In the last part of our series, we looked at File and Folder Sharing – one of the foundation elements of a server platform. In the next few parts, we’ll be looking more at the applications which are bundled with OS X Lion Server. First off, it’s the turn of Lion Server’s Address Book, a central repository of contacts which can be searched and accessed by users and devices across your home network.
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Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 10 – File and Folder Sharing)
In the last two parts of our OS X Lion Server series, we took a detailed look at one of the more advanced aspects of the platform, in the shape of Lion’s Profile Manager. Today, we’re going back to basics with a look at one of the most vital aspects of a server platform – file and folder sharing. For those of you in all Mac households, you’ll quite rightly expect Lion Server file and folder sharing to work out of the box, and (barring any bugs) that’s pretty much what you’ll get. But with many WGS readers running or considering running mixed Mac and PC infrastructures, how well does OS X Lion Server play in that scenario? Let’s find out.
Intel Proposes New Cedar Trail-based “Milstead” Home Server Platform
Each year at Intel’s Developer Forum, the processor giant tends to push a new home server reference design, hoping to capture the imagination of developers and manufacturers. 2011 sees the company proposing an all new home server reference design, based on the company’s Cedarview-D Atom processor (better known as the forthcoming “Cedar Trail” Intel Atom D2500 & D2700 chips).
Viridian PC Pumps Out Two New Servers
Viridian PC, a UK Home and Small Business Server specialist today announced the release of two new servers supporting Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials.
Using OS X Lion as a Home Server (Part 9 – Profile Manager and iOS Devices)
If you read Part 8 of our series, then you’ll now be comfortable using the Profile Manager to remotely configure various user and device settings on your Mac clients. One of the great new features in OS X Lion Server, however, is the extension of the Profile Manager to support remote configuration of iOS devices as well – iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches. Obviously, there’s an increase of these devices (certainly the first two) in business, so it makes sense for Apple to include management support in their server platform, but it’s also a great addition for those thinking about Lion Server in the home.
Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 8 – Profile Manager and Apple Macs)
In this part of the series, we’re going to walk through Apple’s Profile Manager – a powerful configuration tool that allows remote configuration of a vast array of client features and settings. We’ll walk through how to register your Apple computers with Profile Manager and how those machines (and indeed, the user accounts running on them) can be configured to provide a personalised, tailored experience for your users. Need to rock some parental controls for the kids? On all of the Macs in the house? At once? Profile Manager is your friend.
Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 7 – Users and Groups Configuration)
It’s time to get our users set up on the server! OS X Lion Server allows configuration of both local and network accounts – local accounts are restricted to the server, whilst network accounts can be used on all Mac clients connected to the server as well as the server itself. As you’d expect, we’ll have centralised control of our family’s user accounts from the server itself, making administration a lot easier. Let’s take a look at what’s involved.
Hands On: HumuHumu Home Server
With a dearth of Windows Home Server 2011 solutions on the market from big brand OEMs, a number of system builders have popped up (particularly in Europe) offering a range of models from the humble to the powerful. The UK’s HumuHumu is one such start-up. Launched earlier in the year, the company specialises in WHS 2011 solutions, which boils down to a single configuration at this point (available in a choice of colours). Let’s take a look at it.
Heat Your Home With a Home Server. Make that a Data Furnace. Really?
Well, the kids are breaking up from school and the summer holidays are finally here. As things slow down, expect to be regaled with tales of the unexpected, the bizarre, the strange and the kooky. Yes, silly season is here and Microsoft are straight out of the gates with a new research paper which argues that we could all be heating our homes in the future using servers distributed by cloud operators.
Hands On: Bitfenix Shinobi Window Case
Some like small computer cases. Some like large ones. I like the ones in between that have the features of a big case in a size that is still easy to tuck into a corner. Like the Shinobi Window, for instance.
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