new Mac Pro - Mavericks as a VM in Parallels?

[michael_aos]

Has anyone been able to run Mavericks in a VM via Parallels Desktop on the new Mac Pro?

My Mavericks VM created on the Mini won't boot in Parallels on the new Mac Pro.

I've tried a few methods to boot / install Mavericks in a VM in Parallels on the new Mac Pro but haven't had any luck at all.

I've tried the "new VM from Recovery partition" -- this never worked on the Mini, and continues to not work on the new Mac Pro.

Created bootable USB, bootable disk images, bootable Recovery CD, (all with a version of Mavericks that IS bootable on the new Mac Pro, and bootable on the Mini) -- Parallels just won't boot them.
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[xraydoc]

Just a thought but make sure you're using the most current version of Parallels. There were updates required for Mavericks.

 

[GoEagles997]

You need Parallels 9 to run Maverick in a VM, but you can Parallels 8 as host OS.

 

[michael_aos]

Yes, running latest update of Parallels 9 from day-1.

My impression is that running Mavericks in a VM isn't compatible with the new Mac PRo.
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[crjackson2134]

Just for kicks, how about trying to import or install into a VMFusion Ware VM. I like Parallells but always end up back on Fusion. It's just less quirky for me. Fusion has it's little nigglets too, but generally I can always work around them.

 

[chrfr]

Yes, running latest update of Parallels 9 from day-1.

My impression is that running Mavericks in a VM isn't compatible with the new Mac PRo.
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Most likely you'd need to use the build of Mavericks that comes with the Mac Pro, or wait until 10.9.2 ships.

 

[michael_aos]

Most likely you'd need to use the build of Mavericks that comes with the Mac Pro

Yeah, as I stated in my post - tried that.

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Just for kicks, how about trying to import or install into a VMFusion Ware VM. I like Parallells but always end up back on Fusion. It's just less quirky for me. Fusion has it's little nigglets too, but generally I can always work around them.

I'd be willing to jump ship and abandon Parallels if someone can confirm that VMWare works in this case.

 

[analog guy]

Yeah, as I stated in my post - tried that.

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I'd be willing to jump ship and abandon Parallels if someone can confirm that VMWare works in this case.

you can run fusion for 30 days for free as a trial.

 

[Flint2525]

10.9 on VM

@michael_aos

Im using Professional Version 6.0.3 (1747349) VMware Fusion