Re: [Rockies-Edu] Mac Pro 5,1 and vSphere 5.1
Re: [Rockies-Edu] Mac Pro 5,1 and vSphere 5.1
- Subject: Re: [Rockies-Edu] Mac Pro 5,1 and vSphere 5.1
- From: "Chapman, Rory" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:26:26 -0600
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Rockies-Edu] Mac Pro 5,1 and vSphere 5.1
Hey Corey,
The T&C make sense to us, we're hoping you can clarify the following:
Are we understanding correctly that we can virtualize OSx Server on Apple hardware and Apple hardware only?
We are running into the same problem as other in that our xServes will soon reach end of life and need to make decisions about how we are going to run OSx Service going forward.
Thanks for any additional insight.
-Rory
Rory Chapman
email@hidden
Client Services/Information Technology
Fort Lewis College
-----Original Message-----
From: rockies-edu-bounces+rdchapman=email@hidden [mailto:rockies-edu-bounces+rdchapman=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Corey Carson
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:03 AM
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: [Rockies-Edu] Mac Pro 5,1 and vSphere 5.1
Hey Eric,
Good question. I'm pasting the Ts & Cs below, and the iii section is the most relevant here:
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APPLE INC.
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAC OS X For use on Apple-branded Systems Apple Software preinstalled on Apple-branded hardware.
B. License from Mac App Store or on Physical Media. If you obtained a license for the Apple Software from the Mac App Store or on Apple-branded physical media, 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 (http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/) (“Usage Rules”), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:
(i) 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 Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server (“Mac Computer”) 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. For example, a single employee may use the Apple Software on both the employee’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.
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.
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That means that the Mac Pros can each run OS X (like always), plus they each can run two additional copies of OS X on each computer, as long as you have the licenses to cover 3 copies of OS X per Mac Pro.
Thanks,
Corey
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Corey Carson • Systems Engineer • Apple Education CO/WY • ☎ 303.834.7193
On Oct 11, 2012, at 9:54 AM, Eric Schneider <email@hidden> wrote:
> We are currently looking at replacing some older Mac servers with a few Mac Pro 5,1 servers. I found a post and verified that this system is now on the VMware HCL for ESXi 5.1.
>
> Hypothetical setup:
> 2 x Mac Pro 5,1 systems with ESXi 5.1 installed connected to our vSphere server in a separate cluster.
>
> Questions (not really technical but to stay legal with Apple):
> -How does licensing for OS X work in this case?
> -How many OS X VMs can we run - as many as the hardware can handle or just a certain number per physical system like a client with Fusion installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
>
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