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Mac OS X Server is Apple's UNIX
Unix

Unix is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of American Telephone & Telegraph employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson , Dennis Ritchie, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna....
 server operating system. Based on the same architecture as Mac OS X
Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a line of computer operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., and since 2002 has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems....
, Mac OS X Server includes additional services, applications and administration tools for managing and deploying servers.

Mac OS X Server is the operating system included on Xserve
Xserve

Xserve is the name of Apple Inc.'s rack unit 19-inch rack line of server computers. When the Xserve was introduced in 2002, it was Apple's first designated server hardware design since the Apple Network Servers of 1996....
, Apple's 1U rack mount server. Mac OS X Server is also sold separately for use on Apple desktop computers including Mac Pro
Mac Pro

The Mac Pro is a workstation computer manufactured by Apple Inc. The machines are based on Xeon#5100-series_.22Woodcrest.22 microprocessors, but are similar to the Power Mac G5 they replaced in terms of outward appearance and expansion capabilities....
, iMac
IMAC

iMac is a line of Apple Macintosh computers.IMAC or Imac may also refer to:*Necmettin Imac , Netherlands footballer*Isochronous media access controller, a method of transferring data that must not be interrupted ....
 and Mac mini
Mac Mini

The Mac Mini is a desktop computer made by Apple Inc. Like earlier Mini-ITX PC designs, it is uncommonly small for a desktop computer: 6.5 inches square and 2 inches tall....
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Mac OS X Server is Apple's UNIX
Unix

Unix is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of American Telephone & Telegraph employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson , Dennis Ritchie, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna....
 server operating system. Based on the same architecture as Mac OS X
Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a line of computer operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., and since 2002 has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems....
, Mac OS X Server includes additional services, applications and administration tools for managing and deploying servers.

Mac OS X Server is the operating system included on Xserve
Xserve

Xserve is the name of Apple Inc.'s rack unit 19-inch rack line of server computers. When the Xserve was introduced in 2002, it was Apple's first designated server hardware design since the Apple Network Servers of 1996....
, Apple's 1U rack mount server. Mac OS X Server is also sold separately for use on Apple desktop computers including Mac Pro
Mac Pro

The Mac Pro is a workstation computer manufactured by Apple Inc. The machines are based on Xeon#5100-series_.22Woodcrest.22 microprocessors, but are similar to the Power Mac G5 they replaced in terms of outward appearance and expansion capabilities....
, iMac
IMAC

iMac is a line of Apple Macintosh computers.IMAC or Imac may also refer to:*Necmettin Imac , Netherlands footballer*Isochronous media access controller, a method of transferring data that must not be interrupted ....
 and Mac mini
Mac Mini

The Mac Mini is a desktop computer made by Apple Inc. Like earlier Mini-ITX PC designs, it is uncommonly small for a desktop computer: 6.5 inches square and 2 inches tall....
. Mac OS X Server is commonly found in small business, education and large enterprise organizations.

Overview


Mac OS X Server is based on an open source
Open source

Open source is an approach to design, development, and distribution offering practical accessibility to a product's source . Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical Strategy element of their business operations....
 foundation, called Darwin
Darwin (operating system)

Darwin is an open source POSIX-compliant computer operating system released by Apple Inc. in 2000. It is composed of code developed by Apple, as well as code derived from NEXTSTEP, FreeBSD, and other free software projects....
 and uses open industry standards and protocols. Darwin is the Mach 3.0 microkernel based on the OSF/mk project from the Open Software Foundation
Open Software Foundation

The Open Software Foundation was an organization founded in 1988 to create an open standard for an implementation of the Unix operating system....
. In addition, Darwin includes open source components from the BSD development community.

Mac OS X Server includes services and applications for , standards-based , and , , , services, secure , web-based , system imaging, live video broadcasting and on-demand video streaming, , and .

Versions


Mac OS X Server 10.6 (Snow Leopard Server)

Announced: June 9, 2008

Snow Leopard Server will feature:

  • a full 64-bit
    64-bit

    64-bit CPUs have existed in supercomputers since the 1960s and in RISC-based computer workstation and Server s since the early 1990s. In 2003 they were introduced to the mainstream personal computer arena, in the form of the x86-64 and 64-bit PowerPC processor architectures....
     operating system
  • ZFS
    ZFS

    In computing, ZFS is a file system designed by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System. The features of ZFS include support for high storage capacities, integration of the concepts of filesystem and volume , Snapshot and copy-on-write clones, continuous integrity checking and automatic repair, RAID-Z and native NFSv4 ACLs....
     read and write support
  • iCal Server
    ICal Server

    iCal Server is a service included in Mac OS X Server v10.5. iCal Server is based on the CalDAV calendar standard. The iCal Server is a CalDAV standards-compliant server that allows multiple users to collaboratively share calendaring information....
     2 with improved CalDAV support, a new web calendaring application, push notifications and the ability to send email invitations to non-iCal users
  • Podcast Producer
    Podcast Producer

    Podcast Producer is a component of Mac_OS_X_Server#Mac_OS_X_Server_10.5_Leopard Mac OS X v10.5 which can assist in the creation and distribution of Podcasts....
     2 with dual-source video support, and a GUI workflow editor for selecting videos, transitions, titles, watermarks and effects
  • Address Book Server to share contacts across multiple computers using CardDAV protocol
  • OpenCL
    OpenCL

    OpenCL is a framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous platforms consisting of Central processing unit, Graphics processing unit, and other processors....
     to leverage GPU for HPC
    HPC

    HPC may may refer to:* High-performance computing* Handheld PC* Health Professions Council* Hemangiopericytoma* Hydrometeorological Prediction Center...
     (high performance computing) applications
  • Push Notification Server for sending push notifications to your iPhone or MacBook
  • Mobile Access Server providing secure reverse proxy access to email, address book contacts, calendars and internal websites.
  • Uses Dovecot
    Dovecot (software)

    Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written primarily with Secure by design. Developed by Timo Sirainen, Dovecot was first released in July 2002....
     for POP and IMAP mail services instead of Cyrus
    Cyrus IMAP server

    The Cyrus IMAP server differs from other IMAP server implementations in that it is generally intended to be run on Sealed server, where normal users are not permitted to log in....
     (which was introduced in version 10.3)

Mac OS X Server 10.5 (Leopard Server)

Released: October 26, 2007

Mac OS X Server version 10.5 is the most recent release of Apple's server operating system.

New Features

  • Simplified Setup. The redesigned Server Assistant steps you through configuration of key server applications, networking settings, and user accounts. Once setup is complete, the new Server Preferences application allows you to manage key services. A new Server Status Dashboard widget provides at-a-glance information on the status of services, as well as on disk space and CPU use.


  • Podcast Producer
    Podcast Producer

    Podcast Producer is a component of Mac_OS_X_Server#Mac_OS_X_Server_10.5_Leopard Mac OS X v10.5 which can assist in the creation and distribution of Podcasts....
    . An end-to-end solution for producing professional-quality podcasts is ideal for product training, sales presentations, university lectures, or employee updates. With the Podcast Capture application in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, users can capture audio and video, record onscreen actions, or submit existing QuickTime content to the server. Once the content is uploaded, Podcast Producer in Leopard Server automatically publishes it in formats optimized for playback on almost any device, from HD video to iPod, iPhone
    IPhone

    The iPhone is an internet-connected multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a flush multi-touch screen and a minimal hardware interface....
    , or Apple TV.


  • Wiki Server
    Wiki Server

    Wiki Server is a set of services which ships with Mac OS X Server 10.5. Mac OS X Server includes web-based Wiki, Weblog, Calendaring, and Contact services....
    . With Leopard Server users can create collaborative web pages, called wikis, complete with group calendar, blog, and mailing list archive. With the wiki server members can create blog entries, tag and cross-reference material, upload files and images, add comments, and perform keyword searches. Wiki server maintains the complete history, so you can always revert to a previous version of any page.


  • iCal Server
    ICal Server

    iCal Server is a service included in Mac OS X Server v10.5. iCal Server is based on the CalDAV calendar standard. The iCal Server is a CalDAV standards-compliant server that allows multiple users to collaboratively share calendaring information....
    . Leopard Server includes a calendaring platform that makes it easy for individuals and groups to share calendars, coordinate events, schedule meetings and reserve resources. iCal Server was the first commercial calendar server to support the open CalDAV
    CalDAV

    Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV, or CalDAV is a standard allowing a client to access scheduling information on a remote server. It extends WebDAV specification and uses iCalendar format for the data....
     standard.


  • Spotlight Server. Designed for workgroups with shared documents, projects, and file archives. It works with Mac OS X Leopard clients to search content stored on shared volumes across the entire network. Spotlight Sever works with the Quick Look and Cover Flow features in Leopard to scan though files—without needing to open them.


  • Infrastructure enhancements. With the release of Leopard Server, Mac OS X Server is now an Open Brand UNIX 03
    Single UNIX Specification

    The Single UNIX Specification is the collective name of a family of standards for computer operating systems to qualify for the name "Unix". The SUS is developed and maintained by the Austin Group, based on earlier work by the IEEE and The Open Group....
     Registered Product     conforming to the SUSv3 and POSIX 1003.1 specifications for the C API, Shell Utilities, and Threads. Mac OS X Server can compile and run all existing UNIX 03-compliant code. Many services in Leopard Server—including Apache
    Apache HTTP Server

    The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache , is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web....
     2, MySQL
    MySQL

    MySQL is a relational database management system which has more than 11 million installations. The program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases....
     5, Postfix
    Postfix

    The word postfix has several meanings:* Suffix* Reverse Polish notation, a way of writing algebraic and other expressions. Also known as reverse Polish notation...
    , Podcast Producer
    Podcast Producer

    Podcast Producer is a component of Mac_OS_X_Server#Mac_OS_X_Server_10.5_Leopard Mac OS X v10.5 which can assist in the creation and distribution of Podcasts....
    , and QuickTime Streaming Server
    QuickTime Streaming Server

    QuickTime Streaming Server is a Server or service Daemon built into Apple Inc. Mac OS X Server that delivers video and sound reproduction on request to users over a computer network, including the Internet....
    —are 64-bit, able to take maximum advantage of the processing power and addressable memory of 64-bit system hardware. Leopard Server is also 32-bit compatible, 32-bit and 64-bit applications can run side by side, both at native performance.


Mac OS X Server 10.4 (Tiger Server)

Released: April 29, 2005

The 10.4 release adds 64-bit
64-bit

64-bit CPUs have existed in supercomputers since the 1960s and in RISC-based computer workstation and Server s since the early 1990s. In 2003 they were introduced to the mainstream personal computer arena, in the form of the x86-64 and 64-bit PowerPC processor architectures....
 application support, Access Control Lists, Xgrid
Xgrid

Xgrid is a proprietary software program and distributed computing protocol developed by the Advanced Computation Group subdivision of Apple Inc....
, link aggregation
Link aggregation

Link aggregation or IEEE 802.1AX-2008, is a computer networking term which describes using multiple network cables/ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port, and to increase the redundancy for higher availability....
, e-mail spam
E-mail spam

E-mail spam, also known as junk e-mail, is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by e-mail....
 filtering (SpamAssassin
SpamAssassin

SpamAssassin is a computer program released under the Apache License used for e-mail spam anti-spam techniques based on content-matching rules....
), virus detection (ClamAV), Gateway Setup Assistant, and servers for Software Update, iChat Server
IChat Server

iChat Server is a component of Mac OS X Server from Apple Inc. It was first introduced with the release of Mac_OS_X_Server#Mac_OS_X_Server_10.4_Tiger of the Server software, and was upgraded to version 2 with the release of Mac OS X Server 10.5 in October 2007....
 using Jabber , and weblogs.

On August 10, 2006 Apple announced the first Universal Binary
Universal binary

A universal binary is, in Apple Inc. parlance, an executable file or Application software Bundle that runs natively on either PowerPC or X86 architecture -based Apple Macintosh computers; it is an implementation of the concept more generally known as a "fat binary"....
 release of Mac OS X Server, version 10.4.7, supporting both PowerPC and Intel processors. At the same time Apple announced the release of the Intel-based Mac Pro
Mac Pro

The Mac Pro is a workstation computer manufactured by Apple Inc. The machines are based on Xeon#5100-series_.22Woodcrest.22 microprocessors, but are similar to the Power Mac G5 they replaced in terms of outward appearance and expansion capabilities....
 and Xserve
Xserve

Xserve is the name of Apple Inc.'s rack unit 19-inch rack line of server computers. When the Xserve was introduced in 2002, it was Apple's first designated server hardware design since the Apple Network Servers of 1996....
 systems.

Mac OS X Server 10.3 (Panther Server)

Released: October 24, 2003

The 10.3 Mac OS X Server release includes updated Open Directory
Apple Open Directory

Open Directory is the LDAP directory service model implementation from Apple Inc. A directory service is computer software which stores and organizes information about a computer network's users and network resources and which allows network administrators to manage users' access to the resources....
 user and file management, which with this release is based on LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or LDAP , is an application protocol for querying and modifying directory services running over Internet protocol suite....
, beginning the deprecation of the NeXT-originated NetInfo
NetInfo

NetInfo is the system configuration database in NEXTSTEP and Mac OS X versions up through Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger". NetInfo replaces most of the Unix system configuration files, though they are still present for running the machine in single user mode; most Unix application programming interface wrap around NetInfo instead....
 architecture. The new Workgroup Manager interface improved configuration significantly. Many common network services are provided such as NTP
Network Time Protocol

The Network Time Protocol is a protocol for clock synchronization of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-Latency data networks. NTP uses User Datagram Protocol on TCP and UDP port 123 as its transport layer....
, SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol

Simple Network Management Protocol is used in network management systems to Network monitoring network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention....
, web server (Apache
Apache HTTP Server

The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache , is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web....
), mail server (Postfix
Postfix (software)

Postfix is a free software and open-source software mail transfer agent , a computer program for the routing and delivery of email. It is intended as a fast, easy-to-administer, and secure alternative to the widely-used Sendmail MTA....
 and Cyrus), LDAP (OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP

OpenLDAP Software is a free software, open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol developed by the OpenLDAP Project....
), AFP
Apple Filing Protocol

The Apple Filing Protocol is a Communications protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS. In Mac OS X, AFP is one of several file services supported including Server Message Block , Network File System , File Transfer Protocol , and WebDAV....
, and print server. The inclusion of Samba version 3 allows tight integration with Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
 clients and servers. MySQL
MySQL

MySQL is a relational database management system which has more than 11 million installations. The program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases....
 v4.0.16 and PHP
PHP

PHP is a scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. It has evolved to include a command line interface capability and can be used in Standalone software Graphical user interface....
 v4.3.7 are also included.

Mac OS X Server 10.2 (Jaguar Server)

Released: August 23, 2002

The 10.2 Mac OS X Server release includes updated Open Directory
Apple Open Directory

Open Directory is the LDAP directory service model implementation from Apple Inc. A directory service is computer software which stores and organizes information about a computer network's users and network resources and which allows network administrators to manage users' access to the resources....
 user and file management, which with this release is based on LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or LDAP , is an application protocol for querying and modifying directory services running over Internet protocol suite....
, beginning the deprecation of the NeXT-originated NetInfo
NetInfo

NetInfo is the system configuration database in NEXTSTEP and Mac OS X versions up through Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger". NetInfo replaces most of the Unix system configuration files, though they are still present for running the machine in single user mode; most Unix application programming interface wrap around NetInfo instead....
 architecture. The new Workgroup Manager interface improved configuration significantly. The release also saw major updates to NetBoot
NetBoot

NetBoot is a technology from Apple Inc. that enables New World ROM Macs to boot from a network.A disk image with a copy of Mac OS X or Mac OS 8/Mac OS 9 is stored on a server ....
 and NetInstall. Many common network services are provided such as NTP
Network Time Protocol

The Network Time Protocol is a protocol for clock synchronization of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-Latency data networks. NTP uses User Datagram Protocol on TCP and UDP port 123 as its transport layer....
, SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol

Simple Network Management Protocol is used in network management systems to Network monitoring network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention....
, web server (Apache
Apache HTTP Server

The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache , is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web....
), mail server (Postfix
Postfix (software)

Postfix is a free software and open-source software mail transfer agent , a computer program for the routing and delivery of email. It is intended as a fast, easy-to-administer, and secure alternative to the widely-used Sendmail MTA....
 and Cyrus), LDAP (OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP

OpenLDAP Software is a free software, open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol developed by the OpenLDAP Project....
), AFP
Apple Filing Protocol

The Apple Filing Protocol is a Communications protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS. In Mac OS X, AFP is one of several file services supported including Server Message Block , Network File System , File Transfer Protocol , and WebDAV....
, and print server. The inclusion of Samba version 3 allows tight integration with Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
 clients and servers. MySQL
MySQL

MySQL is a relational database management system which has more than 11 million installations. The program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases....
 v4.0.16 and PHP
PHP

PHP is a scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. It has evolved to include a command line interface capability and can be used in Standalone software Graphical user interface....
 v4.3.7 are also included.

Mac OS X Server 10.1 (Puma Server)

Released: September 25, 2001

Mac OS X Server 10.0 (Cheetah Server)

Released: May 21, 2001

Mac OS X Server 10.0 included the new Aqua user interface, Apache, PHP, MySQL, Tomcat, WebDAV support, Macintosh Manager and NetBoot.

Mac OS X Server 1.0 (Rhapsody)

The first version of Mac OS X was Mac OS X Server 1.0
Mac OS X Server 1.0

Mac OS X Server 1.0, released on March 16 1999, is the first operating system released by Apple Computer based on their acquisition of NeXT. Although it had a variation of the Platinum "look and feel" from Mac OS 8, it is based on the OPENSTEP operating system instead of the classic Mac OS, giving users a preview of the future operating sy...
. Mac OS X Server 1.0 was based on Rhapsody 5.3, a hybrid of OPENSTEP
OpenStep

OpenStep is an object-oriented application programming interface specification for an object-oriented operating system that uses any modern operating system as its core, principally developed by NeXT with Sun Microsystems....
 from NeXT Computer and Mac OS 8.5.1
Mac OS 8

Mac OS 8 is an operating system released by Apple Inc. on July 26 1997. It represented the largest overhaul of the Mac OS since the release of System 7 , some six years previous....
. The GUI
Graphical user interface

A graphical user interface is a type of user interface which allows people to human-computer interaction such as computers; hand-held devices such as MP3 Players, Portable Media Players or Gaming devices; household appliances and office equipment....
 looked like a mixture of Mac OS 8's Platinum appearance with OPENSTEP's NeXT
NeXT

NeXT, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets....
-based interface. It included a runtime layer called Blue Box for running legacy Mac OS-based applications within a separate window. There was discussion of implementing a 'transparent blue box' which would intermix Mac OS applications with those written for Rhapsody's Yellow Box environment, but this would not happen until Mac OS X
Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a line of computer operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., and since 2002 has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems....
's Classic environment. Apple File Services, Macintosh Manager, QuickTime Streaming Server, WebObjects
WebObjects

WebObjects is a Java platform web application server from Apple Inc., and a web application framework that runs on the server. It is available, at no additional cost, as part of the Xcode included with Apple's Mac OS X operating system....
 and NetBoot
NetBoot

NetBoot is a technology from Apple Inc. that enables New World ROM Macs to boot from a network.A disk image with a copy of Mac OS X or Mac OS 8/Mac OS 9 is stored on a server ....
 was included with Mac OS X Server 1.0.

Server Admin Tools

Mac OS X Server comes with a variety of configuration tools that can be installed on non-server Macs as well:

  • Server Admin
    Server Admin (application)

    Server Admin is one of the remote administration/configuration tools for Mac OS X Server. It is available on a CD with the server software and as a free download from Apple's website....
  • Server Preferences (application)
  • Server Assistant
    Server Assistant

    Server Assistant is the first program that is run after an install of Mac OS X Server. It can be run again to execute further configuration on a remote or local server....
  • Server Monitor
    Server Monitor

    Server Monitor is a tool for remotely monitoring computer hardware running Mac OS X Server, such as an Xserve. It is available as part of the server admin tools package on a CD with the server software and as a download from Apple's website....
  • System Image Utility
    System Image Utility

    System Image Utility is an application for making disk images to be used with Mac OS X Server, for use with the NetBoot service. It is available as part of the server admin tools package on a CD with the server software and as a download from Apple's website....
  • Workgroup Manager
    Workgroup Manager

    Workgroup Manager is a software program bundled as part of Mac OS X Server for directory-based management of users, Group and computers across a computer networking....
  • Xgrid Admin


System requirements


System requirements for Mac OS X Server 10.5 are as follows:

Podcast Producer Requirements

Podcast Capture: Requires a Mac running Mac OS X v10.5 or Mac OS X Server v10.5 Podcast Producer: A Mac with an Intel processor running Mac OS X Server v.10.5, 1GB of RAM plus 512MB of RAM per core and a Quartz Extreme-enabled video chipset. For optimal performance, an Xsan
Xsan

Xsan is Apple Inc.'s SAN or clustered file system for Mac OS X. Xsan enables multiple Mac desktop and Xserve systems to access shared block storage over a FibreChannel network....
 clustered file services is recommended.

Wiki Server Requirements

Interacting with Wiki Server requires a modern web browser such as:
  • Safari 3 or 4 (Mac OS X, Windows)
  • Safari (iPhone, iPod touch)
  • Internet Explorer 6 or 7
  • Firefox 2


Technical Specifications

|-valign="top" | File and Print Services
  • Mac (AFP, AppleTalk PAP, IPP)
  • Windows (SMB/CIFS, IPP)
  • UNIX and Linux (NFS, LPR/LPD)
  • Internet (FTP, WebDAV
    WebDAV

    Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, or WebDAV, is a set of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote World Wide Web servers....
    )


Directory Services and Authentication
  • Open Directory
    Open Directory

    Open Directory may refer to several things:* The Open Directory Project , a human-maintained directory of websites also known as DMOZ* Apple Open Directory, an LDAP-compatible directory service for Mac OS X Server...
     (OpenLDAP, Kerberos, SASL)
  • NT Domain Services (Samba
    Samba

    Samba is a Brazilian musical genre derived from African and European roots. It is worldwide recognized as a symbol of Brazil and Brazilian Carnival....
     3)
  • Backup Domain Controller (BDC)
  • LDAP directory connector
  • Active Directory connector
  • BSD configuration files (/etc)
  • RADIUS
    RADIUS

    Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is a networking protocol that provides centralized access, authorization and accounting management for people or computers to connect and use a network service....


Mail Services
  • SMTP (Postfix
    Postfix

    The word postfix has several meanings:* Suffix* Reverse Polish notation, a way of writing algebraic and other expressions. Also known as reverse Polish notation...
    )
  • POP and IMAP (Cyrus)
  • SSL/TLS encryption (OpenSSL
    OpenSSL

    OpenSSL is an open source implementation of the Transport Layer Security protocols. The core library implements the basic cryptography functions and provides various utility functions....
    )
  • Mailing lists (Mailman)
  • WebMail (SquirrelMail)
  • Junk mail filtering (SpamAssassin
    SpamAssassin

    SpamAssassin is a computer program released under the Apache License used for e-mail spam anti-spam techniques based on content-matching rules....
    )
  • Virus detection (ClamAV)


Calendaring
  • iCal Server
    ICal Server

    iCal Server is a service included in Mac OS X Server v10.5. iCal Server is based on the CalDAV calendar standard. The iCal Server is a CalDAV standards-compliant server that allows multiple users to collaboratively share calendaring information....
     (CalDAV
    CalDAV

    Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV, or CalDAV is a standard allowing a client to access scheduling information on a remote server. It extends WebDAV specification and uses iCalendar format for the data....
    , iTIP, iMIP)


Web Hosting
  • Apache
    Apache HTTP Server

    The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache , is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web....
     web server (2.2 and 1.3)
  • SSL/TLS (OpenSSL)
  • WebDAV
    WebDAV

    Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, or WebDAV, is a set of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote World Wide Web servers....
  • Perl
    Perl

    In computer programming, Perl is a high-level programming language, List of programming languages by category, Interpreter , dynamic programming language....
     (5.8.8), PHP
    PHP

    PHP is a scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. It has evolved to include a command line interface capability and can be used in Standalone software Graphical user interface....
     (5.2), Ruby
    Ruby (programming language)

    Ruby is a dynamic programming language, reflection , general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features....
     (1.8.6), Rails (1.2.3)
  • MySQL
    MySQL

    MySQL is a relational database management system which has more than 11 million installations. The program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases....
     5
  • Capistrano, Mongrel
| Collaboration Services
  • Wiki Server
    Wiki Server

    Wiki Server is a set of services which ships with Mac OS X Server 10.5. Mac OS X Server includes web-based Wiki, Weblog, Calendaring, and Contact services....
     (RSS)
  • iChat Server
    IChat Server

    iChat Server is a component of Mac OS X Server from Apple Inc. It was first introduced with the release of Mac_OS_X_Server#Mac_OS_X_Server_10.4_Tiger of the Server software, and was upgraded to version 2 with the release of Mac OS X Server 10.5 in October 2007....
     2 (Jabber/XMPP)


Application Servers
  • Apache Tomcat (6)
  • Java virtual machine (J2SE)
  • WebObjects
    WebObjects

    WebObjects is a Java platform web application server from Apple Inc., and a web application framework that runs on the server. It is available, at no additional cost, as part of the Xcode included with Apple's Mac OS X operating system....
     Deployment (5.4)
  • Apache Axis (SOAP)


Media Streaming
  • QuickTime Streaming Server
    QuickTime Streaming Server

    QuickTime Streaming Server is a Server or service Daemon built into Apple Inc. Mac OS X Server that delivers video and sound reproduction on request to users over a computer network, including the Internet....
     6
  • QuickTime Broadcaster 1.5


Client Management
  • Managed Preferences
  • NetBoot
    NetBoot

    NetBoot is a technology from Apple Inc. that enables New World ROM Macs to boot from a network.A disk image with a copy of Mac OS X or Mac OS 8/Mac OS 9 is stored on a server ....
  • NetInstall
  • Software Update Server
  • Portable home directories


Networking and VPN
  • DNS
    Domain name system

    The Domain Name System is a hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or any resource participating in the Internet. It associates various information with domain names assigned to such participants....
     server (BIND
    BIND

    BIND is the most commonly used Domain Name System server on the Internet, especially on Unix-like systems, where it is a de facto standardization....
     9)
  • DHCP server
  • NAT
    Nat

    Nat or NAT may refer to:* Nat., an abbreviation for Natural* Nat , a Burmese spirit worshipped in Myanmar in conjunction with Buddhism...
     server
  • VPN server (L2TP/IPSec, PPTP)
  • Firewall (IPFW2)
  • NTP
| Distributed Computing
  • Xgrid
    Xgrid

    Xgrid is a proprietary software program and distributed computing protocol developed by the Advanced Computation Group subdivision of Apple Inc....
     2


High-Availability Features
  • Automatic recovery
  • File system journaling
  • IP failover
  • Software RAID
    RAID

    RAID is an acronym first defined by David A. Patterson , Garth A. Gibson and Randy Katz at the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 to describe a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, a technology that allowed computer users to achieve mainframe-class storage reliability from low-cost and less reliable PC-class disk-drive componen...
  • Disk space monitor


File Systems
  • HFS+ (journaled, case sensitive)
  • Read-only UFS
    UFS

    UFS may refer to:* Unix File System, a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems* United Feature Syndicate, commonly known as United Media...
     and ZFS
    ZFS

    In computing, ZFS is a file system designed by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System. The features of ZFS include support for high storage capacities, integration of the concepts of filesystem and volume , Snapshot and copy-on-write clones, continuous integrity checking and automatic repair, RAID-Z and native NFSv4 ACLs....


Management Features
  • Server Assistant
  • Server Admin
  • Server Preferences
  • Server Status widget
  • Workgroup Manager
  • System Image Utility
  • Secure Shell (SSH2)
  • Server Monitor
  • RAID Utility
  • SNMPv3 (Net-SNMP)
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Languages

Mac OS X Server is available in the following languages: |-valign="top" |
  • English
    English language

    English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
  • Japanese
    Japanese language

    IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
  • French
    French language

    French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
  • German
    German language

    German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
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Resources



External links

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