OS X Server

OS X Server is the server version of the operating system OS X from Apple. It extends the normal operating system to software that simplifies the administration and operation of services such as web and e-mail.

History

Before Mac OS X came on the market, Apple introduced server services in the form of AppleShare for Mac OS available that offered file and print services.

The first version of Mac OS X Server was a hybrid of OPENSTEP out of the house NeXT Computer and Mac OS 8.5.1. The graphical user interface was rather similar to OPENSTEP, for older programs emulation was used to run programs from Mac OS 8.5.1 can run. Starting with Mac OS X Server 1.0-2 also programs for Mac OS were 8.6 support. WebObjects was included in the package.

On May 21, 2001, Apple released a new version of the server operating system based on Mac OS X v10.0 ( Cheetah ). The server version is almost identical to the normal system. The main difference is that the server software is provided to simplify the operation and administration, especially services such as web and E -mail. Most services of Mac OS X Server are based on proven tools of BSD, for example, the Apache web server. In Mac OS X Server, but there are for each of these programs have a graphical user interface. Some services are also based on user services of the company NeXT NetInfo.

Since then, new server software was released for each new version of the operating system:

• Mac OS X 10.1 ( Puma) on 25 September 2001
• Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) on 24 August 2002
• Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) on 24 October 2003
• Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) on 29 April 2005
• Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard ) on 26 October 2007, the same "normal" with the Mac OS X 10.5
• Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) on 28 August 2009 at the same time "normal" with the Mac OS X 10.6
• OS X Server 1.0 on 20 November 2011, simultaneously with Mac OS X 10.7
• OS X Server 2.0 July 25, 2012, simultaneously with OS X 10.8
• OS X Server 3.0 on October 22, 2013, simultaneously with OS X 10.9

Since Mac OS X 10.7 server version is marketed not as a standalone operating system, but as a paid upgrade to the regular operating system.

Functions

Built on Server version 10.3 provides a full-fledged and well-equipped server system. User and file management are provided via Open Directory, which is LDAP - compatible. Many everyday network services such as NTP, SNMP, Web server, mail server, LDAP, AppleTalk, and print server are also available. Since Samba is built into version 3 in the system, Mac OS X Server can also work with Windows networks. The scripting languages ​​such as Perl and PHP are also included in the system.

The version 10.4 integrates other utilities that were derived from open-source projects. In version 10.4 ACLs are now supported.

After the introduction of Intel - Mac 2006 Mac OS X Server 10.4.7 came as a universal version out. This is the first version of Mac OS X, which can start from the same installation on PPC Macs and Intel Macs.

Since Mac OS X 10.7 the functionality of the previous server version is not longer available as a standalone operating system, but as a paid upgrade for the regular Mac OS X. What is new in the cluster file system Xsan, which was previously sold separately. In addition, the database system MySQL was replaced by PostgreSQL.