Apple posts Snow Leopard Server information

Many people forget that Apple makes 2 variants of OS X for Macs: client (that's the one you run on your personal Mac) and Server (which is normally found on a server, oddly enough). We've already posted (twice) about the client version of Snow Leopard, but what about Apple's next iteration of their server product?

Head on over to the Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard page that Apple just put up, and you'll find out a thing or two about what your Mac server will be serving up in about a year or so. Amongst the new features we find:

iCal Server 2: Adds group and shared calendars as well as a way to invite non-iCal Server users to meetings and events. Also includes a web app to let people access their calendars on the go.
Podcast Producer 2: This little known Apple app makes creating content and getting it into the iTunes Store a snap. This version looks like it adds a number of great features including support for recording both the presenter and the presentation they are giving and a way to locally host your podcasts.
Address Book Server: This new component lets you share contacts across machines, as well as create a central Address Book without having to have an LDAP server.
ZFS: The long rumored addition of Sun's file-system is finally coming to OS X Server. Snow Leopard will be able to both read and write to ZFS volumes.

All in all, Snow Leopard Server seems to add quite a few new features.

Thanks, Nate.

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Source: http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/snowleopard/

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bob

"80 terabytes of memory housed in 288 connected refrigerator-sized racks."

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5028546

Apple is still a close second to IBM. Thats why the government is using this supercomputer to control the US's nuclear missiles and not a bunch of Xserves.

June 10 2008 at 2:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jash Sayani

My Mac is ready for the updrade. But where do I download this OS from ???

June 10 2008 at 12:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Anthony

So, does this mean we're finally going to get parity with Exchange Server?

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Jerry Brace

The client version is previewed as well: http://www.apple.com/macosx/snowleopard/

June 10 2008 at 12:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Cory

I really hope ZFS makes it in the client version!

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Aaron

I imagine you'll be able to continue installing it yourself. It's not a secret project, you can download binaries from Apple right now for 10.5.

June 10 2008 at 12:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mrsteveman1

For you to boot from zfs though, they would likely have to upgrade the EFI firmware, unless of course they start booting from the EFI partition every mac already has.

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Michael Rose

ZFS! Z - F - S!

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Greenie

That actually sounds like some really nice updates. Now I just need to find an inexpensive place to run it.

Does OS X Server work on a mini?

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Michael Rose

Yep, runs nicely on a Mini. Add RAM though.

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Sam W

"Mail services have been enhanced to include server-side email rules and vacation messages" Lets see if vacation messages makes the cut this time, it was to be in 10.5 (as w/ ZFS, wonder if booting off ZFS is allowed). Web access to iCal server will be nice.

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