I am wondering if it is possible to share a virtual machine between a Macbook and a iMac, without having to go through things like Parallels Access or storing the VM on a central share.
I am thinking about copying the current VM from the Macbook to the iMac, then creating a script utilizing scp and rsync. This would allow me access to a local copy of the virtual machine from both iMac and Macbook. I could trigger the script when I want to take the virtual machine with me when I'm about to leave the house, then synchronize the two files when I get back home to continue working on my iMac.
Does anyone see any complications with this? The only thing I could think of at the moment is regarding networking. However, I feel like if I was to set the virtual machines to both use a bridged network with the default adapter and the same MAC address, it should work *fine* right?? (I would never have both virtual machines running at the same time).
It would be great if I could get some opinions. Thanks!
TLDR; would like to use same VM for two computers. Sync VM with rsync and scp when moving between computers. Will it work?
I am thinking about copying the current VM from the Macbook to the iMac, then creating a script utilizing scp and rsync. This would allow me access to a local copy of the virtual machine from both iMac and Macbook. I could trigger the script when I want to take the virtual machine with me when I'm about to leave the house, then synchronize the two files when I get back home to continue working on my iMac.
Does anyone see any complications with this? The only thing I could think of at the moment is regarding networking. However, I feel like if I was to set the virtual machines to both use a bridged network with the default adapter and the same MAC address, it should work *fine* right?? (I would never have both virtual machines running at the same time).
It would be great if I could get some opinions. Thanks!
TLDR; would like to use same VM for two computers. Sync VM with rsync and scp when moving between computers. Will it work?
