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Standards

Mac OS X Server gives you everything you need to provide standards-based workgroup and Internet services — delivering a world-class UNIX server solution that’s easy to deploy and easy to manage.

This chapter contains information to make decisions about where and how you deploy Mac OS X Server. It contains general information about configuration options, standard protocols used, its UNIX roots, and network and firewall configurations necessary for Mac OS X Server administration.

System Requirements for Installing Mac OS X Server v10.6

The Macintosh desktop computer or server onto which you install Mac OS X Server v10.6 must have:

ÂÂ An Intel processor

ÂÂ At least 2 gigabytes (GB) of random access memory (RAM) ÂÂ At least 10 gigabytes (GB) of available disk space

ÂÂ A new serial number for Mac OS X Server v10.6

The serial number used with any previous version of Mac OS X Server will not allow registration for v10.6.

A built-in DVD drive is convenient but not required.

A display and keyboard are optional. You can install server software on a computer that has no display and keyboard by using an administrator computer. For more information, see “Setting Up an Administrator Computer” on page 124.

If you’re using an installation disc for Mac OS X Server v10.6, you can control installation from another computer using VNC viewer software. Open-source VNC viewer software is available. Apple Remote Desktop, described on “Apple Remote Desktop” (page 50), includes VNC viewer capability.

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Apple 10.6 manual Standards, System Requirements for Installing Mac OS X Server