Mac OS X Server (later called OS X Server and macOS Server), is a discontinued series of Unix-like server operating systems developed by Apple Inc. based on macOS. It provided server functionality and system administration tools, and provided tools to manage both macOS-based computers and iOS-based devices.
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macOS Server at one point provided network services such as a mail transfer agent, AFP and SMB servers, an LDAP server, and a domain name server, as well as server applications including a Web server, database, and calendar server. The latest version of macOS server only includes functionality related to user and group management, Xsan, and mobile device management through profiles.
Mac OS X Server was provided as the operating system for Xserve computers, rack mounted server computers designed by Apple. Also, it was optionally pre-installed on the Mac Mini and Mac Pro and was sold separately for use on any Macintosh computer meeting its minimum requirements.
Mac OS X Server 10.2 (released August 23, 2002) includes updated Open Directory user and file management, which with this release is based on LDAP, beginning the deprecation of the NeXT-originated NetInfo architecture. The new Workgroup Manager interface improved configuration significantly. The release also saw major updates to NetBoot and NetInstall. Many common network services are provided such as NTP, SNMP, web server (Apache), mail server (Postfix and Cyrus), LDAP (OpenLDAP), AFP, and print server. The inclusion of Samba version 3 allows tight integration with Windows clients and servers. MySQL v4.0.16 and PHP v4.3.7 are also included.
Mac OS X Server 10.3 (released October 24, 2003) release includes updated Open Directory user and file management, which with this release is based on LDAP, beginning the deprecation of the NeXT-originated NetInfo architecture. The new Workgroup Manager interface improved configuration significantly. Many common network services are provided such as NTP, SNMP, web server (Apache), mail server (Postfix and Cyrus), LDAP (OpenLDAP), AFP, and print server. The inclusion of Samba version 3 allows tight integration with Windows clients and servers. MySQL v4.0.16 and PHP v4.3.7 are also included.[citation needed]
The 10.4 release (April 29, 2005) adds 64-bit application support, Access Control Lists, Xgrid, link aggregation, e-mail spam filtering (SpamAssassin), virus detection (ClamAV), Gateway Setup Assistant, and servers for Software Update, iChat Server using XMPP,[7] Boot Camp Assistant, Dashboard, and Weblog Server based on the open-source Blojsom project (Java).[8]
Like Lion, Mountain Lion had no separate server edition. An OS X Server package was available for Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store for US$19.99, which included a server management application called Server, as well as other additional administrative tools to manage client profiles and Xsan.[17][18] Mountain Lion Server, like Lion Server, was provided with unlimited client licenses, and once purchased could be run on an unlimited number of systems.
The Calendar and Contacts Server project is an Apple-developed standards-compliant server implementing the CalDAV and CardDAV protocols, published under the Apache 2.0 license. It provides a shared location on the network allowing multiple users to store and edit calendaring and contact information. The server was publicly released during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on August 7, 2006 as iCal Server and Address Book Server.
The server, named ".mw-parser-output .monospacedfont-family:monospace,monospacecaldavd", is a daemon background service. It has been ported to non-Apple computer platforms. It is currently possible to install it on FreeBSD and several flavours of Linux. The server is written in the Python programming language with the Twisted framework, and uses an SQL database for storage of calendar data.
Version 2 of the software is based on jabberd2 2.0s9 and supports server federation,[22] which allows chat clients to talk directly with other systems that support XMPP. It also supports server-based chat archiving.[23]
File Sharing with iOS: You could previously use set up a shared repository on macOS Server for your iOS devices. Support for this feature is being removed entirely. All of your iOS devices will report that file sharing has been disabled on the server. Suggested alternatives are using WebDAV, and collaboration using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
iOS File SharingIn the previous version of macOS Server, an administrator could set up a shared repository for iOS devices. Anything placed in the repository became available to designated users, meaning that it was a useful way to share PDF files, documents, templates, and so on. In macOS Server 5.4, iOS File Sharing has removed and any iOS devices that connect to the server report that file sharing has been disabled on the server.
This service is now available on any macOS High Sierra machine (see screenshot above), so one Mac on a network can be identified as a caching server for the other devices on that network. To set up this up, launch System Preferences, then select Sharing > Content Caching.
I have migrated most all my computing back to Linux myself (linux even supports being a time machine server so I can still backup my existing apple computers to my linux servers). I am with the rest of you, Apple is losing sight of a lot of what made them who they are and leaving us power users and administrators behind.
2 Red Hat has ended support for version 6 of Enterprise Linux product, therefore IBM Spectrum Control has removed support for this version of Linux for current and previous versions of Spectrum Control. For more information see the details here: , 3 A minimum version of RHEL 7.3 is required. RHEL 7.9 highly suggested due to support dates. Review the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle for end of support dates: NOTE: Before you install or upgrade IBM Spectrum Control, it is best practice to apply all available updates and patches to the RHEL 7 operating system of the IBM Spectrum Control server. Upgrading the operating system of the server where IBM Spectrum Control is installed (upgrading RHEL 7 to 8) is not supported.4 Db2 11.5.4 is the first version of 11.5 which is fully supported on RHEL 8. Db2 11.5.0 is not supported on RHEL 8. NOTE: Before you install or upgrade IBM Spectrum Control, it is best practice to apply all available updates and patches to the RHEL 8 operating system of the IBM Spectrum Control server.
Before proceeding with the installation, be sure to shut down all running MySQL server instances by either using the MySQL Manager Application (on Mac OS X Server) or via mysqladmin shutdown on the command line.
On Mac OS X Server, the default MySQL installation uses the variable MYSQL in the /etc/hostconfig file. The MySQL Startup Item installer disables this variable by setting it to MYSQL=-NO-. This avoids boot time conflicts with the MYSQLCOM variable used by the MySQL Startup Item. However, it does not shut down a running MySQL server. You should do that yourself.
To use your existing databases with the new installation, you'll need to copy the contents of the old data directory to the new data directory. Make sure that neither the old server nor the new one is running when you do this. After you have copied over the MySQL database files from the previous installation and have successfully started the new server, you should consider removing the old installation files to save disk space. Additionally, you should also remove older versions of the Package Receipt directories located in /Library/Receipts/mysql-VERSION.pkg.
macOS Server, formerly Mac OS X Server and OS X Server, is the server edition of Mac OS X developed by Apple Inc. It is based on the BSD-Unix derived operating system Apple Computer that acquired from NeXT to form the basis of AppleShare services provided server applications such as file and printer sharing and user management.
The first version of Mac OS X Server, released on March 16, 1999 and dubbed "1.0" was a hybrid of OPENSTEP from NeXT Computer and Mac OS 8.6. The GUI looked more like OPENSTEP did, with an emulation layer for running legacy Mac OS 8.6 based applications. WebObjects was included with the server package.
Version 10.3 (released August 2003) of OS X Server presented a mature, fully featured server environment. User and file management are provided via Open Directory, an LDAP compatible server architecture. The new Workgroup Manager interface improves configuration significantly. Many common network services are provided such as NTP, SNMP, Web Server, Mail Server, LDAP, AppleTalk, Print Server. The inclusion of SAMBA version 3 allows tight integration with Windows clients and servers. MySQL v4.0.16 and PHP v4.3.7 are also included.
Starting with version 10.7, OS X Server became available as a downloadable update to Mac OS X, adding extra server features lacking in the Client version of the OS. This is mostly the configuration interface, as the back-end services mostly included in OS X proper.
In April 2022, Apple finally retiredOpens a new window the long-forgotten macOS server app. Apple quietly phased down macOS Server over the previous few years by moving many of its functions to other portions of the macOS, and it has now been formally terminated.
Apple Open Directory and Profile Manager were both parts of the defunct server. While the Open Directory feature will remain available, it is time to say goodbye to the Profile Manager tool, deemed obsolete.
Apple has long since stopped providing support and advocacy for macOS servers. Since 2018, when the business announced plans to remove services like Wiki, DHCP and DNS from the macOS Server, rumors of its collapse gained ground. In addition, Apple also removed features such as calendar and contact support. 2ff7e9595c
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