Lion Server!

[kingdonk]

server app screen shots

 

[DoFoT9]

With the Xserve getting canned, it's likely that Apple will shift Lion server hard towards SOHO needs and further away from the needs of larger enterprise environments.

yes i agree there. osx server shall thusly be known as "Mac OSX Home Server".

*cry*

 

[kingdonk]

more server app setting and profile editor

 

[kingdonk]

More server an the start of the profile manager web app.
the profile manager also allows you to remote lock/wipe your devices but you need to have network directory set up which it was, so will investigate later more about this feature.

 

[kingdonk]

Server Admin App

I have just figured something out in the server admin app that allows you to modify the services i will upload the images of this after i finnish uploading the rest of the images. this will take some time.

 

[DoFoT9]

I have just figured something out in the server admin app that allows you to modify the services i will upload the images of this after i finnish uploading the rest of the images. this will take some time.

have you used osx server before?

 

[kingdonk]

have you used osx server before?

Nope.

 

[DoFoT9]

Nope.

oh ok, because pretty much every feature in Lion (that you have outlined) is also in Snow Leopard.

 

[logandzwon]

From the talks I've had with people from the Apple Professional Services group Apple feels that real world use of OS X server is very limited. Most of their work is integrating Active Directory with Open Directory. They see most of their customers using OS X Server as the authentication, group policy, and file servers for the mac units in their customer's businesses.

 

[Digital Skunk]

From the talks I've had with people from the Apple Professional Services group Apple feels that real world use of OS X server is very limited. Most of their work is integrating Active Directory with Open Directory. They see most of their customers using OS X Server as the authentication, group policy, and file servers for the mac units in their customer's businesses.

I would have to agree with that assessment. It's pretty much the task I am trying to set up at the university I work in . . . . if they would only give me the resources to do so.

I don't think there's too much heavy lifting and heavy customization going on with OSX Server in the SoHo, SMB, and enterprise sector.

 

[motech]

is the address book / calendar server working?
if so how do i set it up?

i enabled them in the server app,
but when i goto my address book and enter in the user name and password and ip address it doesn't work.

i must be missing a step.

 

[Mr-Stabby]

Just looking at the ''Server Admin' screenshots posted, i noticed that in the list of Services, both AFP and NFS are missing. Is File Sharing managed somewhere else in Lion?

 

[DoFoT9]

Just looking at the ''Server Admin' screenshots posted, i noticed that in the list of Services, both AFP and NFS are missing. Is File Sharing managed somewhere else in Lion?

youre right! uh oh. will have to investigate when i get to work.

 

[kingdonk]

More screenshots carrying on from yesterday.
There will be more from server admin later, which will show file-sharing options.

 

[kingdonk]

more of the same.

 

[kingdonk]

same.

 

[kingdonk]

more profile manager

 

[kingdonk]

more options

 

[kingdonk]

Profile manager, mail (is that the same login as the old squirrel mail?) wiki using the same framework as mobile me.

 

[kingdonk]

wiki calendar.

 

[kingdonk]

Just looking at the ''Server Admin' screenshots posted, i noticed that in the list of Services, both AFP and NFS are missing. Is File Sharing managed somewhere else in Lion?

This seems to be all i can find and its in the server app.
I did think i saw something in server admin but after checking it again i seem to be wrong.

 

[kingdonk]

is the address book / calendar server working?
if so how do i set it up?

i enabled them in the server app,
but when i goto my address book and enter in the user name and password and ip address it doesn't work.

i must be missing a step.

Have you got DNS and everything set-up properly?
Mine won't work either but i haven't set the system up properly and I'm sure i remember reading in the forums about SL Server that simply not having DNS set-up correctly will prevent such services from running.
I may be wrong though. maybe some one else may be able to enlighten us?

 

[kingdonk]

Is this a new webmail?

 

[Kenrik]

Um.. All of that looks the same. I really don't see many changes since Snow Leopard Server.. I will feel relieved as long as everything is still there. It all works pretty well once you know what you're doing.

I don't want to have to switch back to linux server admin... that's a nightmare.

More or less OSX server has always just been normal OSX with some server bits thrown in. Most of the packages are just open source unix/linux programs with a GUI on top.

You can install Apache and configure it yourself on a normal OSX install but.. I prefer the GUI rather then sort through httpd.conf in nano or vi.

 

[GFLPraxis]

That's debatable. Apple's reputation in business/enterprise support has never been stellar. Meanwhile, Google literally Velcro together their server farms, using cheap hardware that is vulnerable to failure at single points but is collectively resilient and efficient.

These are extreme ends of the spectrum that I'm using as examples, though.

Google literally Velcro's their server farms? Dang, I should try that.