This can be a fantastic little machine. I'm replacing a cluster of old G4 and G5 XServes that have been utilized as web-application servers with these minor guys and I'm incredibly happy with these. Even though OS X server is included, I commonly replace it with OS X Client for servers dedicated to Apache-WebObjects-MySQL application hosting since I uncover remote command line administration of OS X Client is much more familiar and convenient to me. On the other hand if utilizing some from the quite a few other server services, I will leave OS X Server operating system on there.
Before Mac Mini Server arrived on the scene, numerous have been making use of normal Mac Minis as servers for small sites and tiny company. Now Apple has endorsed the use of the Mac Mini as an economical server by selling it in this excellent sub-$1000 package with two 500GB drives. The extra drive is far more helpful than the built-in DVD drive in a server usage scenario. You'll be able to use software mirroring, or basically use Carbon Copy Cloner to perform automatic nightly backups towards the second drive.
And this little machine consumes a fraction of the power of an XServe and gives near silent operation when compared to a noisy whining G5 XServe. Read More About Apple Mac mini MC408LL/A Snow Leopard Server Review.
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