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At this point, you need to replace the hard drives. I have an OLD note about this (from June 2011), from Matt Federoff (see ). I tried the Internet Archive but his old blog posting wasn't captured by them.
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He said that 1 TB 2.5' SATA drives worked, using the following: with this adapter, reported as working successfully, BUT you need to modify the SATA cable in the Apple Drive Module/carrier, shaving off the center tab as shown in the image below: Press the sides of the plastic end housing the cable to release it from the metal carrier, in order to get better access to the cable. From there, yes, try a Linux distro, make sure they list the Xserve as supported. Then go with Samba with the vfsfruit module enabled, as discussed here: Best of luck! Hi thank you very much for the reply macfixer! I tried to download it, but I think because I a previous version under my account, it does not give me the offer to re-purchase a different version. Is there a way I can erase this from the purchase history to try to download again? I did try to download from the app store and all I get is an 'INSTALL' option when I search for server.
After downloading and trying to install I get an upgrade error. I only used a 10.6 version of server in a production environment, nothing newer.
You shouldn't be running OS X (Server or client) for public-facing services any older than 10.11.x - period. There are patches for 10.12 probably not provided for 10.11, and far moreso for 10.10 for which security updates are tapering off. This is the LONG-established pattern. Looks like with 10.12, the oldest Server(.app) version you can run is 5.1.7 If you never purchased a Server.app version, then you'll have to contact Apple most likely. Looks like the newest OS X you can run on an Xserver is 10.10 with plenty of caveats. See But then you can run Server 5.2 which you DO want to do.
Thank you for the responses I really appreciate it. This server I was thinking of using as an internal file server only, nothing outward facing. I was just hoping to re-purpose these 3 x-serves that are still great systems. I may just go with a different solution alltogether. Its good to know I can contact Apple to get the older version. I am having a really hard time considering migrating to a mac mini or mac pro server solution with todays hardware. I may look at Ubuntu server.
Again this is just for file sharing. On the above note, do either of you have any thoughts on a non-Microsoft file server solution? I am currently looking at rack mounted nas chassis. I used Thecus in the past and I really like their OS.
Requirements are for approx 60 users all running Mac OS About 750 GB worth of data. At this point, you need to replace the hard drives. I have an OLD note about this (from June 2011), from Matt Federoff (see ).
I tried the Internet Archive but his old blog posting wasn't captured by them. He said that 1 TB 2.5' SATA drives worked, using the following: with this adapter, reported as working successfully, BUT you need to modify the SATA cable in the Apple Drive Module/carrier, shaving off the center tab as shown in the image below: Press the sides of the plastic end housing the cable to release it from the metal carrier, in order to get better access to the cable. From there, yes, try a Linux distro, make sure they list the Xserve as supported. Then go with Samba with the vfsfruit module enabled, as discussed here: Best of luck! Cpguru21 wrote: I tried to download it, but I think because I downloaded a previous version under my account, it does not give me the offer to re-purchase a different version.
Is there a way I can erase this from the purchase history to try to download again? I did try to download from the app store and all I get is an 'INSTALL' option when I search for server. This is what you typically want to see.
The install option means you're already purchased Server.app and don't need to do so again. In my experience it has also 'just worked' to get the old Server.app downloaded on an older OS. Have you tried it with a clean install? Kevinmcox wrote: DavidCSG wrote: Looks like the newest OS X you can run on an Xserver is 10.10 with plenty of caveats. See But then you can run Server 5.2 which you DO want to do.An Xserve3,1 (2009) is supported up to 10.11.6. I think you can get Sierra going on it without too much effort, but I haven't tried, because all the hardware is compatible. The decision to not support 10.12 on the machine was an arbitrary one by Apple.
Thanks for looking that up. I don't have any Xserves that I work with any longer (and haven't had any in a very long time) and I would never advise keeping any running in ANYthing approaching any critical role(s). Apple's decision is what it is, we can talk about it ad nauseum but our talk won't change a thing about the reality:-) Given that anything past 10.11 isn't officially supported, I'd also advise against pursuing that for ANYthing but a home lab with nothing to lose but (lots of) time.
Cpguru21 wrote: One has never been used and is just a spare! I feel like its a waste of hardware. Haha, I'll take it off your hands if it is taking up too much space. I'd be happy to have another 3,1, especially a brand new one! (I am sitting on a pile of 2,1's that aren't worth much though.) I'm still using the Xserves in production because like you, I have them and they work.
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David's point is simply that it is old, outdated hardware with no spare parts availability. If one goes down you're going to have a problem unless you've planned for it. In my case while they are in use for production purposes they aren't doing anything I can't move to a different server pretty quickly.
So while I do risk a small amount of downtime I don't risk any data loss. For example I'm running my Munki server, MAU caching/manifest server, macOS Server caching service, etc. Off an Xserve. If these services go down it won't really impact the business as the users most likely won't even notice. I can move all those resources to another machine and change internal DNS before anyone even notices. So you're taking a risk by using hardware that old, but it is up to you to calculate that risk and decide if it is worth taking.
If you haven't thought it through and planned it out very carefully the best advice is to don't risk it and use hardware that is still supported. I talked with Apple Enterprise support today. Here is the procedure to buy & obtain an older macOS Server. HAVE A BACKUP or three. Time Machine or SuperDuper, or Carbon Copy Cloner. OBTAIN THE MAC OS INSTALLER (IF NEEDED) If you need an older OS X installer - You're going to need an Apple ID that has previously downloaded that OS.
(This is a great reason to visit the Mac App store & 'buy' every OS, even if you don't need them right away. They are free). Using that Apple ID, Login to the App store & download the OSX installer.
This is not the server, just the regular OS. BUYING THE SERVER INSTALLER: You need a Mac running Sierra. You can install Sierra on an external drive & boot from that if you want to. Using a Mac running Sierra, go to the Mac App store & purchase the current version of macOS Server. Discard the file because you don't want that new version.
But your apple ID now owns that software & can download it. You are now done with the Sierra Mac. OBTAINING THE OLDER VERSION OF macOS SERVER Using the older Mac that you want to install macOS Server onto, sign into the Mac App store - using the same Apple ID that bought macOS Server.
Try to download/install it. There will be a message saying something like 'The current version will not work for this machine, do you want to download the older version that does?' That is exactly what you want!!!:-):-):-) IF YOU ARE UPGRADING Server The OP may not be upgrading the OSX but maybe you are.
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Assuming you are upgrading from a slightly version older of OSX Server, (like say from OSX 10.9 Server to OSX 10.10 Server) the procedure is to:. Install the desired OS X (if not what you already have) (This is not a server OS, and it will not have server functions, but don't worry).
Run the macOS Server installer. It has a migration assistant & you can watch it go through each service & migrate it.
If there is a problem it will tell you where. It ought to migrate all your previous server settings, users & everything. If you have any problems with any of this, or with the migration call Apple Enterprise Support at 1-866-752-7753 (it was free) Regards, Dave Mac Medix.
