ÂÂ Web Technologies: Mac OS X Server is a complete AMP stack (a bundle of integrated
With performance optimized for Mac OS X Server, Apache provides fast, reliable web hosting and an extensible architecture for delivering dynamic content and sophisticated web services. Because web service in Mac OS X Server is based on Apache, you can add advanced features with
Mac OS X Server includes everything professional web masters need to deploy sophisticated web services: integrated tools for collaborative publishing, inline scripting, Apache modules, custom CGIs, and JavaServer Pages and Java Servlets.
Web service also includes support for
ÂÂ File Services: You can configure Mac OS X Server file services to allow clients to access shared files, applications, and other resources over a network. Mac OS X Server supports most major service protocols for maximum compatibility, including:
ÂÂ Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), to share resources with clients who use Macintosh computers.
ÂÂ Server Message Block (SMB), a protocol to share resources with clients who use Windows computers. This protocol is provided by the Samba open source project.
ÂÂ Network File System (NFS), to share files and folders with UNIX clients.
ÂÂ File Transfer Protocol (FTP), to share files with anyone using FTP client software.
ÂÂ IPv6 (RFC 2460): IPv6 is the Internet’s
IPv6 improves routing and network autoconfiguration. It increases the number of network addresses to over 3 x1038, and eliminates the need for
Mac OS X Server’s network services are fully IPv6 capable and ready to transition to the next generation addressing as well as being fully able to operate with IPv4.
ÂÂ SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to monitor network- attached devices’ operational status. It is a set of
Mac OS X Server uses the open source
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