Comments on: The Argument for the Mac mini Server http://schwarztech.us/articles/the-argument-for-the-mac-mini-server Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:28:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: MacMiniAdmin http://schwarztech.us/articles/the-argument-for-the-mac-mini-server/comment-page-1#comment-626368 MacMiniAdmin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:55:48 +0000 http://schwarztech.us/?p=974#comment-626368 I think the best part of the new mac mini is the redundant hard drives. I wish the device would give you RAID configuration options at first boot. Here are directions how to setup RAID1 mirroring on Mac OS X Server. http://www.macminiworld.net/blog/mac-mini-server-raid1-configuration I think the best part of the new mac mini is the redundant hard drives. I wish the device would give you RAID configuration options at first boot.

Here are directions how to setup RAID1 mirroring on Mac OS X Server.

http://www.macminiworld.net/blog/mac-mini-server-raid1-configuration

]]> By: Opie http://schwarztech.us/articles/the-argument-for-the-mac-mini-server/comment-page-1#comment-626277 Opie Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:35:52 +0000 http://schwarztech.us/?p=974#comment-626277 Apple's USB/ethernet adapter works fine, both with OS X and Linux, as long as your need for speed is less than 100 Mb/s. It's a good match for cable modems and leaves the Mini's gigabit ethernet port free for faster LAN connections. I'm using an Intel Mac Mini (2008) as a server to replace a Pentium III with a failing hard drive. It does a fantastic job running a full range of services with Gentoo Linux. KDE provides a slick desktop for it as well. I'm sure OS X server with the new Mini will do an equally fine job if that's your preference for an OS. The new Mini will take 8 GB of memory with the latest firmware update. But I've got no complaints with the 4 GB in my 2008 Mini or with the 500 GB WD Scorpio Blue hard drive that resides in it. While the Pentium box did it's job admirably for years, a major boost in speed when crunching numbers or data along with big power savings and almost complete silence makes this boy very happy with his Mini. My Mini's about a fifth of the cost of the dual quad core box I have that was going to double as a replacement for my old server. But the noise and power demands from it, even when idle, made me reluctant to run it 24/7. The folks at www.macminicolo.net are certainly impressed with the Mini's performance. Their site offers some interesting insights as well as a picture of their Mini server farm. Apple’s USB/ethernet adapter works fine, both with OS X and Linux, as long as your need for speed is less than 100 Mb/s. It’s a good match for cable modems and leaves the Mini’s gigabit ethernet port free for faster LAN connections.

I’m using an Intel Mac Mini (2008) as a server to replace a Pentium III with a failing hard drive. It does a fantastic job running a full range of services with Gentoo Linux. KDE provides a slick desktop for it as well. I’m sure OS X server with the new Mini will do an equally fine job if that’s your preference for an OS.

The new Mini will take 8 GB of memory with the latest firmware update. But I’ve got no complaints with the 4 GB in my 2008 Mini or with the 500 GB WD Scorpio Blue hard drive that resides in it.

While the Pentium box did it’s job admirably for years, a major boost in speed when crunching numbers or data along with big power savings and almost complete silence makes this boy very happy with his Mini. My Mini’s about a fifth of the cost of the dual quad core box I have that was going to double as a replacement for my old server. But the noise and power demands from it, even when idle, made me reluctant to run it 24/7.

The folks at http://www.macminicolo.net are certainly impressed with the Mini’s performance. Their site offers some interesting insights as well as a picture of their Mini server farm.

]]> By: Jordan http://schwarztech.us/articles/the-argument-for-the-mac-mini-server/comment-page-1#comment-626276 Jordan Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:15:34 +0000 http://schwarztech.us/?p=974#comment-626276 Rad Wagner, they make USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapters. Rad Wagner, they make USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapters.

]]> By: Jon http://schwarztech.us/articles/the-argument-for-the-mac-mini-server/comment-page-1#comment-626275 Jon Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:09:53 +0000 http://schwarztech.us/?p=974#comment-626275 @ Rad Wagner: You just got me thinking about the two ethernet ports. I wonder if the USB/e-net dongle that Apple sells for the MacBook Air will work. Someone with a Mini server should try this and report back to see if this works or not. @ Rad Wagner: You just got me thinking about the two ethernet ports. I wonder if the USB/e-net dongle that Apple sells for the MacBook Air will work. Someone with a Mini server should try this and report back to see if this works or not.

]]> By: JonB. http://schwarztech.us/articles/the-argument-for-the-mac-mini-server/comment-page-1#comment-626274 JonB. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:44:18 +0000 http://schwarztech.us/?p=974#comment-626274 Considering the Server OS's on the market and some of snobbery about them, too many people forget that OS X is based on and underpinned by BSD verion of Unix. Considering the Server OS’s on the market and some of snobbery about them, too many people forget that OS X is based on and underpinned by BSD verion of Unix.

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