OSX Leopard Server as Parallels/VMWare Virtual Machine in Snow Leopard?

I'm considering buying OSX Server to use as a virtual machine for testing purposes -- so I can run two different OSX versions at the same time on the same computer. Some questions for anyone who's done this:
1. Is it working flawlessly (Parallels Desktop, VMWare Fusion)
2. Is it officially supported by Apple or only tolerated currently
3. If this works technically on a Mac, I'm wondering what Apple is doing to block it from working in VMWare on a PC
4. Will this be forwards compatible:
A. will I be able to run my Leopard Server VM on my current (Leopard-era) Mac once I upgrade that to Snow Leopard (this is my main point currently)
B. will I be able to run my Leopard Server VM on some new Mac I buy 3 years from now that may have something different in its firmware -- it certainly wouldn't support Leopard for a native install (this gets back to the OSX Server VM on PC question; I'm concerned about Apple needing to "support" the VM on my hardware for it to work)
5. Is Leopard the first OSX Server that can be virtualized (without hacking)
6. In general is OSX Leopard Server "the same" OS as the normal Leopard version, configured with some admin-friendly features, or distinct enough it wouldn't be fully reliable for testing purposes?
Thanks!

1. Is it working flawlessly (Parallels Desktop, VMWare Fusion)
Yes - at least as much as any VM solution does
2. Is it officially supported by Apple or only tolerated currently
Yes, but only for Mac OS X Server 10.5
3. If this works technically on a Mac, I'm wondering what Apple is doing to block it from working in VMWare on a PC
There's a slew of technologies at work to ensure that Mac OS X runs on Apple hardware only. That's a whole different discussion. Suffice to say that it doesn't work.
4. Will this be forwards compatible:
As much as anything is...
A. will I be able to run my Leopard Server VM on my current (Leopard-era) Mac once I upgrade that to Snow Leopard (this is my main point currently)
Sure. Of course, this may require an update from the VM vendor to run under Snow Leopard, but you won't know that until closer to Snow Leopard's release.
B. will I be able to run my Leopard Server VM on some new Mac I buy 3 years from now
Hahahaha. No one is going to guarantee you three years of future compatibility on anything you buy today.
5. Is Leopard the first OSX Server that can be virtualized (without hacking)
Yes.
6. In general is OSX Leopard Server "the same" OS as the normal Leopard version, configured with some admin-friendly features, or distinct enough it wouldn't be fully reliable for testing purposes?
There are some underlying tweaks around things like network management (servers tend to have different networking needs from clients), and several extra processes that aren't in Mac OS X (client), but the underlying code base is the same. As to whether it's 'reliable for testing purposes', that depends on what it is you're testing

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