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Who uses Mac OS X Server and why?

I am really curious. Mac OS X as a server sounds like a very expensive solution that is not much better than the free one provided by free software. I understand paying extra for a nice UI and an Apple logo on your desktop computer or laptop (I did…
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How can I prevent vanishing error when using rsync with an nfs mount?

I'm in the process of moving files from an Ubuntu server to a Snow Leopard server. The Ubuntu server has an NFS share of around 6TB which I'd like to clone to the Snow Leopard server. I mounted the nfs share on the Snow Leopard server and then…
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How do I startup Xserve OS X without the GUI?

I'd like to start-up Xserves at Unix run level 3. At least turn off the GUI and have all the service app (networking, ssh, apache, mysql, etc.) running in the background. Is this possible? How do I configure this?
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How to recover data from Apple raid 0 drives from dead xserve?

Yesterday, I was given two 160GB hard drives that used to form a striped RAID in an Apple xserve. The xserve is completely non-functional, but the issue is unrelated to the hard drives and I don't think either drive is corrupted. There are no plans…
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Running Mac OS X (non-server) on an Xserve?

I have a Xeon Xserve running Mac OS X Server 10.4. I'm very much not a fan of Mac OS X Server, and would prefer running plain old Mac OS X 10.5 on it. But I'm worried that I'd lose some features in the "upgrade", such as: Fan control. The Xserve is…
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Is it possible to run Windows Server on Apple Xserve hardware?

Apple's Boot Camp allows you to run a Windows client OS on Apple hardware. Has anyone had success in running a Windows Server OS natively on Apple's Xserve hardware? Does anyone know if Boot Camp updates coming in Snow Leopard will support this?
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SSD in early 2008 Xserve Apple Drive Module

Pretty much the title: it possible to use a modern, 2.5″ SSD in an Apple Drive Module on a early 2008 Xserve? This would be replacing a 15k RPM SAS drive, and in most places I've looked that HDD is almost as expensive than a similarly sized SSD.
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How traffic travels between virtual servers

I'm running three virtual servers on a single physical server (using Parallels Bare Metal for virtualization and one Xserve is the physical server). I'm wondering how the traffic travels between the virtual servers, does it go through some kind of…
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does somebody know whether a linux / opensource driver does exist for the apple xserve 3,1 raid controller?

I'm trying to install linux on a apple xserve 3,1 which comes with some strange raid controller that does not get detected by linux. lspci is telling me: 01:00.0 RAID bus controller: Apple Computer Inc. Device 008a (rev c8) I am assuming that this…
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MacOS X iSCSI Initiator MPIO or LACP Support

I am trying to find a MacOS X iSCSI Initiator with MPIO or LACP Support to use on MacOS X Server 10.5. We've been looking at ATTO's, but it doesn't MPIO nor LACP.
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Maximum hard drive space for an Xserve G5

At my college we're upgrading an Xserve G5 (RackMac3,1) to be a file server for some courses. Currently it has one sled with a 75GB drive. Obviously, this isn't enough. I've tried some Googling on this matter and I'm hearing a ton of different stuff…
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Standard Operating Temperature Range for Xserve PSUs

We use Lithium for network monitoring. For Xserves, by default it throws an alert when the PSU temperature goes above 65°C. Lately, we've been getting multiple alerts a day with the temperature briefly spiking to ~70°C. The average temp is…
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XServe Remote Set Up Doesn't Work

I just mounted a newly purchased XServe. I have turned on the XServe. I have installed Apple Server Admin Tools on a second computer. I can see the newly purchased XServe under "Ready for Setup" in Server Admin. I can select the server and press…
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Mac OSX server 10.5 external DNS questions

I bought an old xserve with 10.5 server. I have followed all the books and tutorials online, but none of them seem to explain setting up name servers for use outside of my network (I would like to run a dev server that other people can use) I have…
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Deploying DeployStudio

Also see question How do you disable or uninstall NetRestore from a NetBoot server?. Edited to add this link to a great document that I should have been using all along but didn't find until it was too late. I've successfully removed NetRestore from…
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