Apple G0442 manual

Mac OS X Ser ver V ersion 1 0. 4 T echnology O verview August 2006[...]

2 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server C ont en ts Page 3 Introduction Page 5 New in V ersion 1 0.4 Page 7 Operating System Fundamen tals UNIX-Based Foundation 64-Bit Computing Advanced BSD Network ing Architecture Robust S ecurity Directory Integration High Availability Page 1 0 Integrat ed Management T ools Ser ver Admin W orkgroup M anager Page[...]

3 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server In troduction Mac OS X Ser ver version 1 0.4 Tiger gives you ever ything you need to manage servers in a mixed-platform environment and to con  gure, deploy , and manage powerful network ser vices. F eaturing the renowned Mac OS X interface, Mac OS X Ser ver streamlines your management tasks with applicati[...]

4 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Best of all, Mac OS X Ser ver  ts easily into IT budgets every where. A complete suite of workgroup and Internet ser vices is included in the box, so network administrators can get star ted right away . Mac OS X Ser ver is available in 1 0-client and unlimited-client editions. The unlimited-client edition [...]

5 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server New in V ersion 1 0. 4 Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4 continues the M ac OS X tradition by delivering a world-class UNIX-based ser ver solution that ’ s easy to deploy and easy to manage. This latest release incorporates more than 1 00 open source projects and o ! ers more than 200 new features. The key new featur[...]

6 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Xgrid. Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4 includes Xgrid, the  rst distributed computing architec- ture to be built into a desktop or ser ver operating system. Xgrid mak es it easy to turn an ad hoc group of M ac systems into a low-cost supercomputer by streamlining the process of assembling nodes, submitting jobs, a[...]

7 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Opera ting Syst em F undamen tals Mac OS X Ser ver has an open source, UNIX-based foundation that provides a stable, high-per formance platform for deploying business-critical enterprise applications, services, and technologies. The core operating system at the hear t of Mac OS X Ser ver is k nown as Dar win.[...]

8 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Adv anced BSD Networking Architecture Mac OS X Ser ver incorporates industr y-standard protocols and the latest in security standards to increase the per formance and security of ser ver deployments . Using the time-tested BSD sockets and T CP/IP stack, this advanced networking architecture ensures compatibil[...]

9 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server High A vailability Computer problems such as unplanned shutdowns can severely impair an organization ’ s operations. High av ailability of your computing resources is essential to guarantee ser vice levels , comply with industry regulations, and provide access to business-critical information. Apple has bui[...]

1 0 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server In tegr at ed Managemen t T ools Mac OS X Ser ver comes with industr y-leading management tools that simplify the con  guration and deployment of network ser vices for Mac, Windows, and Linux clients. Everything required to deliver powerful network solutions within a depar t- ment, across an enterprise, [...]

1 1 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server W orkgroup Manager Mac OS X Ser ver features the innovativ e W orkgroup Manager application for de  ning and managing director y information. This powerful tool makes it easy for adminis- trators to set up user accounts , de  ne group relationships, and manage computing resources in a director y-based[...]

1 2 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server De  ning preferenc es for Mac OS X clients Administrators can use Workgroup Manager to set prefer ences and de  ne privileges by user , group, computer , or any combination of the three, providing an appropriate balance between organizational control and user access. 3 The  exibilit y o ! ered by W[...]

1 3 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Media Access. Set authenticated access to, or disable the use of, internal and ex ternal disks, including hard drives, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and USB and FireWir e devices. Mobility . Set a portable system to cache the LDAP user , group , and computer account information, including authentication token, on its hard[...]

1 4 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Ser vice Deploymen t and A dministration Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4 comes with a wide range of Internet and workgroup ser vices based on open standard technologies. Mac OS X Ser ver integrates these robust technologies and enhances them with a uni  ed, consistent management inter face that tak es full advan[...]

1 5 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Ser ver Admin makes it easy to set up replication ser vices for Open Directory. Replica directories automatically synchronize with the master director y , so user accounts and authentication information remain consistent across distributed networks. Single sign-on using Kerberos Open Direc tory integrates a[...]

1 6 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server F ile and P rint Ser vices Mac OS X Ser ver is one of the easiest, most cost-e ! ective ways for small businesses and depar tments to share network resources . Since native suppor t for Mac, Windows , and Linux is built in, all users can have access to storage on the server and shared P ostScript and raster[...]

1 7 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server File system access controls Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4 supports both traditional UNIX  le permissions and access control lists, o ! ering administrators an exceptional level of control over  le and folder permissions. Most UNIX- and Linux-based operating systems are constrained by the UNIX  le permiss[...]

1 8 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server P ost  x and Cyrus are easy to con  gure and manage using the Server Admin utility. Pr otection against junk mail and viruses T o defend your ser vers and clients against unwanted mail and destructive viruses, Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4 integrate s two popular open source projects: SpamAssassin for adapt[...]

1 9 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server ClamA V scans mail messages and attachments for viruses. Administrators choose how ClamA V should handle a suspected virus. They can have the mail ser ver bounce back the message to the sender , delete the message immediately , or quarantine it in a spec- i  ed director y for fur ther analysis. The ser v[...]

20 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server W eb Hosting Combining the latest open source and standards-based Internet ser vices, Mac OS X Ser ver makes it possible for organizations of any size to host websites and deploy powerful web applications—quick ly and a ! ordably . M ac OS X Server web technologies are based on the open source Apache web s[...]

2 1 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server W eblogs can be easily published and syndicated using this intuitive inter face. W eblogs can be published and syndicated using HTML, RSS, RSS2, RDF , and Atom protocols , allowing users to receive content in their desired format automatically . With Open Director y authentication and access controls , W eb[...]

22 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server JBoss application ser ver Mac OS X Ser ver makes it easy to manage and deploy J2EE-based applications, without having to edit numerous XML  les by hand. A JBoss application server comes preinstalled and preintegrated for use with the built-in Apache web ser ver , along with MySQL, the popular open source [...]

23 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Easy-to-use management tools Setting up and administering QuickTime Streaming Ser ver (QTSS) is a snap with the Ser ver Admin application in Mac OS X Ser ver . Ser ver Admin provides secure remote management and monitoring of your ser ver from anywhere on the Internet. Allowing you to do anything from settin[...]

24 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server iChat S er ver With instant messaging quick ly becoming a primary collaboration tool in organiza- tions of all sizes , the impor tance of secure instant messaging has rapidly increased. By default, many instant messaging ser vices are not encr ypted, so any tex t messages and  les exchanged by users can b[...]

25 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Managing client updates In an uncontrolled environment, users may connec t to Apple’ s software update servers at any time and update their computers with whatever software they want, even if it has not been approved by the IT group or system administrator . When you deploy local sof tware update servers, [...]

26 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server NetBoot is a proven technology that enables businesses and institutions to stream- line the suppor t of Mac clients and reduce system administration costs. The ability to deploy a standard desktop con  guration across multiple systems and to protect them from alteration makes NetBoot ideal for computing e[...]

27 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Networking and VPN Mac OS X Ser ver includes everything needed to set up and secure a local area network. The Ser ver Admin tool adds an intuitive interface to core network ser vices (including DNS, NA T , NTP , DHCP , and F irewall), mak ing it easier to set up an IP network infrastruc ture. For maximum sec[...]

28 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Distributed Computing Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4 includes Xgrid, the  rst distributed computing architecture to be built into a desktop or ser ver operating system. Xgrid makes it easy to turn an ad hoc group of Mac computers into a low-cost supercomputer by streamlining the pro- cess of assembling nodes, su[...]

29 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server P roduc t D etails Mac OS X Ser ver can be purchased in 1 0-client and unlimited-client editions to meet the needs of ser ver deployments of any size. License restrictions apply only to simultaneous  le-sharing ser vices for Mac and PC clients. • Mac OS X Server 1 0-client edition. The easiest way to de[...]

30 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server System Requirements Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4.7 requires an Xser ve or Mac desktop system with an Intel or P owerPC G4 or G5 processor; 5 1 2MB of RAM; built-in FireWire; and 1 0GB of available disk space. Apple Maintenance Pr ogram This optional program for Mac OS X Ser ver makes it easy for customers to mana[...]

3 1 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Open Sourc e P rojec ts Mac OS X Ser ver v1 0.4 integrates more than 1 00 open source projects. AES encr yption/Gladman: fp.gladman.plus .com/cryptography_technology amavisd-new: www .ijs.si/software/amavisd ant 1 .5 .3: ant.apache.org Apache httpd 1 .3 .3 3: www .apache.org/httpd Apache httpd 2: www.apache[...]

32 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server Darwin 7: developer .apple.com/darwin dcraw: www .cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw diffstat 1 .3. 4: dickey .his.com/diffstat/diffstat.html diffutils 2.8. 1: www.gnu.or g/software/diffutils distcc 2.0. 1: distcc.samba.org dom4j: www.dom4j .org dscl: developer .apple.com/darwin dummynet: info .iet.unipi.it/~luigi/[...]

3 3 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server libpng: www .libpng.org/pub/png/libpng .html libtelnet: www .freebsd.or g/cgi/cvsweb .cgi/src/crypto/telnet/libtelnet libTIFF: www .remotesensing.org/libtiff libuuid: e2fsprogs.sour ceforge.net libxml2 2.6. 1 6: xmlsoft.org libxslt 1 . 1 . 1 1: xmlsoft.org LogKit: www .apache.org/dist/av alon/logk it lookup[...]

34 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server SHA256 message digest/Gladman: fp.gladman.plus .com/cryptography_technology sjeng (chess) 1 1 .2: www .sjeng.org smbfs: www .freebsd.or g/cgi/cvsweb .cgi/src/contrib/smbfs snowball: www .snowball.tartarus.org SpamAssassin: spamassassin.apache.org SQLite 3.0.8: www .sqlite.org SquirrelMail 1 .4.4: www .squirr[...]

35 T echnology O verview Mac OS X Server A dditional Resourc es W e invit e you to explore Apple’ s website to learn more about Mac OS X Ser ver and Apple ser ver solutions. T o download documentation and technology briefs: www .apple.com/ser ver/documentation T o learn about third-part y produc ts that extend or enhance the capabilities of Mac O[...]