Re: [Fed-Talk] Xserve discontinued?--what's Apple using?
Re: [Fed-Talk] Xserve discontinued?--what's Apple using?
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Xserve discontinued?--what's Apple using?
- From: "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:42:57 -0400
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Xserve discontinued?--what's Apple using?
You are able to run OS X Server under VMWare on non apple hardware without
a boot hack?
On 11/5/10 9:35 AM, "Dan O'Donnell" <email@hidden> wrote:
>Apple has had some form of server software since AppleShareIP, which iirc
>ran on 68k machines before PPC. I know for sure that ASIP was available in
>1994, so that is 16 years. The quality of some of that software has
>been...sketchy...<cough>early OSXS</cough>...but the company has always
>had
>something out there. The current OSXS seems to be pretty good (calendar
>server notwithstanding).
>
>You can get high quality server-grade hardware from HP, put VMware on it,
>and run OSXS as a virtual machine. The faceplate might not be as pretty,
>but
>it will get through Purchasing and a security inspection with no questions
>asked.
>
>
>
>On 11/5/10 8:27 AM, "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> But how long before OS X Server gets the boot?
>>
>> I better brush up on my (puke) win admin skills.
>>
>> On 11/5/10 9:04 AM, "Dave Schroeder" <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> This has zero to do with that. Mac OS X Server has not been
>>>discontinued;
>>> Xserve has.
>>>
>>> - Dave
>>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 10:00 AM, van Bronkhorst, Erik W. (CHLK) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Will this mean that the artificial limit of 10 file sharing users
>>>> will be lifted on the non-server OS X ??
>
>
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