Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.3 Update

Important: Read Before Installing

1. An Admin user password that does not contain spaces or Option-keyed characters is required to install. The password may not be blank. If your password must be changed, then follow these steps: Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Choose Accounts from the View menu. Select an Admin user and click Edit User. Type your current password, and press Return. Change the password, and click OK.

2. You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. This precautionary statement does not apply to the normal installation of application software.

3. The installation process should not be interrupted. Monitor progress by clicking the Detailed Progress disclosure triangle. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Software Downloads to install. Installation

Installation

There are two ways to update to Mac OS X Server 10.2.3.

Automatic Software Update Installation

You may have been referred to this document by Automatic Software Update. For more information on this feature, see technical document 106704, "Mac OS X: How to Update Your Software".

Because some updates are prerequisites for others, you may need to use Software Update more than once to get all desired updates.

Standalone Installers

An installer is also available from Apple Software Downloads (http://www.apple.com/swupdates/).

Two versions of the installer are available. One is for updating version 10.2.2 to 10.2.3, the other 10.2 or 10.2.1 to 10.2.3 (a "Combo" update). This document describes the former. If you need to use the Combo update, see technical document 107266, "Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.3 Update (Combo)".


Enhancements delivered with this update

This update delivers many enhancements, as outlined below.

Admin Guide documentation

• Enhanced documentation includes information about how to operate and configure NetBoot/Network Install, Directory Services Integration and Usage, QuickTime Streaming Server, Password Server, Open Directory Assistant, NFS resharing.

Apple File Service

• Added option for the inherited permissions model when copying files to the server. This option is available in Workgroup Manager.

Workgroup Manager

• Improved information updates when Computer Lists are being manipulated locally and remotely.
• Improves the configuration interface for Group Folder, which provides formatted examples of URLs and Paths.
• Group Folder names may contain spaces.
• Improved share point configuration performance.
• Allows Group Directory creation using the "CreateGroupfolder" Command-Line Tool for on-demand or automatic creation of Group Directories. In the updated Server Admin Guide, see page 202, "Defining an Advanced Group Volume."

Macintosh Manager

• Macintosh Manager 2.2.2 CD includes Deutsch, Japanese, and Français disk sets.
• Macintosh Manager share point is now visible in the list of share points.

Server Monitor

• Status Summary provides more reliable information about monitored servers and prevents conditions which could result in the message "No response from server."

Installation

• Time estimates during installation of Mac OS X Server are more accurate.
• Upgrading from Mac OS X Server 10.1 to Mac OS X Server 10.2.3 preserves proxy settings for each network interface.
• When upgrading a Mac OS X client computer with Mac OS X Server 10.2.3 using the "MacOSXServerInstall.mpkg" file, a restart is required. Restart your computer after any installation of Mac OS X Server.

Server Assistant

• Volume names with spaces and apostrophes are available for both local and remote installation of software using Server Assistant.
• Improved interface configuration when configuring many network interfaces.
• The underscore (_) character is an acceptable character in the hostname configuration.
• Upgrading Mac OS X 10.2 client systems with original usernames containing more than eight characters is supported. See technical document 107304, "Mac OS X Server 10.2: Cannot Complete Setup Assistant After Installing Server Package".

NetBoot and Network Install

• NetBoot Images can be compressed using Disk Copy.
• NetBoot Images created using the Network Image Utility can be modified using Disk Copy even if the uncompressed size of the image exceeds 2 GB. The final size of the Disk Image file (after compression) must be less than 2 GB for clients to properly start up.
• Network Image Utility can create images from DVD installation disks.
• Improved function and, and improved documentation in Admin Guide and Knowledge Base related to these items:
  - Updating an existing Mac OS X NetBoot disk image
  - Customizing a Mac OS X NetBoot Disk Image
  - Creating a Mac OS X NetBoot image from an existing system
  - Creating a Network Install disk image
  - Adding packages to an OS install image
  - Automating installation of an OS image
  - Information on "About the minstallconfig.xml" file
  - Selecting a Network Install image (from a Mac OS X client)

Note: To create a custom package install image (an image without system software), you must use a Mac OS X version 10.2.3 or later install disk. See the Server Admin Guide for more information on this topic.

Utilities

• Provides zero all data feature in Disk Utility, for compatible hard drives.
• Improved function of Package Maker utility, as related to maintaining file attributes within created packages.

General System Enhancements

Mac OS X Server 10.2.3 also includes enhancements of the standard, non-server operating system, as listed in technical document 107263, "Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.2.3 Update".

Print Server

• Improved AppleTalk Print Queue reliability.
• Improved interface responsiveness related to print queue visibility in the client computer Chooser when queue is no longer available.

Mail Server

• Improved mail delivery performance of large enclosures to clients using Mail.app.

Web Server

• Updated to Apache version 2.0.43.
• Updated to Axis version 1.0.
• Updated to SquirrelMail version 1.2.9.

Other Enhancements

• MySQL version has been updated to 3.23.53.
• Open Directory Assistant allows you to configure IP address of en1 or other secondary active network interface card.

Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only, and does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

Document 17159, "Locating Vendor Information" can help you search for a particular vendor's address and phone number.