Beginning Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server - From Solo Install to Enterprise Integration

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents at a Glance

Table of Contents

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewers

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Welcome to OS X Server

What Is a Server Anyway?

What This Book Is

How This Book Is Organized

Before You Begin

Hardware

No Xserve? No Problem!

And No Problem with the Xserve Either

Other Hardware Options

Get Ready!

Summary

Chapter 2 Setting Up a Server in 30 Minutes or Less

Before You Begin

Network Considerations

Installing Mac OS X Server 10.6

Welcome to Mac OS X Server 10.6

Creating the Administrator Account

Configuring the Network Interface

Setting Up the Network Names

Wrapping Up the Server Setup

What to Do After Server Setup Completes

Sanity Checking DNS

Updating the Server

Building the Fileserver

Creating the Open Directory Master

Creating Users and Groups

Creating Share Points

Summary

Chapter 3 Getting Deeper into File Sharing

Installing the Server Administration Tools

Adding a Server to Server Admin

Server Admin Basics

Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)

AFP’s Main Settings

Overview

Logs

Graphs

Connections

Settings

Share Points

Share Point Permissions and ACLs

Share Point Settings

AFP Protocol Settings

SMB Protocol Settings

NFS Protocol Settings

Server Message Block (SMB)

SMB’s Main Settings

Overview

Logs

Graphs

Connections

Share Points

Settings

General Settings

Access Settings

Logging

Advanced

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

FTP’s Main Settings

Overview

Log

Graphs

Connections

Share Points

Settings

General

Messages

Logging

Advanced

Network File System (NFS)

NFS’s Main Settings

Overview

Connections

Share Points

Settings

Summary

Chapter 4 Managing Directory Services

Understanding the Components of a Directory Service

LDAP

Kerberos

Password Server

Preparing to Set Up Open Directory

Understanding Open Directory Roles

Setting Up an Open Directory Master

Configuring an Open Directory Replica

Using slurpd

Creating an Open Directory Replica

Managing Open Directory

Securing Open Directory

Configuring Binding Policies

Setting Global Password Policies

Considering Tiered Administration

Setting Access Controls

Backing Up Open Directory

Managing Objects with Workgroup Manager

Using Server Preferences

Using Workgroup Manager

Creating a User

Creating a Group

Creating Computer Groups

Configuring Policies

Automating Client Connections with Automounts and Home Directories

Inspecting Records

Binding Clients

Implementing Trusted Binding from the Accounts System Preference Pane

Binding with Directory Utility

Choosing Untrusted Binding

Choosing Trusted Binding

Using the Kerberos Realm

Search Policies

Summary

Chapter 5 Controlling Network Traffic

Using Mac OS X Server as a Router

How Network Address Translation Works

Using the Gateway Setup Assistant

Manually Enabling NAT

Testing NAT from a Client

Setting Up Forwarding Ports

Setting the Advanced Options

Using the Firewall to Control Access to the Server

Setting Up the Firewall

Defining Address Groups

Defining Services

Creating Rules

Preventing Intrusions

Setting the Global Firewall Options

Configuring the Firewall from the Command Line

Testing the Firewall

Summary

Chapter 6 Centralizing Network Services

DHCP

Creating a Subnet

Reserving IP Addresses

DHCP Options

Enabling DHCP Relay

DNS

Zones and Records

Setting Up DNS

Adding a Zone

Creating Records

Setting Up Wide-Area Bonjour

Configuring Secondary Zones

Editing Configuration Files

Editing Zone Files

OpenDNS Web Content Filtering

Summary

Chapter 7 Configuring Network Services for Security

Virtual Private Networking

Setting Up a PPTP Server

L2TP Servers

VPN Clients

Configuring the VPN from the Command Line

S2SVPN

RADIUS

Setting Up the RADIUS Service

Setting Up the Apple AirPort

Connecting to Cisco

From the Command Line

Limiting Access to the VPN and RADIUS Services

Chapter 8 Managing Client Computers with NetBoot, NetInstall, and NetRestore

Developing an Imaging Strategy

Activating the NetBoot Service

Using System Image Utility

Creating a NetBoot Image

Creating a NetInstall Image

Creating a NetRestore Image

Preparing a Master System for Imaging

Configuring a NetRestore Image for Deployment

Configuring the NetBoot Service

Apple Software Restore and Multicast Imaging: a NetRestore Alternative

Creating an Image for asr

Configuring asr for Multicast Imaging

Imaging a Client over asr

Automations

NetBooting Client Systems

Summary

Chapter 9 Configuring Address Book Server

Address Book Services

Setting Up Address Book Server

Configuring with Server Preferences

Configuring with Server Admin

Connecting to the Address Book Server

Using the Client

Controlling Access

Backing Up Address Books

Leveraging the Command Line

Alternatives to Apple’s Address Book Server

Summary

Chapter 10 Working with iCal Server

Getting Ready to Install iCal Server

Configuring iCal Server

Managing the iCal Server

Backing Up Calendars

Clustering CalDAV

Integrating with a Wiki

Integrating with Mail

Enabling Calendars for Users

Configuring iCal Clients

Setting Up iCal Clients for Microsoft Windows

Using the Command Line for iCal Services

Configuring Services with serveradmin

Troubleshooting iCal Server

Getting the iCal Service to Start

Resolving Nil Errors

Getting Uncooperative Clients to Connect

Finding Errant Log Files

Summary

Chapter 11 iChat Server

Setting Up iChat Server

Setting Up iChat Server Using Server Preferences

Setting Up iChat Server Using Server Admin

Configuring Advanced Features

Setting Up Users

Connecting Remotely

Prepopulating Buddy Lists

Customizing the Welcome Message

Federating iChat

Configuring the Mac OS X Client

Setting Up Clients

Saving iChat Transcripts

Using the Command Line

Using serveradmin

Storing Jabber Configuration Files

Summary

Chapter 12 Setting Up Mail Services

Understanding Mac OS X Server’s Mail Components

Protocols

Dovecot

Preparing for a Mail Server

DNS

Firewalls

Enabling Mail Services

Server Preferences

Server Admin

Basic Message Hygiene

Choosing Security Protocols

Storage

Configuring SMTP

Securing Mail Services

Configuring a Mail Client

Webmail and Mail Rules

Creating Accounts

Setting Up Mailing Lists

Troubleshooting

Disabling Graylisting

Troubleshooting Connectivity

Identifying and Recovering from Blacklisting

Summary

Chapter 13 Setting Up Services for Mobile Devices

Installing Mobile Access and Push Notification

Setting Up Mobile Access

Design Considerations

Configuring Mobile Access

Configuring the Address Book Proxy

Configuring the iCal Proxy

Configuring the Mail Proxy

Configuring Web Proxy Entries

Starting the Service and Checking the Status

Controlling Access

Connecting Clients

Setting Up Push Notification for the iPhone

Using the Command Line to Manage Mobile Access and Push Notification

Summary

Chapter 14 Web Servers

Your Company Site

Setting Up Your First Site

The Easy Way to Set Up a Web Server

Configuring Web Services from Server Admin

Global Configuration Options

Managing Modules

MIME Types

Proxy Services

Creating a Site

Configuring Site-Specific Options

Securing Sites for Transactions

Password Protecting Sites

Providing Access to Directories Outside the Site

Wikis and Blogs

Using Wikis

Using Blogs

Accessing Content

Summary

Chapter 15 Managing MySQL

What Is MySQL?

Setting Up MySQL

Tuning MySQL

Managing MySQL Databases

Connecting to a Database Server

Setting Up a Database

Creating a Table

Working with Fields

Writing a Query

Inspecting Existing Elements

Database Maintenance

Backing Up MySQL

More on the Command Line

Summary

Chapter 16 Using Podcast Producer

Preparing for Podcast Producer

Preparing Directory Services

Preparing Mail Services

Preparing Web Services

Preparing Video Assets

Wizardly Podcasting

Exploring Server Admin

Setting Up Workflows

Podcast Composer

Setting a Poster Frame

Exporting Workflows

Controlling Access to Workflows

Using Workflows

Configuring Camera and Audio Settings

Binding Cameras

Running Workflows from the Web

Using Podcast Producer from the Command Line

Podcasting

Automations

Authentication Types

Summary

Chapter 17 Streaming QuickTime Video

Supported Protocols

Implementation Strategies

Bandwidth Considerations

Installing QuickTime Streaming Server

Configuring QuickTime Streaming Server

Playing the Sample Video

Setting Up Home Directory Use

Restricting Access

Creating Movies

Adding a Hint Track to Movies

Accessing Video Through a Browser

QuickTime Broadcaster

Streaming Playlists

Using the Command Line

Summary

Chapter 18 Sharing Files

Configuration

AFP

Configuring AFP

Connecting to AFP from Mac OS X

SMB

Configure SMB

The SMB Configuration File

SMB as a Domain Controller for Windows

WINS

Samba Clients

Connecting to SMB from Other Unix and Linux Clients

Connecting to SMB with Windows

Connecting to SMB from Mac OS X

FTP

Security Concerns with FTP

Welcome Messages

FTP Roots and Presenting Data to Users

Configuring FTP

Connecting to FTP Using Cyberduck

Connecting to FTP Using ftp

Configuring PASSV

NFS

Shares

Configuring Share Points

Share Point Options

Automounting

Spotlight

SMB Share Options

NFS Shares

Server-Side File Tracking

File Permissions

POSIX

ACLs

Summary

Chapter 19 Setting Up Printing Services

Installing a Printer

Basic Printer Management

USB or Bonjour Printing

Network Printing

IPP

LPD

JetDirect

Setting Up the Print Service

Sharing a Printer

Creating a Printer Pool

Configuring Print Quotas

Deploying Printers

Deploying Printers to Large Groups of Users

Deploying Printers to Windows Clients

Managing Printing with Common Unix Printing System

Summary

Chapter 20 Backing Up Your Data

Managing Information En Masse

Classifying Storage

Classifying Data

Understanding the Classification Methods

Building Service Level Agreements

Managing the Information Life Cycle

Getting Redundant Before You Back Up

Using Backup Applications

Backing Up with Time Machine

Setting Up Time Machine

Using Command Line Options for Time Machine

Backing Up with Retrospect

Installing Retrospect

Configuring a Backup with Retrospect

Grooming Scripts

Creating Utility Scripts

iSCSI

Using iSCSI with Time Machine

Summary

Chapter 21 Configuring Software Update Server

Configuring the Software Update Service

Managing Your Software Update Server

Configuring Updates for Clients

Using Software Update Services

Using Software Update

Using the Command Line

Working with the Repository

Using the Command Line

Running the serveradmin Command

Multiple Software Update Servers

Summary

Appedix A DHCP Option Numbers

Appendix B Taking It to the Next Level

Books

Courses

Mailing Lists

Web Sites

Index