Open Directory Requires 2 CPUs

I was recently experimenting with Parallels to run some Lion Server VMs and I must have wasted a couple of hours trying to get Lion Server up and running as a Profile Manager host in a VM. Then I had the good sense to complain to Arek Dreyer, who I’m guessing had complained to Andrina Kelly who had, well, answered the riddle. Apparently you need to enable a second core in order to promote to an Open Directory Master in Parallels. To enable said second CPU, open Parallels, go to the configure screen for the VM and then make sure CPUs is set to some number higher than 1. Who knew, right?

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Posted on January 3, 2012 by . This entry was posted in Mac OS X Server, VMware and tagged , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

6 Comments

  • Tycho
    January 4, 2012 - 2:25 pm | Permalink

    Those who listened at MacSysAdmin2011 knew ;-)

  • Federico
    January 4, 2012 - 3:57 pm | Permalink

    Those who beta tested VMWare Fusion 4.x knew that right away.

  • Gordon
    January 4, 2012 - 6:10 pm | Permalink

    You where there….but maybe hung over ?….just a thought !
    ;-)

    • Charles
      January 4, 2012 - 6:27 pm | Permalink

      If I was hung over, it was all your fault. Drank twice in a year and both times were with you!

  • Gordon
    January 4, 2012 - 6:12 pm | Permalink

    or listining to my complaining about a certain storage vendor

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