Mac OS X Server Version 10.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Contents Page 3 Introduction Page 5 New in Version 10.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 3 Introduction Mac OS X Server version 10.4 Tiger gives you everything you need to manage servers in a mixed-platform environment and to congure, deploy, and manage powerful network services. Featuring the renowned Mac OS X interface, Mac OS X Server streamlines your management tasks with applications and utilities that are robust yet easy to use. Apple’s award-winning server software brings people and data together in innovative ways.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Best of all, Mac OS X Server ts easily into IT budgets everywhere. A complete suite of workgroup and Internet services is included in the box, so network administrators can get started right away. Mac OS X Server is available in 10-client and unlimited-client editions. The unlimited-client edition does not require additional per-seat fees for connecting more users, making it an a!ordable solution for organizations of any size.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 5 New in Version 10.4 Mac OS X Server v10.4 continues the Mac OS X tradition by delivering a world-class UNIX-based server solution that’s easy to deploy and easy to manage. This latest release incorporates more than 100 open source projects and o!ers more than 200 new features. The key new features include: Xserve and Xserve RAID Mac OS X Server unleashes the power of Xserve, Apple’s rack-optimized server hardware.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Xgrid. Mac OS X Server v10.4 includes Xgrid, the rst distributed computing architecture to be built into a desktop or server operating system. Xgrid makes it easy to turn an ad hoc group of Mac systems into a low-cost supercomputer by streamlining the process of assembling nodes, submitting jobs, and retrieving results.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Operating System Fundamentals Mac OS X Server has an open source, UNIX-based foundation that provides a stable, high-performance platform for deploying business-critical enterprise applications, services, and technologies. The core operating system at the heart of Mac OS X Server is known as Darwin. UNIX-Based Foundation Darwin provides Mac OS X Server with the stability, performance, and compatibility associated with UNIX. It’s built around the Mach 3.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 8 Advanced BSD Networking Architecture Mac OS X Server incorporates industry-standard protocols and the latest in security standards to increase the performance and security of server deployments. Using the time-tested BSD sockets and TCP/IP stack, this advanced networking architecture ensures compatibility and integration with IP-based networks. The networking architecture in Mac OS X Server v10.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 9 High Availability Computer problems such as unplanned shutdowns can severely impair an organization’s operations. High availability of your computing resources is essential to guarantee service levels, comply with industry regulations, and provide access to business-critical information. Apple has built into Mac OS X Server powerful highavailability features that maximize server uptime and reduce the risks of shutdowns.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Integrated Management Tools Mac OS X Server comes with industry-leading management tools that simplify the conguration and deployment of network services for Mac, Windows, and Linux clients. Everything required to deliver powerful network solutions within a department, across an enterprise, or over the Internet is built in and ready to use.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 11 Workgroup Manager Use Workgroup Manager to: • Dene accounts for users, groups, and computers • Control access to hardware, software, and network resources • Set up network-based group folders and printers • Create customized settings for individual users and groups Mac OS X Server features the innovative Workgroup Manager application for dening and managing directory information.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 12 Dening preferences for Mac OS X clients Administrators can use Workgroup Manager to set preferences and dene privileges by user, group, computer, or any combination of the three, providing an appropriate balance between organizational control and user access.3 The exibility o!ered by Workgroup Manager makes it easy to create custom computing environments for di!erent workgroups or classrooms.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 13 Media Access. Set authenticated access to, or disable the use of, internal and external disks, including hard drives, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and USB and FireWire devices. Mobility. Set a portable system to cache the LDAP user, group, and computer account information, including authentication token, on its hard drive. (This enables managed settings to remain in e!ect when the computer is disconnected from the network.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 14 Service Deployment and Administration Mac OS X Server v10.4 comes with a wide range of Internet and workgroup services based on open standard technologies. Mac OS X Server integrates these robust technologies and enhances them with a unied, consistent management interface that takes full advantage of the renowned Mac ease of use.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 15 Server Admin makes it easy to set up replication services for Open Directory. Replica directories automatically synchronize with the master directory, so user accounts and authentication information remain consistent across distributed networks. Single sign-on using Kerberos Open Directory integrates an authentication authority based on MIT’s Kerberos technology to provide users with single sign-on access to secure network resources.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 16 File and Print Services Mac OS X Server is one of the easiest, most cost-e!ective ways for small businesses and departments to share network resources. Since native support for Mac, Windows, and Linux is built in, all users can have access to storage on the server and shared PostScript and raster (inkjet) printers.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Compatibility in heterogeneous environments Apple’s ACL implementation is compatible with the POSIX 1003e draft. This enables full interoperability with the native permissions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, while maintaining compatibility with traditional UNIX le permissions. Such versatility makes Mac OS X Server the ultimate platform for le sharing in mixed-platform workows. 17 File system access controls Mac OS X Server v10.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 18 Postx and Cyrus are easy to congure and manage using the Server Admin utility. Protection against junk mail and viruses To defend your servers and clients against unwanted mail and destructive viruses, Mac OS X Server v10.4 integrates two popular open source projects: SpamAssassin for adaptive junk mail ltering and ClamAV for virus detection and quarantine. SpamAssassin enables Mac OS X Server to analyze the content of each mail message.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 19 ClamAV scans mail messages and attachments for viruses. Administrators choose how ClamAV should handle a suspected virus. They can have the mail server bounce back the message to the sender, delete the message immediately, or quarantine it in a specied directory for further analysis. The server can also automatically generate an email message notifying postmasters or senders that their message has been quarantined.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 20 Web Hosting Combining the latest open source and standards-based Internet services, Mac OS X Server makes it possible for organizations of any size to host websites and deploy powerful web applications—quickly and a!ordably. Mac OS X Server web technologies are based on the open source Apache web server, the most widely used HTTP server on the Internet.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 21 Weblogs can be easily published and syndicated using this intuitive interface. Weblogs 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 Directory authentication and access controls, Weblog Server ts into any environment.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 22 JBoss application server Mac OS X Server 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 server, along with MySQL, the popular open source SQL database. And unlike expensive proprietary J2EE application servers, Mac OS X Server does not impose per-CPU license fees or highpriced maintenance fees.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 23 Easy-to-use management tools Setting up and administering QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) is a snap with the Server Admin application in Mac OS X Server. Server Admin provides secure remote management and monitoring of your server from anywhere on the Internet. Allowing you to do anything from setting passwords to binding QTSS to a specic IP address, Server Admin will have you up and streaming with just a few clicks.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 24 iChat Server With instant messaging quickly becoming a primary collaboration tool in organizations of all sizes, the importance of secure instant messaging has rapidly increased. By default, many instant messaging services are not encrypted, so any text messages and les exchanged by users can be compromised. That lack of security makes those instant message products risky for business communications.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 25 Managing client updates In an uncontrolled environment, users may connect 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 software update servers, users are restricted to downloading only approved software updates. For example, IT administrators may not want to deploy every update on its day of publication.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 26 NetBoot is a proven technology that enables businesses and institutions to streamline the support of Mac clients and reduce system administration costs. The ability to deploy a standard desktop conguration across multiple systems and to protect them from alteration makes NetBoot ideal for computing environments such as classrooms, computer labs, kiosks, and computational clusters.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 27 Networking and VPN Mac OS X Server includes everything needed to set up and secure a local area network. The Server Admin tool adds an intuitive interface to core network services (including DNS, NAT, NTP, DHCP, and Firewall), making it easier to set up an IP network infrastructure.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 28 Distributed Computing Mac OS X Server v10.4 includes Xgrid, the rst distributed computing architecture to be built into a desktop or server operating system. Xgrid makes it easy to turn an ad hoc group of Mac computers into a low-cost supercomputer by streamlining the process of assembling nodes, submitting jobs, and retrieving results.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Product Details Mac OS X Server can be purchased in 10-client and unlimited-client editions to meet the needs of server deployments of any size. License restrictions apply only to simultaneous le-sharing services for Mac and PC clients. • Mac OS X Server 10-client edition.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 30 System Requirements Mac OS X Server v10.4.7 requires an Xserve or Mac desktop system with an Intel or PowerPC G4 or G5 processor; 512MB of RAM; built-in FireWire; and 10GB of available disk space. Apple Maintenance Program This optional program for Mac OS X Server makes it easy for customers to manage software expenditures while beneting from the latest technologies and improvements.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server Open Source Projects Mac OS X Server v10.4 integrates more than 100 open source projects. AES encryption/Gladman: fp.gladman.plus.com/cryptography_technology amavisd-new: www.ijs.si/software/amavisd ant 1.5.3: ant.apache.org Apache httpd 1.3.33: www.apache.org/httpd Apache httpd 2: www.apache.org/httpd apache_mod_dav: www.webdav.org apache_mod_perl: perl.apache.org apache_mod_php: www.php.net apache_mod_ssl: www.modssl.org autoconf 2.59: www.gnu.
Technology Overview 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.org/software/diffutils distcc 2.0.1: distcc.samba.org dom4j: www.dom4j.org dscl: developer.apple.com/darwin dummynet: info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/ip_dummynet EBlibrary: sra.co.jp/people/m-kasahr/eb eFax: www.cce.com/efax emacs 21.2.1: www.gnu.org/software/emacs enscript 1.6.1: people.ssh.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 33 libpng: www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html libtelnet: www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/crypto/telnet/libtelnet libTIFF: www.remotesensing.org/libtiff libuuid: e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net libxml2 2.6.16: xmlsoft.org libxslt 1.1.11: xmlsoft.org LogKit: www.apache.org/dist/avalon/logkit lookup2.c, match.h: burtleburtle.net/bob/c/lookup2.c lsof: ftp://vic.cc.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof m4 1.4.2: www.gnu.org/software/m4 mailman: www.gnu.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server SHA256 message digest/Gladman: fp.gladman.plus.com/cryptography_technology sjeng (chess) 11.2: www.sjeng.org smbfs: www.freebsd.org/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.squirrelmail.org srm: srm.sourceforge.net stat: www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/devel/p5-BSD-stat sudo 1.6.8p5: www.courtesan.com/sudo tar 1.14: www.gnu.org/software/tar tcl 8.4.
Technology Overview Mac OS X Server 35 Additional Resources We invite you to explore Apple’s website to learn more about Mac OS X Server and Apple server solutions. To download documentation and technology briefs: www.apple.com/server/documentation To learn about third-party products that extend or enhance the capabilities of Mac OS X Server: www.apple.com/server/resources To learn about development resources: developer.apple.com/server To access technical support resources: www.apple.
