#Windows virtualization for mac mac os x#
#Windows virtualization for mac install#

They generally lack the ability to be programed by ESXi to auto shutdown the VM's cleanly and shutdown the host (USB/Powerchute stuff doesn't generally fly here).Р”Сћ. Wallmart or Best buy grade UPS's will also not likely work for what you are looking for for a few reasons.Р”РЋ. UPS fails from (Environmental, battery leak, someone forgot to service it). Said poor idiot does a hard reset of the wrong server at the IMPI/iDRAC/iLO basis.Р”РЋ0. Some poor idiot does a hard reset of the server to the wrong hypervisor.Р”В©. PSU bridge failure (Seen this happen in a TwinServer frame so the 'redundant' power become non-redundant and failed).Р”РЃ. PSU failure (especially if non-redudant)Р”В§. Motherboard failure, causing server to power off).Р”В¦. Midplane reset (if using more than 8 drives per PHY)Р”Тђ. HBA or Controller reset, or failure that drops power if power to drive was contengent on power coming from SAS 8087.Р”В¤. Server straight up crashes (Purple/screen/Blue Screen causing a non-planned reboot that drops power to the drives)Р”Р€. Someone trips over the power cable (This happens a lot more than you'd think)Р”Сћ. Just what I've seen in the field? Here's a random 10 I've actually seen happen.Р”РЋ. Short of that, what else would be a factor? Storage Ninja, I hear you, but if it's a matter of 'power' being an issue, a stop by Walmart or Best Buy will yield you a UPS.

Careful with power loss protection on them.

Pop in a decent sized SSD (I prefer Samsung pros).

OS X itself doesn't support iSCSI (not that you would need it for this as it would sit on VMFS which should be fine). Get a Sonnet Thunderbolt to PCIe adapter & Fiber card, or Attotech, need to research what is usable at the (ESXi) hypervisor level.

#Windows virtualization for mac install#

This sounds crazy, but hey, it's one way to deal with crazy licensing requirements.Р”Вavid_CSG wrote:At the same time, you canРІР‚в„ўt create a software raid in OS X & yet then install ESXi, thatРІР‚в„ўd nullify the OS & software RAID. I've done this before with a game developer.Р”Р„t large scale I've seen someone use ATTO's Drive carriers to hold drives for vSAN with MacPro's. You can put a FC HBA on a Pro (Someone make them) to do shared VMFS between MacPro's. VMware internally has MacMini build farms (No they are not offically supported, but yes they work).Р”В¤. For one off development Fusion isn't bad as a type 2.Р”Р€.

#Windows virtualization for mac mac os x#

ESXi is the only serious type 1 hypervisor I've seen running Mac OS X VM's.Р”Сћ.