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16 Preface About This Guide
Mac OS X Server Administration Guides
Getting Started covers installation and setup for standard and workgroup configurations
of Mac OS X Server. For advanced configurations, Server Administration covers planning,
installation, setup, and general server administration. A suite of additional guides, listed
below, covers advanced planning, setup, and management of individual services. You
can get these guides in PDF format from the Mac OS X Server documentation website:
www.apple.com/server/documentation
This guide ... tells you how to:
Getting Started and
Installation & Setup Worksheet
Install Mac OS X Server and set it up for the first time.
Command-Line Administration Install, set up, and manage Mac OS X Server using UNIX command-
line tools and configuration files.
File Services Administration Share selected server volumes or folders among server clients
using the AFP, NFS, FTP, and SMB protocols.
iCal Service Administration Set up and manage iCal shared calendar service.
iChat Service Administration Set up and manage iChat instant messaging service.
Mac OS X Security Configuration Make Mac OS X computers (clients) more secure, as required by
enterprise and government customers.
Mac OS X Server Security
Configuration
Make Mac OS X Server and the computer it’s installed on more
secure, as required by enterprise and government customers.
Mail Service Administration Set up and manage IMAP, POP, and SMTP mail services on the
server.
Network Services Administration Set up, configure, and administer DHCP, DNS, VPN, NTP, IP firewall,
NAT, and RADIUS services on the server.
Open Directory Administration Set up and manage directory and authentication services, and
configure clients to access directory services.
Podcast Producer Administration Set up and manage Podcast Producer service to record, process,
and distribute podcasts.
Print Service Administration Host shared printers and manage their associated queues and print
jobs.
QuickTime Streaming and
Broadcasting Administration
Capture and encode QuickTime content. Set up and manage
QuickTime streaming service to deliver media streams live or on
demand.
Server Administration Perform advanced installation and setup of server software, and
manage options that apply to multiple services or to the server as a
whole.
System Imaging and Software
Update Administration
Use NetBoot, NetInstall, and Software Update to automate the
management of operating system and other software used by
client computers.
Upgrading and Migrating Use data and service settings from an earlier version of Mac OS X
Server or Windows NT.