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Snow Leopard™ Server
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Snow Leopard™ Server

by Daniel Eran Dilger
November 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
976 pages
22h 28m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 2. Mac OS X Server for Windows Users

In This Chapter

  • Integrating with Active Directory

  • Hosting services for Windows clients

  • Migrating from Windows Server

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server is designed to work seamlessly with Mac clients. However, it's also designed for interoperability with other platforms, including Microsoft Windows.

Mac OS X Server incorporates a range of features that makes it an appealing alternative to Windows Server and its expensive requirements for CALs. Mac OS X Server delivers:

  • Exceptional ease of use for delegating server management roles to workgroup users, with appropriate security for managing administrative permissions by using service access control lists (SACLs)

  • Unlimited user licensing for access to standards-based instant messaging, push email and calendaring, contact sharing, print and file sharing, and web application development

  • Support for hosting shared Mac and Windows home folders so users working across platforms can easily access their documents no matter what system they're using

  • Cross-platform web collaboration tools for hosting shared version-controlled wikis, blogs, webmail, and web-based calendar access

  • Integration with existing Active Directory domains for user authentication and support for hosting Windows domain logins, roaming profiles, and user folders

  • Rich media support for video streaming, client video capture, and podcast production workflows

  • Advanced user and computer management by using centralized group policy to shape users' environments ...

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