macOS Server5.11

Name: macOS Server
Price: 19.99 $
Rating: 2.75 (13 reviews)

16 December 2020

Quickly and easily turn a Mac into a server (was OS X Server).

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Overview

macOS Server makes it easy to configure and monitor Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices and network storage volumes.

Here’s what you’ll get with macOS Server:

Profile Manager

Mobile device management for iOS, macOS, and tvOS devices
Distribution of institution licensed apps and books purchased from the Volume Purchase Program to users or devices
Install Software Updates on devices running iOS 12 and mac OS 10.14
Device Enrollment Program integration
Web-based administration console
Self-service user portal for clearing passcodes, remote lock, and remote wipe

Xsan

Block-level SAN file sharing with concurrent read/write access
Xsan volume hosting and configuration
Volume management, storage pooling, striping, and volume mapping
Real-time monitoring, graphs, and event notifications
Metadata controller failover and file system journaling

Server App

Local and remote management
Users and group settings
View real-time graphs of server usage
Receive alerts on network changes, certificate expiration, storage usage, and more

Some features require an Apple ID and/or compatible Internet access; additional fees and terms apply. Some features require program enrollment. Some features are not available in all countries.

What's new in macOS Server

Version 5.11:

iOS/iPadOS:

Automated Device Enrollment: Skip Restore Completed and Update Completed panes in Setup Assistant
Install non-removable managed apps
Exchange ActiveSync: Override previous password
Network Usage Rules: Configure SIM rules
Notifications: Allow Notification previews on lock screen
Restrictions: Allow App Clips
WiFi: Disable association MAC randomization
Include eSIM Identifier "EID" in device info

iPadOS:

Education: Allow configuring only Shared iPad login window, not

Classroom:

Shared iPad:

Manage quota-based users
Disable temporary sessions

macOS:

Configure Auto Advance
Automated Device Enrollment: Skip Accessibility pane in Setup Assistant, show Server Activation Lock Bypass Code in device security info
Install managed apps
Account Configuration: Managed local user short name
Associated Domains: Enable direct downloads
Content Caching: Auto-enable tethered caching, send ContentCachingInformation command
Restrictions: Allow apps to get file provider info, Defer app updates

iOS/iPadOS/macOS:

VPN: Configure new system extension and network configuration keys
iOS/tvOS
Set time zone on supervised devices

59 Reviews of macOS Server

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Don't touch this software. Apple has completely destroyed what we know as a Server product. Everything is being deprecated. Don't waste your money. Apple is no longer a user friendly organisation. This has been evident really since they refused to support NFS variants a few years back. Networking is obviously too difficult for Apple's Snowflake engineers. 0 out of 10.

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Thinking-Differently

25 April 2018

Version: 5.6.1

The following Apple guide tells you how to replace Server App with open source code. It is only 42 pages, what could be simpler than that? ;-) https://developer.apple.com/support/macos-server/macOS-Server-Service-Migration-Guide.pdf In case you are wondering, I’m not serious about this being simple. Although it does open a third party opportunity for those with programming skills to fill the void, left by Apple.

(3)

Derekcurrie

17 April 2018

v5.6.1 was released April 16, 2018. Unfortunately, the page here at MU only describes v5.6. Apple has released an updated 'What's New' specific to v5.6.1 here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208646

MU shouldn't feel bad about not yet updating their 'What's New' information. Apple hasn't either over at their Mac App Store! (o_O) Disappointing.

Side Comments:
-> The panic over Apple pulling open source software from macOS Server is overblown. All of it is still available as, for course, open source software available to all. What's lost is the convenience of accessing these programs from within the macOS Server installation. However, Server does "guide customers to acquire these same services directly from the open source providers."
-> Of late, Apple has developed a POOR reputation for supporting the Mac. Part of the problem is obviously Intel's repeatedly slipping CPU release schedule, making the release of new CPU Macs slower. For the time being, Moore's Law is clearly dead. But the continual Apple Bungles®™ regarding macOS 10.13 High Sierra, APFS, the lack of a Mac mini update, as well as the delayed repair of the ongoing mess that is Mac Pro have all brought shame on Apple. I consider this to be a management problem. Reorganization is in order as well as sending all executives back to Jobs school.

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chasjunk

I like how all the panicky/hostile reviews this month don't bother quoting the whole message from Apple. For those with reading comprehension issues, here's the rest: "To help prepare for this transition, these services -- which are still included in macOS Server 5.6 --will no longer be visible in the Server App sidebar for new installations. Existing installations that update to macOS Server 5.6 will be unaffected and will continue to work as usual. We continue to actively develop and support the other features of macOS Server, including Open Directory, Profile Manager and Xsan management." So let's review for the slow ones in the back: 1. The open source stuff will no longer be bundled in, BUT Apple will include guidance on how to get these things directly. 2. So that means Server users can keep these vital components updated much more quickly than waiting for Apple to issue a new version of Server. GEE THAT SOUNDS AWFUL. 3. The parts of Server that Apple develops will continue to be developed. ERMAGERD WHAT A DISASTER. So as it turns out NOTHING is deprecated, but security is considerably improved by letting admins update the open source components as they are updated rather than having to wait.

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cooper-6

02 April 2018

Version: 5.6

People need to begin seeing the truth. Apple is not killing the Macintosh Server; Apple is killing the Macintosh in it its entirety. It is a process. First they kill AppleScript on Pages, Numbers, etc., calling it an improvement, then they slowly stop supporting the OS itself, then they kill Server, etc. Eventually they will stop making Macintosh. Their money is in iPhones/iPads/ etc. When Steve Jobs died, Apple died. Apple never learns. This is what nearly killed Apple post Jobs the first time, and it is what will eventually be the downfall of Apple in the future. Jobs had vision in a company he loved, Cook has a job that pays him millions in a company that is nothing more to him but a cash cow..

It was too great, so apple decided to abandon it.

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"This Fall, Apple plans to cease bundling the open source services (Calendar Server, Contacts Server, Messages Server, Mail Server, DNS, DHCP, VPN Server, and Websites) in macOS Server" I want my money back!

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Is this a joke? Apple is killing server app. All the services "Calendar Server, Contacts Server, Messages Server, Mail Server, DNS, DHCP, VPN Server, and Websites" will be disabled. I want my money back. How can I now sync contacts and calendar with apple tools and not use their could services which I will not use?

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wblume

30 March 2018

"cease bundling the open source services (Calendar Server, Contacts Server, Messages Server, Mail Server, DNS, DHCP, VPN Server, and Websites" Just everything I bought Server (and my Mac Mini) for. How do they still call this "Server?" Will they take it all back, please?