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Mac Pro RAID Card or Xserve RAID Card: Volume may not mount after improper shutdown or restart

After an improper shutdown or restart: Systems with a Mac Pro RAID Card or Xserve RAID Card may start up to a blinking question mark, or RAID volumes may not mount. RAID Utility may show the volumes, RAID sets, and disks are all viable or good. An Xserve configured with an SSD and Mac OS?X?Server installed on the SSD may start up but the RAID?volume(s) configured on the RAID?Card may not mount (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Final Cut Server: Opening firewall ports for Final Cut Server

Final Cut Server requires specific TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) ports to be open on your server. If you have a firewall configured or you are using the Mac OS X Server firewall, you must enable these ports before you can use Final Cut Server. (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

OS X Lion: Using FileVault 2 and Lion Recovery

Learn how to use Lion Recovery if you’ve enabled FileVault 2 in OS?X Lion, or if you have enabled a firmware password on your Mac. FileVault 2 lets you encrypt the contents of your entire hard drive. (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Xsan: "File System is exposed to Product Alert 35" when running cvfsck

In some rare situations, you might receive the following alert when running cvfsck on a StorNext hosted volume: ? “File system is exposed to Product Alert 35. Please check AppleCare’s web site at http://www.apple.com/support/xsan for more information.” (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Lion Server: Server Admin does not show second level Open Directory Replicas status

If you are using Relay Open Directory Replicas, you will not see the second level Open Directory Replicas status in Server Admin. (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Active Directory user not notified when password does not meet complexity requirements at login window

When an Active Directory user attempts to change their password at the login window, the login window may shake if the new password does not meet the Active Directory password requirements.? (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Lion Server: Migrating custom php.ini settings from Mac OS X Server v10.6

When you upgrade or migrate to Lion Server from Mac OS X Server v10.6, your custom php.ini settings may not be automatically migrated to the updated version of PHP in Lion Server. (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Lion Server: Enabling Kerberos authentication for Mail services when connected to an Active Directory server

To allow users from an Active Directory to use Kerberos authentication to mail services provided by Lion Server, you will need to make the following changes. (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Lion Server: How to enable webmail for Active Directory users

Learn how to enable webmail for?Active Directory users. (more…)

July 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Lion Server: Locale-aware replica servers not added to the Default Locale

Locale-aware replica servers may not be added to the Default Locale. All replicas of an Open Directory Master Lion Server should be in the Default Locale.? Lion clients that do not match a subnet in any other locale will use this locale. (more…)

July 28, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base