macOS Server 5.2 (Sierra)

Overview of services in macOS

Introduction

  1. Install OS X Server 5.2
  2. Upgrade OS X to 10.12 (Sierra)
  3. Upgrade To OS X Server 5.2
  4. Create Bootable Installers

Directory Services

  1. Promote an Open Directory Master
  2. Open Directory Replica (10.11 article – waiting until OD issues fixed in 10.12 to complete)
  3. Promote An Open Directory Replica To A Master (10.11 article – waiting until OD issues fixed in 10.12 to complete)
  4. Manage Users using the Server app
  5. Manage Groups using the Server app
  6. Demote an Open Directory Server using the Server app
  7. Demote an Open Directory Server from the Command Line
  8. Navigating Through accountsd In macOS Sierra

Configure Server Services

  1. Caching Server
  2. File Sharing
  3. DNS
  4. DHCP
  5. Profile Manager
  6. NetInstall
  7. Contacts
  8. Calendar
  9. Messages
  10. VPN
  11. Mail
  12. FTP
  13. Web Services and Apache
  14. Wikis and WebDAV
  15. Show The Software Update Service In macOS Sierra
  16. Software Update Services
  17. Time Machine
  18. Xcode Server
  19. Configure Xsan Clients

Manage Servers

  1. Disable Automatic Updates on Servers
  2. Manage the Adaptive Firewall
  3. Enable SSH, ARD, SNMP and Remote Server Access
  4. Enable Push Notifications
  5. Configure Alerts in the Server app

Troubleshooting

  1. Reset Unresponsive Server App
  2. Server Logs
  3. Server Help Screens

Command Line

  1. serverinfo
  2. Programatically Manage DNS Using dnsconfig
  3. statshares
  4. Startup Profiles
  5. nvram
  6. Manage Profiles from the command line in OS X Server
  7. Xsan Command Line Options
  8. Delete nvram data during deployments
  9. Create Chat (Jabber) Rooms Programmatically 

Miscellaneous

  1. Backing Up OS X Server
  2. Add a VPP Token to Profile Manager
  3. Change path to Xcode Server logs
  4. Official Apple Documentation
  5. Capturing Smaller Screenshots
  6. Xsan Guide