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Apple Updates 'OS X Server' With Bug Fixes

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OS X ServerApple has updated OS X Server, the application that runs on top of OS X Mountain Lion to expand the system's server feature set.

The update adds several bug fixes, though the 'What's New' section includes a number of new features that were originally added back in December 2012.

What's new

- Fix for administering Profile Manager from iPad mini.
- Support for using bonded or virtual network interfaces in Server.
- Fix for setup failures due to an SSL error.
- Fixes for upgrading from Lion Server.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit: support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

OS X Server is available for $19.99 on the Mac App Store. [Direct Link]

Top Rated Comments

163 months ago
failed for SnowLeopard to Lion, haven't looked since

I had an absolutely catastrophic update when i attempted to go from Snow Leopard to Lion:

did you know that when you update to Lion Server, it *removes* all your web sites? and PHP? That there is no longer any way to maintain virtual hosts? That even configuring them via command line is near impossible, even for a veteran unix guru?

So my Q is, is all this fixed?
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163 months ago
Has anyone upgraded from Lion Server to Mountain Lion Server?
I have always heard upgrades on the server do not normally work out.

Thoughts?

Went from 10.5.8 Server to 10.6.3 server a few years ago. It was DNS and OD master with around 300 users. That went well.

But, I rather do a clean install and import the necessary data. If the server was as "default setup" as possible, then upgrading usually works well.

Just make sure you have fall-back strategy: make a bootable dmg of the origininal server boot-volume before upgrading.
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