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OS X Server is Apple's implementation of a server environment especially tuned to run on Macintosh computers. These days, OS X Server exists as a $19 download from the Mac App Store. It turns any Mac running Mavericks into a server capable of supporting workgroups and businesses large and small.
With OS X 10.11 'El Capitan' set to hit Macs on September 30, Apple has updated the OS X Server app to version 5.0, and it's a free upgrade for users of the server app for last year's Yosemite. Mac OS X Server 1.0, released on March 16, 1999, is the first operating system released into the retail market by Apple Computer based on NeXT technology. It was the final release of the product code-named Rhapsody, which was an interim combination of the OpenStep system (Mach OS and OpenStep API) and Mac OS 8. Although Mac OS X Server 1.0's graphical 'look and feel' was a variation of the. The remote host is missing a security update for OS X Server. Description The remote Mac OS X host has a version of OS X Server installed that is prior to 5.0.15. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities: - A denial of service vulnerability exists due to an assertion flaw that is triggered when parsing malformed DNSSEC keys. OS X Server 5.0 Essentials - Apple Pro Training Series: Using and Supporting OS X Server on El Capitan Part of: Apple Pro Training (57 Books) by Arek Dreyer and Ben Greisler Feb 19, 2016.
OS X Server incorporates file sharing capabilities, profile manager support to help with the unified management of Macs and iOS devices, a caching server to enable administrators to collect and distribute Mac and iOS software updates, Xcode Server for developers, unified Time Machine backup, a Wiki server, services for shared calendar, contacts and mail, and Xsan 3, Apple's implementation of a Storage Area Network system, an advanced file sharing system. There's much more, too — Messages server, NetInstall support, and VPN Server. All this for a ridiculously low price: $19.99.
It's largely a trivia point, but OS X Server actually predates the release of the client version of OS X. The first version of Mac OS X Server was released in March of 1999, more than a year before Apple would release a public beta of OS X for everyone else.
That first release was a very different server than we know today. A melange of NeXT's OpenStep operating system and Mac OS 8, it provided the ability to share files, manage QuickTime streaming services, run Apple's WebObjects application server software and more.
Eventually Apple would release OS X Server in lockstep with the client release of OS X, offering up the software for enterprise IT managers and others. Apple steadily increased the capabilities of the software with web publishing, migration software to make switching from Windows servers easier, e-mail server support, proxy/cache service to make managing Mac (and eventually iOS) downloads easier, and much more.
For a long time Apple sold the software for $999 with an unlimited user license, or $499 for a 10-user license. Apple eventually halved the unlimited user price to $499 and dropped the 10-user tier all together.
Then with the release of OS X Lion 10.7 in 2011, Apple took a radically different path. OS X and OS X Server were no longer two distinct operating systems — there was just Mac OS X. Lion Server existed as a $49 download from the Mac App Store, and this represented another huge drop in price: administrators would be out a scant $99 for an unlimited user license.
Today OS X Server remains available as a download from the Mac App Store, but the price has been further reduced to $19.99. The software is squarely aimed at small businesses, schools and enterprise workgroups.
Apple also offers a specially configured Mac mini with OS X Server preinstalled (with double the hard disk space), for $999.
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The first thing you’ll want to do on any server is get all software updates installed on the server (done using the App Store app). Then setup the networking for the computer so you’re not changing IP addresses and stuff like that, once the server is installed. To do so, open System Preferences (aka the Settings app, some day) and click on the Network System Preference pane. You will almost always want to use a wired Ethernet connection on a server, but in this case we’ll be using Wi-Fi. Here, click on the Wi-Fi interface and then click on the Advanced… button. At the setup screen for the interface, provide a good static IP address. Your network administrator can provide this fairly easily. Here, make sure you have an IP address and a subnet mask. Since we need to install the Server app from the Mac App Store, and that’s on the Internet, you’ll also need to include a gateway, which provides access to the Internet and using the DNS tab, the name servers for your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Once you have provided a static IP address, verify that you can route to the Internet (e.g. open Safari and visit a website). Provided you can, the first step to installing OS X Server is to download the Server app from the Mac App Store. Open the App Store app and search for Server. In the available apps, you’ll see the Server app from Apple. Here, click on Buy and/or Get (if you already own the Server app) and then let the app download. That was pretty easy, right. Well, the fun has just gotten started. Next, open the app. When you first open the Server app, you’ll see the OS X Server screen. Here, you can click on the following options:- This Mac: Installs the server on the Mac you’re using.
- Other Mac: Shows a list of Macs with the Server app that can be remotely configured. Choosing another system does not complete the setup process on the system you’re working on at the moment.
- Cancel: Stops the Server app setup assistant and closes the Server App.
- Continue: Continues installing the Server app on the computer you are using.
- Help: Brings up the OS X Server manual.
Click Continue to setup OS X Server on the machine you’re currently using. You’ll then be prompted for the licensing agreement from Apple. Here, check the box to “Use Apple services to determine this server’s Internet reachability” and click on Agree (assuming of course that you agree to Apple’s terms in the license agreement). Installing OS X Server must be done with elevated privileges. At the prompt, enter the credentials for an account with administrative access and click on the Allow button. The services are then configured as needed and the command line tools are made accessible. This can take some time, so be patient. When the app is finished with the automation portion of the configuration, you will be placed into the Server app for the first time. Your first order of business is to make sure that the host names are good on the computer. Here, first check the Host Name. If the name doesn’t resolve properly (forward and reverse) then you will likely have problems with the server at some point. Therefore, go ahead and click on Edit Host Name… Here, enter the fully qualified address that the server should have. In the DNS article, we’ll look at configuring a good DNS server, but for now, keep in mind that you’ll want your DNS record that points to the server to match what you enter here. And users will use this address to access your server, so use something that is easy to communicate verbally, when needed. At the Change Host Name screen, click Next. At the “Accessing your Server” screen, click on Internet and then click on the Next button. At the “Connecting to your Server” screen, provide the Computer Name and the Host Name. The Computer Name is what you will see when you connect to the server over Bonjour and what will be listed in the Sharing System Preference pane. The Host Name is the fully qualified host name (fqdn) of the computer. I usually like to take the computer name and put it in front of the domain name. For example, in the following screen, I have osxserver as the name of the computer and osxserver.krypted.com as the host name. Once you have entered the names, click on the Finish button. You are then prompted to Change Host Name. Click on Change Host Name at this screen. Next, let’s open Terminal and run changeip with the -checkhostname option, to verify that the IP and hostname match: sudo changeip -checkhostname Provided that the IP address and hostname match, you’ll see the following response. sudirserv:success = “success” If the IP address and hostname do not match, then you might want to consider enabling the DNS server and configuring a record for the server. But at this point, you’ve finished setting up the initial server and are ready to start configuring whatever options you will need on the server.