Comments on: OS X Server: Ready for Primetime http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/ Mac Apps, Reviews, Previews, Interviews, and Giveaways. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 1cfdd9cbff34 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-86235 1cfdd9cbff34 Fri, 09 May 2008 21:54:36 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-86235 <strong>1cfdd9cbff34...</strong> 1cfdd9cbff343272a54a... 1cfdd9cbff34…

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]]> By: OwedyncDyed http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16939 OwedyncDyed Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:47:26 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-16939 There's one special secret Sale link on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/2r7ldr <b>This is open every Friday and ONLY on Fridays! </b> You can find very good discounts here, although some Fridays you can really get lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit - I´ve seen discounts there as low as 75% off sticker Price. There’s one special secret Sale link on Amazon:

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This is open every Friday and ONLY on Fridays!

You can find very good discounts here, although some Fridays you can really get
lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit – I´ve seen discounts there as low as 75%
off sticker Price.

]]> By: LorAccodeperm http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16795 LorAccodeperm Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:09:12 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-16795 I’ve got an Amazon gift certificate burning holes in my pocket, and I want to get the most bang for my buck. Enter the Secret Amazon Web Pages: http://tinyurl.com/38sojf This is where you’re going to find the "latest sales, rebates, and limited-time offers" from Amazon, and you can score some pretty deep discounts if you’re a savvy shopper. Next, there’s the special Sale link. This is open every Friday, and ONLY on Fridays. You can find the same good discounts here as you would in hidden Deals, although some Fridays you can really get lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit - I’ve seen discounts there as low as 75% off sticker price. I’ve got an Amazon gift certificate burning holes in my pocket,
and I want to get the most bang for my buck.

Enter the Secret Amazon Web Pages:

http://tinyurl.com/38sojf

This is where you’re going to find the “latest sales, rebates, and limited-time offers” from
Amazon, and you can score some pretty deep discounts if you’re a savvy shopper.

Next, there’s the special Sale link. This is open every Friday, and ONLY on Fridays.

You can find the same good discounts here as you would in hidden Deals, although some
Fridays you can really get lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit – I’ve seen discounts
there as low as 75% off sticker price.

]]> By: Andrew Brigmond http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16279 Andrew Brigmond Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:48:55 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-16279 Most OS X machines already have Xgrid built into them. For non-server based systems there's a small amount of CLI work, but not much. There's also some third party software to speed this up. Personally for video encoding, I'll set up my MacBook Pro as the Xgrid server and use the Xserve's as clients to do the encoding. I'm just pointing out that the Xgrid capability works both ways, but comes on all newer Macs as of 10.4 or so. Most OS X machines already have Xgrid built into them. For non-server based systems there’s a small amount of CLI work, but not much. There’s also some third party software to speed this up.

Personally for video encoding, I’ll set up my MacBook Pro as the Xgrid server and use the Xserve’s as clients to do the encoding. I’m just pointing out that the Xgrid capability works both ways, but comes on all newer Macs as of 10.4 or so.

]]> By: henry http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16278 henry Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:41:36 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-16278 We are using an 2 xserves and an xserve raid at our design agency, and it works wonderfully. I come from a very PC background, and up untill now this is hands down the easiest network setup that could be possible. We all use remote network accounts (roaming profiles to you Microsoft Folk) and even though it is something relatively new to OS X server, it works brilliantly. It also co-operates peacefully with the one windows box that we have. I don't know why you would use anything else in the mac-dominated design world for small businesses. It looks to me that it could easily scale to very large levels also. We are using an 2 xserves and an xserve raid at our design agency, and it works wonderfully. I come from a very PC background, and up untill now this is hands down the easiest network setup that could be possible.

We all use remote network accounts (roaming profiles to you Microsoft Folk) and even though it is something relatively new to OS X server, it works brilliantly.

It also co-operates peacefully with the one windows box that we have.

I don’t know why you would use anything else in the mac-dominated design world for small businesses. It looks to me that it could easily scale to very large levels also.

]]> By: RM http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16257 RM Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:55:23 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-16257 I may stand corrected but as for the Xgrid capabilities one can set up agents on other platforms (XXnix and Windows) using Xgridagent.jar . (See Source forge for details) As you have the server you have the controller, and the controller can act as a client. So one maybe able to use the Xgrid capabilities built into the server. I may stand corrected but as for the Xgrid capabilities one can set up agents on other platforms (XXnix and Windows) using Xgridagent.jar . (See Source forge for details)
As you have the server you have the controller, and the controller can act as a client. So one maybe able to use the Xgrid capabilities built into the server.

]]> By: Andrew Brigmond http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16043 Andrew Brigmond Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:51:43 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-16043 As a network and systems administrator I use the OS X server exclusively apart from web hosting and FTP serving. For the medium sized business I oversee we run multiple Xserves and Xserve RAIDs. One operates as the master for all the other servers. I have no problems at all integrating Windows, *nix and Mac clients together. All of my users and groups for all the servers gather their information from the master making my job very easy. While the command line is the quickest way to operate in most cases, the GUI works beautifully and keeps everything proper and in order. I can truly say I've become rather spoiled with all the remote GUI access. In terms of cost effectiveness, the above pricing explains it all. I'm in no way limited to how many clients I can serve and that looks very good to executive management. And if for any reason you don't like the interface, you have a full Unix/BSD based server at its core, so your options are truly limitless. I've managed a few of those gorillas before, and especially when you buy a nice Xserve bundle, you're saving yourself time and money as well as giving yourself an amazing boost in performance. As a network and systems administrator I use the OS X server exclusively apart from web hosting and FTP serving. For the medium sized business I oversee we run multiple Xserves and Xserve RAIDs. One operates as the master for all the other servers. I have no problems at all integrating Windows, *nix and Mac clients together. All of my users and groups for all the servers gather their information from the master making my job very easy.

While the command line is the quickest way to operate in most cases, the GUI works beautifully and keeps everything proper and in order. I can truly say I’ve become rather spoiled with all the remote GUI access. In terms of cost effectiveness, the above pricing explains it all. I’m in no way limited to how many clients I can serve and that looks very good to executive management.

And if for any reason you don’t like the interface, you have a full Unix/BSD based server at its core, so your options are truly limitless. I’ve managed a few of those gorillas before, and especially when you buy a nice Xserve bundle, you’re saving yourself time and money as well as giving yourself an amazing boost in performance.

]]> By: Miles Evans http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16017 Miles Evans Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:32:43 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/09/28/os-x-server-review/#comment-16017 Okay that was a very nostalgic trip down memory lane ;) All of the production servers I use have been FreeBSD for as long as I can remember (early 90's) so it's cool to think you could run a PDC on the BSD subsystem (OS X). I'm in the camp that believes a GUI has no place on a web server, which is not the focus of this article, but using Apple's server as a domain controller is honestly something I never even considered. I guess it appears that they are indeed going to start heavily pushing in that direction. It's going to be a tough sell so articles like this are a good thing I think. Anyone out there using OS X Server as an enterprise level (or even small business) solution? I'm thinking there can't be many of you. I would be curious to hear how it manages in a real environment with mixed OS clients VS the 900lb gorilla. Okay that was a very nostalgic trip down memory lane ;)

All of the production servers I use have been FreeBSD for as long as I can remember (early 90’s) so it’s cool to think you could run a PDC on the BSD subsystem (OS X). I’m in the camp that believes a GUI has no place on a web server, which is not the focus of this article, but using Apple’s server as a domain controller is honestly something I never even considered. I guess it appears that they are indeed going to start heavily pushing in that direction. It’s going to be a tough sell so articles like this are a good thing I think.

Anyone out there using OS X Server as an enterprise level (or even small business) solution? I’m thinking there can’t be many of you. I would be curious to hear how it manages in a real environment with mixed OS clients VS the 900lb gorilla.

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