System Requirements


Mac OS X Server 10.3's system requirements aren't much different than those of Mac OS X Client 10.3. The reason is that Mac OS X Server is Mac OS X Client, with three extra packages:

  • QuickTimeStreamingServer.pkg

  • ServerAdministrationSoftware.pkg

  • ServerEssentials.pkg

You can download and install the QuickTime Streaming Server from Apple's Web site on your Mac OS X Client Macintosh. Called the Darwin Streaming Server, it's identical to QuickTime Streaming Server without the trademark name QuickTime.

You can also download and install the Server Administration Software package on your client machine. These are the server administration tools discussed in Chapter 2, "Server Tools."

That leaves one package. ServerEssentials.pkg is all that separates Mac OS X Client and Mac OS X Server. And inside that package, what really makes Mac OS X Server tick?

  • Squirrel Mail (Web-based email interface)

  • Mailman (mailing list manager)

  • Cyrus (POP and IMAP mail server)

  • FTP Server Directory

  • Streaming directories for each user

  • Extra print frameworks

  • Apache 2.0 (in case you want to use it instead of Apache 1.x)

  • Five Apple-specific Apache modules

  • MySQL files

  • A few migration files

  • Eleven additional Startup items: NAT, IPFilter, IPFailover, IPAliases, Mailman, Watchdog, MySQL, Samba, Headless Startup, SerialTerminalSupport, and ServerManagerDaemon

  • About 96 additional executables (processes that run in the background, or useful Unix utilities)

  • Additional and edited configuration files for the new Startup items

As you can see, the only things absolutely necessary to make a Mac OS X Client a Mac OS X Server are the executables, the configuration files (almost all stored in the hidden /private/etc directory), and the Startup items. The other items are necessary to utilize some of the services that run on Mac OS X Server, but there is little difference between the two.

The hardware requirements for Mac OS X Server are listed in Table 1.2. Keep in mind that although Apple has a set of hardware requirements, this table includes a column of real-world requirements.

Apple doesn't support Mac OS X Server on PowerBooks or iBooks, although it works on those machines. If you just want to install Mac OS X Server and poke around, looking at and testing the services with one or two client machines attached to a small network, running the server software on a portable Macintosh works fine.

Table 1.2. Hardware Requirements for Mac OS X Server 10.3
 

APPLE REQUIREMENTS

REAL-WORLD REQUIREMENTS

Macintosh type

eMac, iMac, PowerMac G3, PowerMac G4, PowerMac G5, Xserve

PowerMac G4, PowerMac G5, or Xserve

Hard Disk Size

4 GB

80 GB

RAM

128 minimum, 256 high demand

1 GB minimum

Other

Built-in USB

Built-in USB, Gigabit Ethernet


Tip

  • Mac OS X Server works more reliably when it's plugged into an active Ethernet connection as opposed to an AirPort or FireWire connection.




    Mac OS X 10. 3 Server Panther. Visual QuickPro Guide
    Mac OS X Server 10.3 Panther: Visual QuickPro Guide
    ISBN: 0321242521
    EAN: 2147483647
    Year: 2004
    Pages: 105

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