#MAC MINI SERVER SIERRA SERIAL#
#MAC MINI SERVER SIERRA UPDATE#

I no longer have to worry about space since I can plan well ahead for that. Still, I have over 2TB of media reasonably secure and all Macs are backed up via TM. Most users donРІР‚в„ўt need a server, but IРІР‚в„ўm going to explain a few reasons why you might want to bring an old Mac to life with OS X Server. Running AppleРІР‚в„ўs Network Diagnostics, everything look find with five green lights. Upon initial boot up, I could not sign in with an Apple ID to set up iCloud.

#MAC MINI SERVER SIERRA UPDATE#

Starting an update to OS X 10.12 (Sierra) I receive a message, that the system must be updates to OS X 10.10 or 10.11 first. Cons are that the initial investment was high and that having my iTunes library on the Drobo means I can't do a time machine backup on that. OS X Server runs on any Mac that runs El Capitan, even an old Mac. I just upgraded a Mac Mini Server to Sierra and could not get it to connect to the internet by cable ethernet, Wifi, or iPhone hotspot. Unfortunately I skipped updates of my Mac mini (MD389D/A, late 2012) after OS X 10.9.5 / OS X Server 3.2.2 until today (Dec. Pros were that I could grow the storage space as drives got cheaper, recycle old drives, have a safety net if drives fail and also use as a Time Machine backup.

#MAC MINI SERVER SIERRA SERIAL#

Then as the library got bigger, it was getting hard to store the media on an external drive and also back up. The Apple Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.66 Server (Mid-2010/Aluminum Unibody) features a 2.66 GHz Intel 'Core 2 Duo' (P8800) processor, a 3 MB on-chip level 2 cache, a 1066 MHz frontside bus, 4 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500) memory, dual 500 GB 3 Gb/s Serial ATA hard drives, and a NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256 MB of memory. With OSX Mojave 10.14 Apple killed off OSX server, but it is still possible to download an older version from Apple that still works. OSX server was particularly powerful running on a Mac Mini. The rMBP should last a good few years and is definitely an improvement over the mini.Р”Р‡or storage space, I moved away from internal drives with the mini. A server can allow you share files, run your own email or web server, remotely connect in to your office etc. Now I use a first gen rMBP (2012) that was retired when I got my touch bar MBP. Specifics if macOS Sierra 10.12.4 (or later) has never been installed on your Mac: ItРІР‚в„ўs recommended that you use the Commend + R keyboard combination to get to the Recovery Mode screen this ensures that the new installation wonРІР‚в„ўt be connected to your Apple ID, which is the preferable option if you are selling or giving away the computer. The host mac has evolved from a G4 tower bought in the late 90s to a 2009 Mac mini.

Initially just music, ripping all my CDs plus some vinyl. I have had a media server in several forms since iTunes first came into being.

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