The following table highlights the capabilities of each configuration tool.

Service

Set in initial server

Server Preferences

Server Admin

 

setup

 

 

Address book

Optional

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Backup your data

No

No, use command-line

No, use command-line

(websites, databases,

 

tools and third-party

tools and third-party

calendar files, etc.)

 

backup solutions

backup solutions

 

 

 

 

Computer account

No

Use Workgroup

Use Workgroup

and computer group

 

Manager

Manager

management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DHCP, DNS, NAT

Automatic

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

File sharing (AFP and

Optional

Yes

Yes

SMB protocols)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File sharing (FTP and

No

No

Yes

NFS protocols)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firewall (application

Automatic

Use System Preferences

Use System Preferences

firewall)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firewall (IP firewall)

Automatic

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Gateway (NAT, DNS,

Optional

No

Yes

DHCP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iCal (calendar sharing,

Optional

Yes

Yes

event scheduling)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iChat (instant

Optional

Yes

Yes

messaging)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mail with spam and

Optional

Yes

Yes

virus filtering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile access

No

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

MySQL

No

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

NetBoot and NetInstall

No

No

Yes

(system imaging)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network time

Automatic

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

Network management

No

No

Yes

(SNMP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NFS

No

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

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