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OSx 10.4 Dual Booting with Client & Server
Dear All;
I'm a new MAC user though I've been around computers and OS'es for years. Everything from Solarlis to Windows to Linux to Freebsd. I have a Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8 Ghz with 2 150gb sata hard drives and a 150GB firewire B drive.
The way it is sent up right now is that I have my developer copy of OSx 10.4 server installed on the one hard drive while the other 2 are sent up as a RAID 0 array. I want to be able to boot into either the client or the server. I need a detailed how to on how to do this: I'm familar with the Disk Utility though I'm no expert when it comes to MAC. Though I am working on.
Also, I would like to know if there is away to while running server to be able to bring up a virtual 10.4 client like with VMware or some other utility like that. I don't beleive vmware does MAC. Is there an equivalent to vmware for MAC. I know about virtual pc for mac but not sure whether or not it will allow you to run multiple copies of MAC OSx 10.4 clients.
I have some trouble getting questions answered before as I wasn't specific as to what I was looking for and my proficency level. I hope now that I am.
Sincerely
Brian
I'm a new MAC user though I've been around computers and OS'es for years. Everything from Solarlis to Windows to Linux to Freebsd. I have a Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8 Ghz with 2 150gb sata hard drives and a 150GB firewire B drive.
The way it is sent up right now is that I have my developer copy of OSx 10.4 server installed on the one hard drive while the other 2 are sent up as a RAID 0 array. I want to be able to boot into either the client or the server. I need a detailed how to on how to do this: I'm familar with the Disk Utility though I'm no expert when it comes to MAC. Though I am working on.
Also, I would like to know if there is away to while running server to be able to bring up a virtual 10.4 client like with VMware or some other utility like that. I don't beleive vmware does MAC. Is there an equivalent to vmware for MAC. I know about virtual pc for mac but not sure whether or not it will allow you to run multiple copies of MAC OSx 10.4 clients.
I have some trouble getting questions answered before as I wasn't specific as to what I was looking for and my proficency level. I hope now that I am.
Sincerely
Brian
Install the client version of OS X to the firewire HDD and then use the STARTUP disk control panel to select which system folder you want to boot from then reboot the mac. The virtual PC for mac is a emulator that emulates a Intel based PC and can only be used for X86 based operating systems which means you cannot install mac OS inside virtual PC. At the moment, i do not belive there is a way to run anouther instance of OS x from within OS X like VMware.
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I forgot to mention this. When using SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner to copy your disks,
remember to select the option that makes the target copy bootable.
remember to select the option that makes the target copy bootable.
What you want to do for the first part is possible.
On the raid and disk portion:
You will need to use the 2 150GB internal drives in a raid configuration. As with all other systems, you need a hardware raid controller if you want full redundency. Alternatively, you can use apple's built in software raid. Based on what you have said, my guess is you have already set this up using software raid. As already mentioned, you should make sure the raid is using the two internal disks to form the raid0 array.
On the booting from two different
OS A = internal stripped array
OS B = external via Firewire
You can use the startup disk control pannel between the two operation systems to select which os you want to boot. Alternatively, if you have rebooted, and reliaze you have the wrong OS selected in startup disk, you can hold down the option for an interactive boot selection.
On the OS X virtualization.
There is not any virtualization software out there that can allow a virtual OS X on an OS X machine. You would have to run a virtual machine of a virtual machine. Ie: Virtual PC, and one of the machines then running PearPC.
Sorry.
On the raid and disk portion:
You will need to use the 2 150GB internal drives in a raid configuration. As with all other systems, you need a hardware raid controller if you want full redundency. Alternatively, you can use apple's built in software raid. Based on what you have said, my guess is you have already set this up using software raid. As already mentioned, you should make sure the raid is using the two internal disks to form the raid0 array.
On the booting from two different
OS A = internal stripped array
OS B = external via Firewire
You can use the startup disk control pannel between the two operation systems to select which os you want to boot. Alternatively, if you have rebooted, and reliaze you have the wrong OS selected in startup disk, you can hold down the option for an interactive boot selection.
On the OS X virtualization.
There is not any virtualization software out there that can allow a virtual OS X on an OS X machine. You would have to run a virtual machine of a virtual machine. Ie: Virtual PC, and one of the machines then running PearPC.
Sorry.
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Hello,
Thanks everyone. I don't want people to think that I've forgotten about there response to my question. Some stuff has come up and I will be trying these suggestion over the next day or 2.
Brian
Thanks everyone. I don't want people to think that I've forgotten about there response to my question. Some stuff has come up and I will be trying these suggestion over the next day or 2.
Brian