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Easy solution: Don‘t use Macs as servers, they are completely the wrong tool for the job. > Nowadays, I purchase iMac18,2’s to realize it has no thunderbolt2
by Hendrikto 9y ago
Easy solution: Don‘t use Macs as servers, they are completely the wrong tool for the job.
> Nowadays, I purchase iMac18,2’s to realize it has no thunderbolt2
Another tip: Read up on the hardware you are buying. I can‘t believe this guy... buys hardware seemingly without even looking at the specs and then complains.
- littlecranky67 9y agoYou are absolutely right. Apple quit the Server buisness when they killed the Xserve, and relying on Macs as servers is really a bad idea given their support interval for macOS. Seems the author is very angry that his next server cannot be a fancy Apple device.
- idorube 9y agoI'm easing into it :-)
- alex_hitchins 9y agoI'd suggest looking at a replacement solution around an open filesystem. Then, even if the world moves on to other technologies, you still have the source you can update or even hire someone to maintain.
- 7Z7 9y ago>fancy You don't need this part. Per the article, it is a brand the author knows and has used reliably in the past, and has some knowledge of - you don't need to belittle his choices as fanboyism.
- smoyer 9y agoApple sold these Macs as servers ... I even had one that was a 1U rack-mount unit. Businesses (unless you're a hosting service) generally depreciate server hardware on at least a 5-year schedule so it's no surprise to me that these are still in the field. It would be very interesting to know exactly how many are still out there running!
- wazoox 9y agoI build Linux servers, and the problem lies with the MacOS SMB client. It sucks so bad you gasp for air when in the same room, seriously. See my other comment: same hardware, running MacOS: SMB 150 MB/s, AFP 1GB/s (yeah, that's more than 6 times faster). Same hardware running Windows on SMB: 900 MB/s. All from the same server and same disk share, of course.