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Preface	9	About This Guide
	9	What’s New in Version 10.3
	9	Superior Performance and Scalability

10Improved Setup, Management, and Monitoring

11Enhanced Network and Directory Services

12Improved Windows Integration

13New Workgroup and Desktop Management Features

13What’s Included in This Guide

13Part I: Introduction to Mac OS X Server

13Part II: Installation and Initial Setup

13Glossary

14Getting Additional Information

Part I		Introduction to Mac OS X Server
Chapter 1	19	Mac OS X Server in Action
	20	Enterprise Organizations
	21	Higher-Education Facilities
	22	K-12 Labs and Classrooms
	24	Small and Medium Businesses
	25	Computational Clustering
	26	Creative Businesses
	27	Web Service Providers
Chapter 2	29	Inside Mac OS X Server
	29	Core System Services
	30	Open Directory
	30	Using Apple Directories
	31	Using Other Directories
	31	Search Policies
	31	Authentication
	32	Single Signon

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Mac OS X Server Getting Started Apple Computer, Inc Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved Contents Setting Up an Administrator Computer Server AdministrationUsing the Administration Tools Computers You Can Use to Administer a Server Remote Installation From the Server Install Discs Installation and Setup OverviewInstalling Server Software Local Installation From the Server Install Discs Appendix B Appendix a Glossary Index Page Superior Performance and Scalability What’s New in Version Improved Setup, Management, and Monitoring Enhanced Network and Directory Services Improved Windows Integration Part I Introduction to Mac OS X Server New Workgroup and Desktop Management FeaturesPart II Installation and Initial Setup What’s Included in This Guide This guide Tells you how to Getting Additional Information Preface About This Guide Page Part I Introduction to Mac OS X Server Page Mac OS X Server addresses the needs of many environments 1Mac OS X Server in Action Workgroup servers Enterprise Organizations Higher-Education Facilities Labs and Classrooms Directory server VPN Small and Medium Businesses Applications Computational Clustering Creative Businesses Web Service Providers Mac OS X Server in Action 2Inside Mac OS X Server Core System Services Open Directory Using Apple Directories Using Other Directories AuthenticationSearch Policies User Accounts Discovery of Network ServicesUser Management Single Signon Preference Management Group AccountsHome Directories Macintosh User Management Mobile Accounts System Image ServicesNetBoot Windows User Management Network Install File Services Apple File Service Windows ServicesSharing File Transfer Protocol FTP Network File System NFS Service Web Service Print Service Mail Service Dhcp Network Services NAT Firewall IP Failover Media Streaming and Broadcasting Apache Tomcat Application Server Support Integrating Into Existing Environments JBossWebObjects High Availability Server AdministrationPage Using the Administration Tools 3Server Administration Computers You Can Use to Administer a Server Using a Non-Mac OS X Computer for Administration Setting Up an Administrator Computer Installer Directory AccessServer Assistant Workgroup Manager Opening and Authenticating in Workgroup Manager Using Workgroup Manager Server Administration Server Administration Server Admin Opening and Authenticating in Server AdminUsing Server Admin Server Administration Server Administration Server Monitor System Image Management Apple Remote Desktop Media Streaming Management Command-Line Tools Macintosh ManagerWorking With Version 10.2 Servers From Version 10.3 Servers Part II Installation and Initial Setup Page Planning 4Installation and Setup Overview Local Installation From the Server Install Discs Installing Server Software Remote Installation From the Server Install Discs Automating Server Installation With a Disk Image Setting Up Servers Interactively Initial Server Setup Welcome Using Setup Data Stored in a File Automating Server Setup Then plug the iPod into the next server Using Setup Data Stored in a Directory Using Encryption Keeping Current Setting Up Services 5Before You Begin Set Up a Planning Team Determine Services to Host on Each Server Identify the Servers You’ll Need to Set Up Define a Migration Strategy Define Physical Infrastructure Requirements Define an Integration Strategy Define Server Setup Infrastructure Requirements Determine the Installation and Setup Strategy to Use Make Sure Required Server Hardware Is AvailableCollect and Organize Information 6Installing Server Software Upgrading From Version 10.1 or Information You Need Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server Identifying Remote Servers When Installing Mac OS X Server Using Installer to Install Locally From the Install DiscsTo install server software locally To install to a remote server using the install discs Installing Server Software Automating Server Software Installation With a Disk Image To install server software on your computerTo use installer to install server software Volumes/Mount Volumes/Mount1 Volumes/Mount02 Ssh root@ip address Installing Optional Server Software 7Initial Server Setup Saving Setup Data How a Server Searches for Saved Setup DataUsing Setup Data Saved in a File Initial Server Setup Using Setup Data Saved in a Directory Specifying Initial Open Directory Usage Keeping Backup Copies of Saved Setup Data Setting Up a Server as a Standalone Server Not Changing Directory Usage When Upgrading Setting Up a Server to Connect to a Directory System Setting Up a Server to Host an Open Directory Master Using Interactive Server Setup Setting Up a Local Server InteractivelyTo set up a local server interactively Postponing Local Server Setups Following Installation Setting Up a Remote Server InteractivelyTo set up a remote server interactively To set up multiple remote servers interactively in a batch Setting Up Multiple Remote Servers Interactively in a Batch Initial Server Setup Using Automatic Server Setup To save and apply setup data in a file Setting Up Servers Automatically Using Data Saved in a File 102 To save and apply setup data in a directory record 104 105 Setting Up Open Directory Determining the Status of Setups To set up file sharing Setting Up User ManagementSetting Up File Services To set up a user account To turn on web service if it’s not running Setting Up Print ServiceSetting Up Web Service To set up a shared printer queue Setting Up Media Streaming and Broadcasting Setting Up Mail ServiceSetting Up Network Services Setting Up System Image Services To turn on JBoss if it’s not running Setting Up an Application Server Appendix Mac OS X Server Worksheet Disk format Computer name 114 Time zone Network interface data for this server is in the table below Appendix a Mac OS X Server Worksheet 118 Mac OS X Server in a Small Business BSetup Example How to Set Up the Server Set up the networkSet up the server and the master directory 121 Set up DNS service Set up the firewall Set up Dhcp service Set up VPN service Set up NAT service Create user accounts and home directories Set up productivity services Configure client computers Glossary Glossary Directory node See directory domain 129 Long name See user name Name server See DNS Domain Name System Realm See WebDAV realm Search path See search policy 133 134 135 Page Index 138 139