Is it possible to run Mac OS Server as a VM

Is it possble to buy and install Mac OS Server as a VM on a windows 2008 server running vmware?
Currently working on integrating macs, ipads and iphones into a windows domain and have a few areas where Windows Config Manager and Windows AD does not solve my issues. My manager has accepted to buy Mac Server, but wants to have it installed as a vm.

The license for OS X and Server.app does allow running in a VM and this can be VMware but the license only allows this if the VM is hosted on Apple (Mac) hardware.
In theory you can run Server 2008R2 on Mac hardware and VMware on top off that so technically the answer is yes. In reality the answer is no you cannot do this.
You will therefore have to consider getting something like a Mac Mini server, running the Apple software on that and binding it to Active Directory. There are special brackets available to 'rackmount' Mac mini computers.
If you want a sort of failover capability for the Mac server, something which Apple themselves no longer provide in software then an approach is to have two identical Macs, you would setup one and clone it to the second (spare). You would then boot the second one in FireWire Target Disk mode and have it connected via FireWire to the first main Mac server. It will then show up as an external drive. You would then set the first main server to periodically sync to the second one to keep it up to date.
As always with servers they should be protected by a UPS.
You then need a managed power strip like this http://www.amazon.com/APC-AP7900-Switched-Surge-Protector/dp/B0000AAAYH/ref=sr_1 _8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1355395198&sr=1-8&keywords=managed+power+strip
With this power strip, you can use a web-browser to remotely turn off or on individual power sockets. If the main server dies you would then turn its socket off and would power cycle the second backup Mac server. This second Mac would then boot as normal and be able to take over server duties.
Unlike Windows, Apple software will not whine about product activation and serial numbers and will therefore boot and run without any issues even though it is now running on a different device.
You could extend this approach somewhat by having the Macs connect to a SAN.
Note: There are Thunderbolt to FDDI adaptors giving you the same performance levels as a traditional PCI-E card.
These Macs can either use internal software RAID1 for protection, or you can boot from an external Thunderbolt RAID box which can be configured to RAID5, or you can combine the two. You cannot boot the Mac from a SAN.

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