A couple days ago, I discovered that my hard disk was failing. I decided that the best COA was to do nothing about it except posting on my blog. The reason is that I’ve been using Time Capsule and Time Machine for hourly backups for very long (since the beginning of September 2009, where I [...]
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Mac OS X Server as VPN End-point and File Server
When I wrote about setting up a Mac Mini Server up for basic operation, I promised showing how to set it up as a VPN endpoint, but ended up forgetting to. Also, I neglected to show how to add file shares. Let’s remedy that now.
VPN End-point
This is really easy. As I only use Macs, [...]
Setting Up Mac Mini Server for Basic Operation
A couple days ago I wrote about how I set up my Mac Mini Server, or, that is, I really only wrote about how I set up the hardware. In this post I’ll describe how I have set up the software. I use the server for several purposes. For some purposes a dedicated may seem a bit like overkill but for some purposes a dedicated server is necessary.
Pretty Impressed…
I just wanted to write a quick update on my new server tales. I started setting up the directory and shortly after I got a message on my screen saying that the administrator had created an account for me on coherent (that’s the name, I’ve given the machine). I had not logged out from my machine or anything – it just associated my local machine account name (michael) with the one created in the directory, and – bam – I was connected after inputting the password I set in the directory.
New Server
A few weeks ago, Apple announced the Mac Mini Server. Until now, I have used a HP Proliant DL-something for server. So this is a great possibility to test out something new, and off we go. First, I order the machine and then I play the waiting game…
