vSphere ESXi running on a Mac Pro.