[WinMac] Mac OSX Server review by ZDNET
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Fri, 28 May 1999 09:02:31 -0500
Hello!
Click on the link below, and follow along.
<http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/firstlooks/0,6763,2262644,00.html>.
Towards the bottom of the second page, I quote the authors' summary:
>>>>
>Unlike the mixed Web serving performance results, an area of clear
>performance improvement is file serving. Apple claims that OS X
>Server can handle 4,000 simultaneous open files and 1,000 users. On
>the downside, it canít directly share files with Windows clients;
>youíll have to stick with AppleShare IP for that.
>
>One final problem is the lack of a distributed user database. Each
>OS X Server must have an individual instance of a user in order for
>that user to be able to roam across workgroups. On the other hand,
>setting up OS X Server is a fair bit easier than Windows NT and
>quite a bit easier than Linux. We were able to reinstall OS X server
>completely and NetBoot two iMacs within 30 minutes.
>
>On the whole, we found OS X Server a highly capable platform for the
>market for which itís targeted: education, publishing, and
>homogeneous Macintosh networks. Those dealing with a heterogeneous
>network or requiring enterprise-level performance or availability
>had best steer clear.
>
>
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Cheers!
Dan
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