Mac OS X Server Reference Library

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Mac OS X Server

Mac OS X Server is built on Darwin, which has an open source core. Mac OS X Server provides high-performance networking and supports multiple file systems, BSD symmetric multiprocessing, and 64-bit applications. Server administrators benefit from tools that simplify service setup and management. Developers can use WebObjects to create and deploy web and Java applications.


Getting Started A guided introduction to developing for Mac OS X Server.	Fundamentals Essential information for working with Mac OS X Server.	Frameworks API references organized by framework.



Mac OS X Server Topics View the complete Mac OS X Server Reference Library List.
Apple Hardware Apple hardware server solutions such as Xserve G5 and Xserve RAID.	Carbon C APIs for developing full-featured server-related applications.	Cocoa Object-oriented APIs for developing full-featured server-related applications.



Core Foundation APIs that provide fundamental software services to Mac OS X Server applications.	Darwin The open source foundation of Mac OS X Server, based on 4.4BSD UNIX.	Directory Services Information and authentication services needed by servers and clients.



Hardware & Drivers Resources for creating products compatible with Mac OS X Server.	High Performance Computing Support for computationally intensive activities.	Internet & Web Technologies for working with web content, web services, and database-driven websites.



Java An environment for developing server-related applications.	Migration Moving to Mac OS X Server version 10.4 from other server software.	Networking Protocols and services that support networking for server-related products.



Performance Resources for measuring, evaluating, and improving code and system performance.	Porting Tools and programming interfaces for moving code to Mac OS X Server.	Security Authentication, authorization, and cryptographic services for server applications.



Storage High-capacity storage using Xserve RAID arrays and Xsan file systems.	Streaming APIs and tools for streaming media and extending QuickTime Streaming Server.	System Administration Tools and applications for Mac OS X Server deployment and administration.



Tools Tools for server product developers and server administrators.	WebObjects Apple's server program for running J2EE-compatible WebObjects applications.



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