MacOS 10.6.x Snow Leopard + ZCS 6.x

bigmickt · Post by **bigmickt** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:31 pm

[quote user="danielfarrelly"]Wouldn't put too much faith in Apple considering the Xserve is no longer in production. No word on whether or not OS X Server will even be released in the future. Seriously though, try one of the many linux distros that are supported by Zimbra.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure of the relevance of the comment about Xserve, companies add and remove hardware lines all the time. Also, Apple have actually committed to OS X Server (Snow Leopard Server) and are offering it pre-loaded on the Mac Pro and Mac Mini...

see http://images.apple.com/xserve/pdf/L422 ... _Guide.pdf

danielfarrelly · Post by **danielfarrelly** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:11 pm

Snow Leopard Server has been out for quite awhile, and Zimbra has yet to release a supported build for that platform. We use and love OS X (and OS X Server), but it doesn't seem to fit with Zimbra at this point.

The relevance of discontinuing the Xserve seems fair, considering it was their only true server platform. Forgive me if I don't think a Mac Mini running OS X Server is a suitable replacement for an Xserve.

crunch · Post by **crunch** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:15 pm

I doubt Apple will leave OS X Server behind. They probably sold more Mac Mini Servers than they have XServes. It is a bit concerning but I still want an official word from Zimbra as to what their plans are so I can make some informed decisions.

danielfarrelly · Post by **danielfarrelly** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:49 pm

how many people will you need to support?

crunch · Post by **crunch** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:15 pm

I'm already supporting 25 users in a Linux based Zimbra VM running on a Linux box. I'm just now downloading the Zimbra Appliance and will attempt to run that in VMware Fusion. That will be acceptable if it works out.

danielfarrelly · Post by **danielfarrelly** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:38 pm

isn't vmware fusion the desktop emulator? can i assume you're gonna try running os x with fusion handling a linux distro with zimbra?! that's kinda cool! kudos to you if it works.

crunch · Post by **crunch** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:11 pm

If you download the VMX version it boots up perfectly in Fusion. It's currently working but I have some DNS issues to work out in my test environment. I don't see a problem with it so far, but I don't see anything easy about migrating my Network Edition accounts over yet.

danielfarrelly · Post by **danielfarrelly** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:20 pm

i gotta ask: what type of mac are you running