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•Optimized for the G5. Mac OS X Server version 10.3 features support for Apple’s G5 systems. In addition to benefiting from the increased performance and faster clock speed of the ultrafast 64-bit processor, Mac OS X Server enables users to leverage the advanced capabilities of the G5-based architecture, such as native double-precision (64-bit) arithmetic and support for more than 4 GB of physical memory.

Improved Setup, Management, and Monitoring

Ease of use and simplicity continue to make Mac OS X Server the easiest way to deploy and maintain open-source server solutions. Enhancements to version 10.3 include:

•Automatic setup. Automatic setup lets you configure entire racks of servers as easily as you can set up a single server. This powerful new feature lets you set up networking and default services from configuration settings stored in a directory server, on an external FireWire or USB storage device, or even on an iPod. When starting up for the first time, Mac OS X Server systems automatically check available hard drives and the directory server for this configuration information. Within seconds, the server locates the saved setup data and configures itself—automatically.

•New Server Admin application. The remote server administration tools in Mac OS X Server have been consolidated and enhanced in version 10.3. Server Admin provides integrated administration of services, now with support for OpenLDAP, DNS, NAT, VPN, QuickTime Streaming Server, NTP, and SNMP. The new Server Admin application provides a single-window interface for managing and monitoring all your network services:

•You can start and stop services with a single button, modify settings, view real- time logs and activity graphs, monitor disk space, and even check networking and CPU activity.

•It’s easy to manage multiple servers from a single Server Admin window, and you can even drag settings from one server to another to replicate service configurations.

•Improved Network Image Utility. The new Network Image Utility makes it easier to create, modify and add packages to disk images for NetBoot and Network Install services. Network Image Utility also provides more administrative options, including easier system cloning and faster software install using Apple Software Restore.

•New directory Inspector. A new directory Inspector, available from Workgroup Manager, lets you view and edit raw LDAP data for fine-grained control of directory records.

•New command-line tools. New command-line tools allow enhanced server configuration and management from the terminal.

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