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Spaces

Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Final release	1.1 / August 28, 2009
Operating system	Mac OS X
Type	Virtual desktop
License	Proprietary
Website	https://www.apple.com/.../spaces.html

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Spaces^[1] was a virtual desktop feature of Mac OS X, introduced in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. It was announced by Steve Jobs during the opening keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference on August 7, 2006. As of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, it has been incorporated into Mission Control.

Overview[edit]

Spaces enables users to create multiple virtual desktops suited to the unique needs or work habits of the user. A user could, for example, create and assign a 'space' to office work, enabling the user to leave a work-related application (such as a word processor or a spreadsheet) running full screen and then switch to a different space designated for browsing the Internet or navigating file structure in Finder windows. Up to 16 spaces can be created, and applications can be bound to specific spaces. There are various ways to navigate between spaces, including user-configured, function-key combinations, hot corners (via Exposé), or by dragging windows and applications — in the direction of the desired space — to the corresponding edge of the screen and holding for a moment until the space switches. The Dashboard functions as a separate space, on the left of the other spaces by default.

Use[edit]

In Mac OS X 10.5 LeopardSystem Preferences, a checkbox labeled 'Enable Spaces' must first be checked in the 'Exposé & Spaces' preferences, under the 'Spaces' tab. Then, as many as 16 spaces can be created by adding rows or columns. Application assignments may be added and bound to specific spaces listed, by their corresponding numbers, in the right-hand column. When an assigned application is launched, it will open on the designated space and remain in that location unless it is moved manually to another space.

There are a few settings for activating and switching between spaces. A checkbox at the bottom of the panel allows switching spaces automatically when switching between applications bound to spaces. This is achieved either by clicking on application icons in the dock, or by pressing ⌘ (Command) + Tab, and Spaces will jump directly to the space that the chosen application has been assigned to. A limitation of Spaces lies in the fact that some applications featuring tool palettes and/or multiple open document windows (such as Adobe Creative Suite or Microsoft Office applications) cannot be consistently bound to a specific (numbered) space. In such cases, the 'switching' function responds to the most recently active document, regardless of which space it has been opened upon, so it is usually more efficient to avoid assigning such applications to a specific space and to run them unassigned, opening documents in the desired space.

Function-key combinations can also be configured to activate the full-screen Spaces grid view, switch between spaces directionally, or switch directly to a specific space by number. A function allows applications or windows to be moved into (or through) adjacent spaces by dragging and holding the window (or document) at the edge of the screen. During a transition to a new space, a small, translucent image representing the Spaces grid configuration will be shown in the center of the screen for a few seconds, with arrows representing the movement, and the active space highlighted.

When viewing the full-screen grid, spaces themselves may be re-arranged by dragging and dropping (requires clicking on the blue 'desktop' area, instead of on a window within it). This does not change the application assignments, but is equivalent to manually moving a window or document to a new space. The application will retain its assignment and when launched at a later date, will run on the originally assigned space.

Spaces also works effectively with Exposé, another Mac OS X feature, where you can designate a 'hot corner' to activate the full-screen feature of Spaces, showing a 'zoomed-out' grid of scaled-down thumbnails for each space. Also, when the Spaces grid has been activated, Exposé may be additionally deployed to reveal the active windows or documents on each space.

Comparison[edit]

Although Spaces was a new feature for Mac OS X 10.5, virtual desktops existed for quite some time on other platforms, such as Linux, Solaris, AIX and BeOS. Virtual desktops also existed for Windows^[2] and for Mac OS X via third party software.,^[3] and it has been a standard feature on Linuxdesktops for a number of years.^[4] The first platform to implement multiple desktop display as a hardware feature was the Amiga 1000, released in 1985.^[5] Virtual Desktops were finally added to the Windows platform with Windows 10 in 2015.

References[edit]

1. ^'Leopard Sneak Peek - Spaces'. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on July 10, 2007.
2. ^Multiple Desktop Support in Windows
3. ^'Spaces: A look at Apple's take on virtual desktops'. ComputerWorld. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007.
4. ^redhat.com: Red Hat Linux 6.1 Getting Started Guide, 1999.
5. ^http://www.faqs.org/faqs/amiga/books/ Screens - Amiga Related Books FAQ, 3.3 Amiga Specific

External links[edit]

Article ID = 114
Article Title = Virtualising Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Server)
Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 3rd February 2014
Article Last Updated = 27th March 2019
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?114
Article Brief Description:
Instructions for installing, setting up and virtualising Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Server) on a modern Mac so you can use Rosetta (PowerPC) based applications.

Virtualising Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server/Rosetta

The ability to virtualise Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is important and very useful as it is the only way to use Rosetta(PowerPC) based applications on a modern Macintosh computer. MacStrategy presents a special guide to doing just this. You mustvirtualise Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server and not the client version. This is a legal requirement by Apple.You are legally allowed to virtualise the server version but not the normal, client version.
This article deals with setting up/installing a virtual machine with Mac OS X 10.6 clean/from scratch. If you would like to transfer an existing Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 to a virtual machine, or take a Mac OS X 10.6 bootable storage device/clone/disk image and convert it into a virtual machine please see this article instead.

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Virtualisation Software

• Parallels Desktop [£69.99 inc VAT - 14 day free trial available]
  
• VMWare Fusion [£70.00 inc VAT - 30 day free trial available]
• Oracle VirtualBox [FREE - Open source under GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2]

Instructions

Some people have reported that if you have a very modern Macintosh computer (one released well after Mac OS X 10.6 existed) it is not easy/possible to install to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server in a virtual environment. We're looking into that and will update this article with more information when we have it. We'll test with other Macs as and when we can and update this article accordingly. For this article we have tested using the following Macs:

• MacBook Pro 15' (Early 2011 model - MacBookPro8,2) [released after 10.6.3]
• Mac mini (Late 2012 model - Macmini6,2) [released after 10.6.3]

If you do have an older Mac that should support Mac OS X 10.6 but get an error message along the lines of 'Mac OS virtual machines can run only on computers having Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5.1 or higher) or Mac OS X Tiger (version 10.4.11 or higher) installed' specifically listing 'Problem ID: 397' then follow Parallel's instructions here and try again.

Preparation

NOTE: You will need a Mac with a physical, optical drive to create an ISO disk image of the Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD. This does not need to be the Mac you ultimately install the virtual machine on, you just need a Mac with an optical drive to create the ISO disk image of the Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD in the first place.

• Obtain your preferred virtualisation software (see list above)
• Obtain the Mac OS X 10.6 Server install disc:
• If you don't have one, it is available by calling the Apple Store (in the UK 0800 048 0408) - you cannot buy it via the Apple online store
• You need part number 'MC588Z/A' which is specifically 'Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Server Unlimited Clients Single Licence International' (£14.00 inc VAT in the UK) - not the normal client edition (part number MC573Z/A)
• Create an ISO disk image of the Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD:
1. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility
2. Insert your Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD
3. In Disk Utility, in the top left, click on the icon for the optical drive not the indented line for the disc volume
4. Go to File menu > New > Disk Image from device name, where device name is the OS name of your optical drive e.g. disk1
5. In the save dialogue box enter a suitable filename e.g. 'Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 ISO.dmg'. Leave Image Format with the default setting of compressed.
6. Wait for the image to be created and then eject the original DVD
7. Archive/backup the 'Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 ISO.dmg' disc image that you just created
• Purchase/install/update your preferred virtualisation software
• Make sure you have plenty of free hard disk space (a basic 10.6 Server install is about ~8.5GB before your own applications and you'll need at least twice that if you need to clone it for multiple installations), so we recommend at least 25GB of free space
• Make sure your actual, physical Mac has a working internet connection e.g. use a web browser to go to https://www.apple.com and see if you can view a web page
• Create a dedicated folder to share files/documents with the virtual environment e.g. in your Documents folder create a folder titled '106SharedFolder'

Instructions for installing Mac OS X 10.6 Server with:

Parallels Desktop v9 (or later) Instructions

1. Open Parallels
2. Go to File menu > New
3. Click on 'Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file' and click Continue
4. Click on 'Image File'
5. Drag your Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD ISO image file to the area in the window
6. Click Continue to begin installing Mac OS X
7. Name your virtual machine e.g. 'Mac OS X 10.6 Server'
8. Tick the 'Customize settings before installation' option
9. Choose your required custom settings. We recommend:
• General > CPUs and Memory e.g. 2 CPUs and 4GB RAM)
• Options > Sharing - for best security set 'Share Folders' to 'None', untick 'SmartMount' 'Map mac volumes to virtual Machine and click 'Custom Folders…' and add your dedicated shared folder e.g. in your Documents > '106SharedFolder' (as per the preparation section above)
• Hardware > Video > Video memory - the more memory assigned the higher the resolution available for the virtual environment
• Hardware > Network 1 > Type > Bridged Network: 'Built-in Ethernet' - the virtual environment will use your physical Mac's Ethernet network configuration
• Security > Time Machine > Do not back up virtual machine
10. Close settings window and click 'Continue'
11. The virtual machine will reboot to the OS X Server install disc (Apple logo + whirling wheel underneath)
12. Follow the on screen instructions
13. At the Install Mac OS X Server screen, click 'Customize…' in the bottom left and select custom options as required, specifically tick 'Rosetta' and 'QuickTime 7'. Only tick 'Langauge Translations' or 'X11' if you specifically need them otherwise you are just wasting space. No need to tick 'Printer Support' as it's a virtual environment and if drivers are needed OS X will automatically download and install the latest driver versions as required.
14. After the installation completes and the virtual machine reboots please be patient, especially with any black screens - everything is slightly slower in a virtual environment
15. At the Welcome screen follow the on screen instructions
NOTE: If 10.6 Server needs to be installed on multiple Macs using different serial numbers that you have no control over make a copy or clone of the virtual machine before entering the serial number:
• In Parallels 'Shut down' the virtual machine and choose shut down again to force the Mac to shut down if necessary
• In the Finder go to the Parallels virtual machine folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Parallels)
• Copy/duplicate/archive the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine file (pvm)
• Copy this file to the same place on additional Macs with Parallels as required (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Parallels)
OR make a clone:
• In Parallels go to Window menu > Virtual Machines List
• Select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine (don't open it or start it)
• Go to File menu > Clone and make a clone of the virtual machine
• Copy the clone to additional Macs with Parallels as required
16. Start up the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine again and complete the initial installation (and enter your serial number)
• Set up as a new server
• If you don't want to register at the registration page click inside the virtual machine and window and press (Apple+q) then click the 'Skip' button
• At the Administrator Account screen untick 'Enable administrators to log in remotely using SSH' and 'Enable administrators to manage this server remotely' and create an admin account
• At the Network screen select Ethernet on the left and on the right set 'Configure IPv4' to 'Using DHCP'
• At the Network Names screen set 'Primary DNS Name' to 'my106server.private' and 'Computer Name' to 'my106server' (use different, identifiable names if you are installing on multiple Macs e.g. 106server01.private / 106server01, then 106server02.private / 106server02, and so on… - these can be changed later if required)
• At the Users and Groups screen choose 'Configure Manually'
• At the Connect to a Directory Server screen untick 'Connect to a Directory Server'
• At the Directory Services screen untick 'Set up an Open Directory master'
• Click 'Setup' and Mac OS X Server will configure itself
17. Now the Finder will appear and the Server Admin application will open
NOTE: Under Settings >
• General tab you can change the serial number
• Network tab you can change the Computer Name and/or Local Hostname
18. Quit Server Admin
19. Unmount the 'Mac OS X Server Install Disc'
20. Go to Virtual Machine menu > Install Parallels Tools…
21. Install Parallels Tools, following the on screen instructions and restart the virtual machine when complete
22. Set the screen resolution as required
23. Set your Finder > Preferences
24. Move or delete the 'Mac OS X Server Next Steps.pdf' from the Desktop - you do not need to do any of this.
25. To avoid confusion rename the hard disk from Macintosh HD to something that is different to your current hard disk e.g. '106 Server HD'
26. Remove unneeded server administration tools icons from the Dock
27. Go to Apple menu > Software Update and install all available updates (there will be quite a lot of updates and the 10.6.8 server update is over 1GB in size so they could take some time to download/install)
28. Keep going to Apple menu > Software Update and installing all available updates until there are no more updates to install
NOTE: If you are going to install 10.6 Server on multiple Macs and you have control over the serial numbers you can now make a copy or clone of the virtual machine and simply change the serial number on each installation:
• In Parallels 'Shut down' the virtual machine and choose shut down again to force the Mac to shut down if necessary
• In the Finder go to the Parallels virtual machine folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Parallels)
• Copy/duplicate/archive the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine file (pvm)
• Copy this file to the same place on additional Macs with Parallels as required (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Parallels)
NOTE: On the Mac with a new installation, open Server Admin and go to Settings > General tab to change the serial number
OR make a clone:
• In Parallels go to Window menu > Virtual Machines List
• Select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine (don't open it or start it)
• Go to File menu > Clone and make a clone of the virtual machine
• Copy the clone to additional Macs with Parallels as required
NOTE: On the Mac with a new installation, open Server Admin and go to Settings > General tab to change the serial number
29. Install your required Rosetta/PowerPC/10.6 compatible software
30. Check the Mac OS X 10.6 Server Notes
NOTE: You cannot drag and drop between the Mac OS X virtual environment and your normal Mac/primary OS but you can configure the Virtual Machine to have a shared folder with your primary OS though - go to Parallels, Virtual Machine menu > Configure… > Options > Sharing - for best security set 'Share Folders' to 'None', untick 'SmartMount' 'Map mac volumes to virtual Machine and click 'Custom Folders…' and add shared folder(s) as required e.g. use the dedicated Documents > '106SharedFolder' folder in your primary OS as per the preparation section above

VMWare Fusion

1. Open VMWare Fusion
2. Go to File menu > New
3. At the 'Select the Installation Method' screen click on 'Install from disc or image' and click Continue
4. Drag your Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD ISO image file to the area in the window and click Continue
5. At the 'Choose Operating System' screen select Apple Mac OS X > Mac OS X Server 10.6
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6. At the 'Virtual Machine Summary' click 'Customize Settings'
7. Name your virtual machine e.g. 'Mac OS X 10.6 Server'
8. Choose your required custom settings
9. We recommend:
• Processors & Memory > CPUs and Memory e.g. 2 CPUs and 4GB/4096MB RAM)
• Hard Disk (SATA) > virtual machine drive size of 64GB
10. Close the settings window and click 'Finish'
11. Click the start button/triangle in the middle of the screen to begin installing Mac OS X
12. The virtual machine will reboot to the OS X Server install disc (Apple logo + whirling wheel underneath)
13. Follow the on screen instructions
14. At the Install Mac OS X Server screen, click 'Customize…' in the bottom left and select custom options as required, specifically tick 'Rosetta' and 'QuickTime 7'. Only tick 'Langauge Translations' or 'X11' if you specifically need them otherwise you are just wasting space. No need to tick 'Printer Support' as it's a virtual environment and if drivers are needed OS X will automatically download and install the latest driver versions as required.
15. After the installation completes and the virtual machine reboots please be patient, especially with any black screens - everything is slightly slower in a virtual environment
16. At the Welcome screen follow the on screen instructions
NOTE: If 10.6 Server needs to be installed on multiple Macs using different serial numbers that you have no control over make a copy or clone of the virtual machine before entering the serial number:
• Go to Virtual Machine menu > Shut down and click the 'Shut Down' button
• Quit VMWare Fusion
• In the Finder go to the Fusion virtual machine folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Virtual Machines)
• Copy/duplicate/archive the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine file (pvm)
• Copy this file to the same place on additional Macs with Fusion as required (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Virtual Machines)
OR make a clone:
• If you have Fusion 'Professional', in Fusion select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library (you cannot create clones using the standard version of Fusion - use the copy method above instead)
• Click Virtual Machine and select 'Create Full Clone'
• Type a name for the clone e.g. 'Mac OS X 10.6 Server Clone' and click Save to make a clone of the virtual machine
• The clone file is created in the Fusion Virtual Machines folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Virtual Machines)
• Copy the clone to additional Macs with Fusion as required
17. Start up the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine again and complete the initial installation (and enter your serial number)
• Set up as a new server
• If you don't want to register at the registration page click inside the virtual machine and window and press (Apple+q) then click the 'Skip' button
• At the Administrator Account screen untick 'Enable administrators to log in remotely using SSH' and 'Enable administrators to manage this server remotely' and create an admin account
• At the Network screen select Ethernet on the left and on the right set 'Configure IPv4' to 'Using DHCP'
• At the Network Names screen set 'Primary DNS Name' to 'my106server.private' and 'Computer Name' to 'my106server' (use different, identifiable names if you are installing on multiple Macs e.g. 106server01.private / 106server01, then 106server02.private / 106server02, and so on… - these can be changed later if required)
• At the Users and Groups screen choose 'Configure Manually'
• At the Connect to a Directory Server screen untick 'Connect to a Directory Server'
• At the Directory Services screen untick 'Set up an Open Directory master'
• Click 'Setup' and Mac OS X Server will configure itself
18. Now the Finder will appear and the Server Admin application will open
NOTE: Under Settings >
• General tab you can change the serial number
• Network tab you can change the Computer Name and/or Local Hostname
19. Quit Server Admin
20. Unmount the 'Mac OS X Server Install Disc'
21. Go to Virtual Machine menu > Settings…
22. Click on Network Adapter, make sure it is switched on then select 'Autodetect' under 'Bridged Networking'
23. Close Settings window
24. In your virtual Mac go to Apple menu > Location > Network Preferences
25. Enter the same numbers for 'DNS Server:' as those on your actual Mac (Apple menu > Location > Network Preferences in your non-virtual, actual OS that is running)
26. In your virtual Mac close Network Preferences
27. Go to Virtual Machine menu > Update VMWare Tools
28. Install VMWare Tools, following the on screen instructions and restart the virtual machine when complete
29. Set the screen resolution as required
30. Set your Finder > Preferences
31. Move or delete the 'Mac OS X Server Next Steps.pdf' from the Desktop - you do not need to do any of this.
32. To avoid confusion rename the hard disk from Macintosh HD to something that is different to your current hard disk e.g. '106 Server HD'
33. Remove unneeded server administration tools icons from the Dock
34. Go to Apple menu > Software Update and install all available updates (there will be quite a lot of updates and the 10.6.8 server update is over 1GB in size so they could take some time to download/install)
35. Keep going to Apple menu > Software Update and installing all available updates until there are no more updates to install
NOTE: If you are going to install 10.6 Server on multiple Macs and you have control over the serial numbers you can now make a copy or clone of the virtual machine and simply change the serial number on each installation:
• Go to Virtual Machine menu > Shut down and click the 'Shut Down' button
• Quit VMWare Fusion
• In the Finder go to the Fusion virtual machine folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Virtual Machines)
• Copy/duplicate/archive the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine file (pvm)
• Copy this file to the same place on additional Macs with Fusion as required (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Virtual Machines)
NOTE: On the Mac with a new installation, open Server Admin and go to Settings > General tab to change the serial number
OR make a clone:
• If you have Fusion 'Professional', in Fusion select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library (you cannot create clones using the standard version of Fusion - use the copy method above instead)
• Click Virtual Machine and select 'Create Full Clone'
• Type a name for the clone e.g. 'Mac OS X 10.6 Server Clone' and click Save to make a clone of the virtual machine
• The clone file is created in the Fusion Virtual Machines folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Documents > Virtual Machines)
• Copy the clone to additional Macs with Fusion as required
NOTE: On the Mac with a new installation, open Server Admin and go to Settings > General tab to change the serial number
36. Install your required Rosetta/PowerPC/10.6 compatible software
37. Check the Mac OS X 10.6 Server Notes
NOTE: Although drag and drop (between the Mac OS X virtual environment and your normal Mac/primary OS) is enabled in the virtual machine settings by default it is not supported with Mac OS X 10.6 Server but you can configure the virtual machine to have a shared folder with your primary OS - go to Fusion, Virtual Machine menu > Settings… > Sharing and add shared folder(s) as required e.g. use the dedicated Documents > '106SharedFolder' folder in your primary OS as per the preparation section above

VirtualBox

1. Open VirtualBox
2. Go to Machine menu > New
3. Click on 'Expert Mode'
4. Name your virtual machine e.g. 'Mac OS X 10.6 Server'
5. Set 'Type' to 'Mac OS X'
6. Set 'Version' to 'Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (64-bit)'
7. Choose your required custom settings. We recommend:
• Memory Size > 4096MB (4GB)
• Hard Disk > 'Create a virtual hard disk now'
8. Click 'Create'
9. Set your virtual disk settings. We recommend:
• File Size > at least 20GB
• Hard disk file type > 'VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)'
• Storage on physical hard disk > 'Dynamically allocated'
10. Click 'Create'
11. Select the new virtual OS on the left and click 'Settings' at the top
12. Set your virtual OS settings. We recommend:
• Display > Screen > Video memory - the more memory assigned the higher the resolution available for the virtual environment e.g. set it to 128MB
• Audio > UNTICK 'Enable Audio' - according to the VirtualBox forums it is best that audio is disabled
• Shared Folders > add your dedicated shared folder e.g. in your Documents > '106SharedFolder' (as per the preparation section above)
13. Click 'OK'
14. Select your virtual OS on the left and click 'Start' at the top
15. Click on the little 'Choose a virtual optical disk file…' yellow folder icon
16. Locate your Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD ISO image file and 'Open' it
17. Click 'Start'
18. The virtual machine will reboot to the OS X Server install disc with lots of text on the screen - be patient until the installer language screen appears
19. Follow the on screen instructions
20. At the Install Mac OS X Server screen if the virtual hard disk is not present, go to Utilites menu > Disk Utility > select the virtual disk on the left > click 'Partition' on the right > name the drive something different to your main computer's hard disk e.g. '106 Server HD' > and partition the drive
21. Quit Disk Utility
22. At the Install Mac OS X Server screen, click 'Customize…' in the bottom left and select custom options as required, specifically tick 'Rosetta' and 'QuickTime 7'. Only tick 'Langauge Translations' or 'X11' if you specifically need them otherwise you are just wasting space. No need to tick 'Printer Support' as it's a virtual environment and if drivers are needed OS X will automatically download and install the latest driver versions as required.
23. After the installation completes and the virtual machine reboots please be patient, especially with any black screens - everything is slightly slower in a virtual environment
24. At the Welcome screen follow the on screen instructions
NOTE: If 10.6 Server needs to be installed on multiple Macs using different serial numbers that you have no control over make a copy or clone of the virtual machine before entering the serial number:
• In the VirtualBox virtual OS window click the red circle in the top left and select 'Power off the machine' to force the Mac to shut down
• In the Finder go to the VirtualBox virtual machine folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > VirtualBox VMs)
• Copy/duplicate/archive the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine folder
• Copy this folder to the same place on additional Macs with VirtualBox as required (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > VirtualBox VMs)
OR make a clone:
• In the main VirtualBox window select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine on the left (don't open it or start it)
• Go to Machine menu > Clone… and make a clone of the virtual machine
• Copy the clone to additional Macs with VirtualBox as required
25. In the main VirtualBox window select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine on the left and click 'Settings' > System > Motherboard
26. Move 'Hard Disk' to the top of the 'Boot Order' list and UNTICK all other options
27. Click 'Storage' and right click/control click on the Mac OS X 10.6 Server install DVD ISO image file in the 'Storage Tree' to select 'Remove Attachment'
28. Click 'OK'
29. Start up the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine again and complete the initial installation (and enter your serial number)
• Set up as a new server
• If you don't want to register at the registration page click inside the virtual machine and window and press (Apple+q) then click the 'Skip' button
• At the Administrator Account screen untick 'Enable administrators to log in remotely using SSH' and 'Enable administrators to manage this server remotely' and create an admin account
• At the Network screen select Ethernet on the left and on the right set 'Configure IPv4' to 'Using DHCP'
• At the Network Names screen set 'Primary DNS Name' to 'my106server.private' and 'Computer Name' to 'my106server' (use different, identifiable names if you are installing on multiple Macs e.g. 106server01.private / 106server01, then 106server02.private / 106server02, and so on… - these can be changed later if required)
• At the Users and Groups screen choose 'Configure Manually'
• At the Connect to a Directory Server screen untick 'Connect to a Directory Server'
• At the Directory Services screen untick 'Set up an Open Directory master'
• Click 'Setup' and Mac OS X Server will configure itself
30. Now the Finder will appear and the Server Admin application will open
NOTE: Under Settings >
• General tab you can change the serial number
• Network tab you can change the Computer Name and/or Local Hostname
31. Quit Server Admin
32. If you want to add the virtual optical drive back to the VM in the main VirtualBox window select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine on the left and click 'Settings' > Storage and add Optical Disc to the 'Storage Tree' with the 'Leave Empty' option
33. Click 'OK'
34. Set your Finder > Preferences
35. Move or delete the 'Mac OS X Server Next Steps.pdf' from the Desktop - you do not need to do any of this.
36. Remove unneeded server administration tools icons from the Dock
37. Go to Apple menu > Software Update and install all available updates (there will be quite a lot of updates and the 10.6.8 server update is over 1GB in size so they could take some time to download/install)
38. Keep going to Apple menu > Software Update and installing all available updates until there are no more updates to install
NOTE: If you are going to install 10.6 Server on multiple Macs and you have control over the serial numbers you can now make a copy or clone of the virtual machine and simply change the serial number on each installation:
• Select 'Shut Down' from the virtual machine Apple menu
• In the Finder go to the VirtualBox virtual machine folder (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > VirtualBox VMs)
• Copy/duplicate/archive the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine folder
• Copy this folder to the same place on additional Macs with VirtualBox as required (usually Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > VirtualBox VMs)
OR make a clone:
• In the main VirtualBox window select the Mac OS X 10.6 Server virtual machine on the left (don't open it or start it)
• Go to Machine menu > Clone… and make a clone of the virtual machine
• Copy the clone to additional Macs with VirtualBox as required
NOTE: On the Mac with a new installation, open Server Admin and go to Settings > General tab to change the serial number
39. Install your required Rosetta/PowerPC/10.6 compatible software
40. Check the Mac OS X 10.6 Server Notes
NOTE: You cannot drag and drop between the Mac OS X virtual environment and your normal Mac/primary OS but you can configure the Virtual Machine to have a shared folder with your primary OS though - go to Settings > Shared Folders and add shared folder(s) as required e.g. use the dedicated Documents > '106SharedFolder' folder in your primary OS as per the preparation section above

Mac OS X 10.6 Server Notes

Security Notes

Mac OS X 10.6 is no longer supported with security updates so be sure to follow our recommendations for securing older operating systems, specifically:

• Don't use Apple Safari as it is no longer updated and thus it is not secure - use a supported web browser e.g. Roccat or TenFourFox
• Don't use Apple Mail as it is no longer updated and thus it is not secure (unless you are running this virtual Mac specifically to run Eudora use a mail client in your primary OS instead)
• Don't install unsupported web plug-ins and disable old plugins:
1. Go to 106 Server HD (or whatever you have named the virtual hard disk) > Library
2. If there is no folder named 'Internet Plug-Ins (Disabled)', create a new folder named that
3. Open the 'Internet Plug-Ins' folder and move all the items in it to the 'Internet Plug-Ins (Disabled)' folder
NOTE: To move the files you will need to authenticate as an administrator of the computer.
4. Restart the virtual machine (go to Apple menu > Restart)

General Notes

• As it is a server installation automatic login is off by default - you can turn it on in Apple menu > System Preferences > Accounts > Login Options > Automatic Login
• There are extra folders on the root of the hard disk titled 'Groups' and 'Shared Items' - this is normal, you don't need to worry about them, but do not delete them.
• There is an extra folder in Applications titled 'Server' - this is normal, you don't need to worry about it - it contains the server administrator software, but do not delete the folder/software.

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