Category Archives: Mac OS X Server

Tips about Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server administration.

Amanda: recovering a Mac OS X client

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Miguel Arroz

This is the third post about Amanda, an open source backup system for UNIX-based computers. The previous two posts were a general introduction to Amanda inner workings, and instructions for configuring a Mac OS X amanda client. In this post … Continue reading →

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Amanda: installing a Mac OS X client

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Miguel Arroz

In my previous article, I presented Amanda, its basic concepts, and how does it compare to Time Machine. Now, I’ll give you an example of how to install and configure a Mac OS X machine to be an Amanda client. … Continue reading →

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Amanda on Mac OS X

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Miguel Arroz

Given that Retrospect 8 is essentially a piece of crap, I’ve been searching for an alternative I can use when Time Machine is not an option for backing up Macs. The main two points I’m focused on is reliability and … Continue reading →

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Apple 2009 wish list

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Miguel Arroz

It’s a brand new year. So here’s my wish list for Apple: Please fix the wireless driver that causes my Mac to crash about 10% of the times I turn Airport off. Please fix the trackpad driver, or whatever is … Continue reading →

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Granular updates, please!

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Miguel Arroz

Today was update day for our Mac OS X Server machine. The story is quick: installed Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 update, fixed WebObjects to go back to 5.3.3, rebooted. Surprise: my customized version of PHP was replaced by a … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Mac OS X Leopard Server

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Miguel Arroz

I was expecting that. Fortunately, I was ready for it. So, I’ll describe some details of upgrading Leopard Server from 10.5.2 to 10.5.4 to avoid you the same trouble. If you read my previous article about Leopard Server, you know … Continue reading →

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Migrating to Leopard Server

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Miguel Arroz

This was it. I spent the easter weekend migrating GAEL‘s Xserve to Leopard Server. It all went well, although some more or less serious issues poped up. Our server is used mainly for hosting web content and applications (php, perl, … Continue reading →

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Testing memory

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Miguel Arroz

I wrote some days ago about badblocks for testing a hard drive surface. Now, the same for memory. As I said, I bought a second-hand PowerMac G5 to replace my old G4. When I got the new machine, I run … Continue reading →

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