VMWare Fusion 8 > File > New… > 'Create a custom virtual machine' (dragging in the DMG misidentifies it as OS X 10.5) > Continue > Apple OS X > Mac OS X Server 10.6 > Continue > Create a new virtual disk > Continue > Customize Settings > assign filename (e.g., SnowLeopard) > Save > CD/DVD (SATA) > Choose a disc or disc image… > select SLserver.dmg > adjust CPU, RAM, hard disk size as desired while you’re in settings > close 10.6 window
Write the changes to a new image (e.g., SLserver.dmg): hdiutil convert -format UDRO -o ~/Desktop/SLserver.dmg ~/Desktop/SL.dmg -shadow Insert Snow Leopard retail DVD (OS X 10.6.3) > Disk Utility > highlight the DVD drive ( not the 'Mac OS X Install DVD' volume) > File > New Image > Image from 'Untitled' > select read/write format (though, according to VMWare, any format should work) > assign desired filename (e.g., SL.dmg) and location (e.g., Desktop) > SaveĬreate a shadow file: hdiutil attach ~/Desktop/SL.dmg -shadowĬopy ist to ist: cp /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/System/Library/CoreServices/ist /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/System/Library/CoreServices/istĮject the volume: hdiutil eject /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/ See below for a discussion of OS X 10.6's EULA. Installing Snow Leopard into VMWare Fusion 8 on El Capitan / docs / Installing Snow Leopard into VMWare Fusion 8 on El Capitan
