Q: How can I install OS X Server as a VM after downloading it from the App Store?
I'm running El Capitan 10.11.5, I want to run OS X Server as a VM using VMWare Fusion. I downloaded Server from the App store, but I can't find the installer package or disk image in order to install in in Fusion. How can I capture the installer so I can install Server in Fusion?
Processor Name: Intel Core i3
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Processor Name: Intel Core i3
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
VIN, iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010), OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), null
Posted on Jun 19, 2016 3:28 PM
As some additional clarification to Leopardus' reply.
- You install VMware Fusion in to your Macs existing copy of OS X
- You use VMware Fusion to create a VM
- You use VMware Fusion to install a copy of OS X in to the VM
- You then copy the Server.app you purchased in to the VM
- You then run Server.app inside the VM - Server.app will then configure that copy of OS X to act as a server
Different versions of OS X need different versions of Server.app. The only version of Server.app you can current buy and download is the version that requires running in El Capitan and is currently Server.app 5.1
If you an original and now very old copy of the Snow Leopard Server DVD then you could also install that in to a fresh empty VM in VMware Fusion. This unlike Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite and El Capitan does not use the current Server.app approach it is instead a special server version of OS X.
While as standard you cannot get older versions of Server.app and also as standard cannot get Snow Leopard Server anymore if you really must there are legal ways.
Posted on Jun 20, 2016 5:19 PM