Apple 10.3 manual What’s New in Version, Superior Performance and Scalability

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About This Guide

Preface

This guide provides an orientation to the features and initial setup of Mac OS X Server version 10.3.

The guide will help you prepare your server to start serving your users and your business needs.

What’s New in Version 10.3

Mac OS X Server version 10.3 builds on the award-winning capabilities of version 10.2 with major enhancements in the following key areas:

Performance and scalability

Setup, management, and monitoring

Network and directory services

Windows integration

Workgroup and desktop management

Superior Performance and Scalability

Performance and scalability enhancements in Mac OS X Server version 10.3 deliver improved performance for key network services. Specific enhancements include:

Darwin 7. Mac OS X Server version 10.3 features Darwin 7, the latest version of Apple’s open-source UNIX- based core operating system. Darwin continues to utilize and build on the latest enhancements from the open-source community. Based largely on the highly stable FreeBSD 4.4, Darwin 7 also includes some of the latest enhancements from FreeBSD 5.

Enhanced performance. For improved networking and file system performance, Mac OS X Server version 10.3 now supports asynchronous I/O, up to 16 TB file systems, and Jumbo Frames for large Ethernet packets. HFS+ with journaling is now the default file system, and a new case-sensitive option for HFS+ makes it easier to support legacy UNIX applications on Mac OS X Server.

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Apple 10.3 manual What’s New in Version, Superior Performance and Scalability