Why I Temporarily Don't Hate My MacBook
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Was finally able to install SharePoint Server 2013 in Windows Server 2012 in Hyper-V on the Windows 8 Boot Camp partition. Here are some impressions / notes for people who are considering a similar route:
- The Beast. SharePoint is a real PITA to get installed, but it seems that's the case regardless of environment (had the same issue in VirtualBox on OS X and Hyper-V on Windows 8).
- Virtual Machines. Hyper-V comes with Windows 8, which is a godsend. This allows you to create virtual machines without third-party software.
- Resources. A VM with 12GB of RAM is evidently enough to develop for SharePoint, though the requirements state 24GB. It also requires 4 CPU cores, which is OK since this Mac has 8.
- Backup. I can boot into OS X and backup my Windows partition (57GB of 300GB used) to a single compressed file (18GB) in under 4 minutes. If you don't have an SSD, Christmas is around the corner.
- Boot Camp. Boot Camp installs some extra software in your Windows install, and it mostly works for Windows 8 (it's meant for Windows 7). Only hiccup so far is that using the "restart in OS X" button doesn't work, but holding down the OPTION key during boot works fine.
- Resolution. The retina display is nice for working with VM's, but on my Windows install I lowered my resolution to full HD (I don't need the extra pixels).
I've had a few issues with my Mac, but good bits more than make up for them.
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Was finally able to install SharePoint Server 2013 in Windows Server 2012 in Hyper-V on the Windows 8 Boot Camp partition. Here are some impressions / notes for people who are considering a similar route:
- The Beast. SharePoint is a real PITA to get installed, but it seems that's the case regardless of environment (had the same issue in VirtualBox on OS X and Hyper-V on Windows 8).
- Virtual Machines. Hyper-V comes with Windows 8, which is a godsend. This allows you to create virtual machines without third-party software.
- Resources. A VM with 12GB of RAM is evidently enough to develop for SharePoint, though the requirements state 24GB. It also requires 4 CPU cores, which is OK since this Mac has 8.
- Backup. I can boot into OS X and backup my Windows partition (57GB of 300GB used) to a single compressed file (18GB) in under 4 minutes. If you don't have an SSD, Christmas is around the corner.
- Boot Camp. Boot Camp installs some extra software in your Windows install, and it mostly works for Windows 8 (it's meant for Windows 7). Only hiccup so far is that using the "restart in OS X" button doesn't work, but holding down the OPTION key during boot works fine.
- Resolution. The retina display is nice for working with VM's, but on my Windows install I lowered my resolution to full HD (I don't need the extra pixels).
I've had a few issues with my Mac, but good bits more than make up for them.