Beyond the basic mail server and Jabber instant messaging service, Apple introduced a shared calendaring solution called iCal Server that was based on the open CalDAV standard and that supported other CalDAV clients beyond Apple’s iCal. You could convert a server to advanced mode by launching one of the advanced admin tools, but once you did, you couldn’t go back to the simpler Server Preferences.Īnother set of features introduced in Leopard Server was a series of collaborative tools. However, there was no easy way to switch between the two simplified modes and the advanced mode. An advanced mode where experienced systems administrators had full access to Apple’s GUI and command-line tools for managing each and every service available.One where a server was installed for a specific department or project and where user accounts were imported from a larger directory system within the network (such as Microsoft’s Active Directory or Apple’s Open Directory).One for small businesses with no large infrastructure.Within Server Preferences in Leopard Server, Apple drew clear delineations between three different types of configuration: This management happened from a simple utility that was designed along the same lines as Mac OS X’s familiar System Preferences utility, but with Server Preferences, a user with only moderate technical skills could set up and easily manage a server without having to dig through the primary Mac OS X Server administrative tools. Server Preferences was designed for workgroups or small businesses to manage some of the core services-file sharing, e-mail accounts, Web hosting and other collaborative tools, and centralized backup using Apple’s Time Machine-available in Leopard Server. One of the features introduced in Leopard Server was a simplified administration tool called Server Preferences.
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