MAC MINI SERVER I7 INSTALL
MAC MINI SERVER I7 UPGRADE
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My thoughts of Lion have improved over the last two weeks of using it on a MP (research system)

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The refub Mini qualifies for a Lion Server upgrade

MAC MINI SERVER I7 INSTALL

I too would be interested if you have Lion server can you just disable serving and install Lion regular. For Lion it would require and Lion regular installer I imagine. I had tried the secondary drive but it was tied to the server drive and did not work (1 try)ģ.Then I used TimeMachine with the second internal drive.Ĥ.Turned on CD sharing for using the MP DVD/CD drive as needed.įor SL this required a 10.6.4+ install disk.

I started the Mini-server in Taget mode and cloned to the primary drive. I created a 500Gb partition and built the boot drive through the latest OS (10.6.8 (1.1). Lion Server on the other hand I have not tried.įor snow leopard-Server (if similar and or helpful)įor me the process was to build SL non-server on my MP.ġ. This proved to not be straight forward but posable. I bought a refurb Mini server (SL 10.6x) planing to instal SL. Will I lose the function of the ethernet port if I successfully install Lion client? (I have heard this but again, if anyone has experience here that would be much appreciated). The best way to install Lion client (If number one fails).ģ.

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(Apple claims this will make it just like Lion client.will see if Pro Tools 9 agrees).Ģ. I plan to simply try to disable the server portion of the OS. I have some questions about how I should set it up (If I don't find out I will go with trial and error but if anyone has insight it could help me out (or help me realize I need to return the computer to Apple).ġ. I would love to hear from someone who has tried running pro tools with mac server OS, especially if someone is doing it currently with the new Mac Mini Server with Lion Server. Okay, after looking into this I now realize that this Chief Technician has asked a very important question. Do you know anyone who has even tried running Pro Tools on OS X Server? Again I don't have personal experience, but really like the server mini and may pick one up once funds allow. Hope someone else has tried it by now.Īs far as hyper-threading goes, I've only recently read of someone have a negative experience with it. Being that it is just an add-on pack I'd think there wouldn't be any problems, but that's just a guess. You can check with someone at the Apple Store, but I'm pretty sure that's how it works.Įxcept the server minis have the additional software already. If you want to run it as a normal computer, just don't buy that software. Hyper-threading has been on the Mac Pros for years and is not an issue.Īs for the Mac Mini server, from what I can see, it ships with the same OS Lion operating system as the other Macs, and if you want the server functionality, you pay an extra $49 for the software in the App store.

On a quad core, Protools will see 8 cores, and you can actually set it to 7 for Protools and leave one for the other stuff. As far as hyper-threading, it has generally not been a problem, in fact it helps.

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