Upgrade to Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Universal Update for improved performance and compatibility on all Universal servers. This update is highly recommended.
Mac OS X Server 10.4 “Tiger” is the 5th major release of Apple’s award-winning server operating system. It brings over 200 new features and builds on over 100 of the latest open source projects. The Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Universal Update is highly recommended for all servers as it includes fixes for the operating system and various applications, services, and technologies.
Some of the fixes that this update includes are avoiding AFP connection errors when authenticating Active Directory users who are members of lots of groups, preventing SMB/CIFS server deadlocks and service interruptions, authenticating Windows clients when bound to Active Directory, copying read-only files to AFP shares on Xsan and UFS volumes, and preventing NFS server hangs at shutdown.
The update also includes better TCP performance with Windows clients and servers, creating and managing VLANs from the command-line, time zone and daylight saving time changes for 2007, compatibility with third party applications and devices, and previous standalone security updates.
In terms of key features, the Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Universal COMBO Update allows for the use of AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS, and FTP file sharing protocols, login and authentication in Open Directory and Active Directory environments, synchronizing Open Directory servers and ensuring reliable replica promotion, membership and permissions issues when users are in more than 16 groups, and more.
Other key features include running JBoss and hosting MySQL databases and authenticating with PHP programs, reliably hosting mail services when handling thousands of user accounts, virus filtering and quarantine with updates to ClamAV version 0.88.2, publishing iTunes music and video formats using the Weblog server and RSS2, creating and hosting NetBoot and Network Install images for Intel-based Macs, and configuring up to 64 NFS server daemons in Server Admin.
Users can also stream movies to localized versions of the QuickTime Player, use VPN and DHCP services after running Gateway Setup Assistant, create and rebuilding software RAID sets with Disk Utility, and import users with multiple short names into LDAP domain. The update also includes the ability to handle TCP Selective Acknowledgments in congested networks and better TCP performance with Windows clients and servers.
Overall, the Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Universal COMBO Update is a highly recommended update for its numerous fixes, key features, and language support in Deutsch, English, Français, and Japanese.
Some of the fixes that this update includes are avoiding AFP connection errors when authenticating Active Directory users who are members of lots of groups, preventing SMB/CIFS server deadlocks and service interruptions, authenticating Windows clients when bound to Active Directory, copying read-only files to AFP shares on Xsan and UFS volumes, and preventing NFS server hangs at shutdown.
The update also includes better TCP performance with Windows clients and servers, creating and managing VLANs from the command-line, time zone and daylight saving time changes for 2007, compatibility with third party applications and devices, and previous standalone security updates.
In terms of key features, the Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Universal COMBO Update allows for the use of AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS, and FTP file sharing protocols, login and authentication in Open Directory and Active Directory environments, synchronizing Open Directory servers and ensuring reliable replica promotion, membership and permissions issues when users are in more than 16 groups, and more.
Other key features include running JBoss and hosting MySQL databases and authenticating with PHP programs, reliably hosting mail services when handling thousands of user accounts, virus filtering and quarantine with updates to ClamAV version 0.88.2, publishing iTunes music and video formats using the Weblog server and RSS2, creating and hosting NetBoot and Network Install images for Intel-based Macs, and configuring up to 64 NFS server daemons in Server Admin.
Users can also stream movies to localized versions of the QuickTime Player, use VPN and DHCP services after running Gateway Setup Assistant, create and rebuilding software RAID sets with Disk Utility, and import users with multiple short names into LDAP domain. The update also includes the ability to handle TCP Selective Acknowledgments in congested networks and better TCP performance with Windows clients and servers.
Overall, the Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Universal COMBO Update is a highly recommended update for its numerous fixes, key features, and language support in Deutsch, English, Français, and Japanese.
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