HT4805 Mac mini server startup

I purchased a used Mac mini server and can get past the startup screen for the setup process. There is a little spinning wheel in the lower left hand corner of the initial server setup screen. Anyone see this before?

Did you erase the boot drive and reinstall from the original media? That should be the first thing you do after buying a used computer. You of course ran the Apple Hardware Test before buying it.

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MAC Mini Server Startup Problems

Help!
MAC newbee. Just bought a new MAC Mini Server, got monitor connections in place; have wireless keyboard and trackpad; at startup I get the white screen with apple background then followed by a screen with a graphic with some rounded-corners rectangle; it just sits there with the rotating gear, rotating forever.
SUpports says I need a wired, USB, keyboard to get it started. Makes no sense to me. Help anyone? I am about to return the product--with disgust.

Below is my the answer to a previous helper. Yes, you need to start with USB before setting your devices to work with bluetooth. Thank you jut the same. Best, Larry
----------------my response-----------
Thanks. You are right. I bought a cheap USB keyboard and mouse and have been doing fine ever since. All's well and working.
There is a rather subdued mention of the need for an initial USB connection in the documentation, however, you'd think that sales--that department is a bit on the weak side--would have said something to me while putting my order together for bluetooth devices only.
Oh well....have been doing fine ever since...all set up. Again, sincere thanks.

Mac mini server hang at startup

My mac mini server (1st gen) installed with Lion server has a strange problem.
At some point, it stop to deliver it services (imap, dhcp and ical server). I connect on it (wich take a long long time), make it restart by the system menu entry.
It restart, and stay forever with the blank screen with Apple logo and the waiting circle which loop.
No way to restart.
I then boot on a Mountain Lion installation USB key (I loose my Lion one :-( ), choose the restore from time machine option, selecting the last entry on my Time capsule, everything goes well, and the server restart with no problem. I can even restart it by the system menu.
But after 2 or 3 month, it has the same problem, and again no way to restart without restoring the last time machine backup.
It's now the third time it does this, and it's make me go crazy.
I've try to start in verbose mode, and I have the following fsck error message :
disk0s2 : I/O error.
Invalid node structure
(4,26622)
the volume on macintosh hd could not ve verified completely
fsck failed !
I've try to start on single mode and do the fsck -fy -> same result.
Does someone has an idea of why it does this ?
Regards,
Marc

Just recently I ran into a problem when I tried to Verify my hard disk and when it tried to verify the catalog, it responded "Invalid sibling link." Repair Disk didn't work. I searched the web and Apple's site, and couldn't find anything useful except to buy DiskWarrior or reformat the drive. Knowing that OS X is built on Unix gave me a few clues on how to proceed. The solution is pretty simple:
    1.    Boot off the OS X CD (reboot, hold C while booting).
    2.    The installer will load up, go to Utilities in the menu and run Terminal.
    3.    Type df and look for the drive that has your Mac system mounted---you'll have to unmount this. On my MacBook Pro, it was /dev/disk0s2.
    4.    Type umount /dev/disk0s2, replacing disk0s2 with whatever disk your OS lives on.
    5.    Type fsck_hfs -r /dev/disk0s2. If you umounted the wrong thing, it will complain that you can't repair a mounted drive. Go back and umount the right thing and repeat this step.
Just for fun, you might want to run another fsck_hfs on your disk (use the -f option because your drive is probably journaled). Hope this helps someone so they don't buy a program that's going to do pretty much what we did with fsck_hfs, and so they don't waste time searching for an answer to no avail. By the way, TechTool Deluxe (3.1.1) didn't find the Catalog problem for some reason (you'll have this on a CD if you have AppleCare), which is why I resorted to fsck.
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20070204093925888

Mac mini server (late 2012) - mLion 10.8 - hangs on startup

Just got a Mac Mini server late 2012 running mLion 10.8...out of the box...I was setting up my Server and the Wiki & profile manager went out. I surfed around and found a wipe solution (/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/share/devicemgr/backend/wipeD B.sh) through terminal which did work. Later on they went out again after changing my host name or some ip options for the server but my Open directory started erroring as well. Tried to do the terminal thing and I got a error. So I shut-down and restart only to get the pinwheel screen. Tried safe mode (shift) to no avail. Then to lion recovery (cmd+r) which open the terminal and disk utility. ok. But from here I'm lost. I found somethings to check like fsck and chmod 775, checking/verify permissions but they didnt get it. I'm thinking its a permissions problem but I'm not sure. Any thought on what to check out from here?

6 hr reboot of mLion thru the cmd-r start up worked...it took me back down to 10.8.1 from 10.8.2...just had to reload some apple updates to the server.app and java....maybe some other things too...anything on mLion prolly...not sure yet, but all my apps and files were still there...
*The reboot didn't fix Profile Manager or Wiki in the server.app but it did get me back online and OD is ok again...
*Sifted some articles about the OD, wiki, PM stuff and my problem is similar to this https://discussions.apple.com/message/20561662#20561662
So...this thread is prolly in the wrong place srry bout that...Here's a link to the lion server board.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/mac_os_x_lio n_server

FileMaker Server problem on Mac Mini Server - Mac Mini won't boot

I just installed a brand new Mac Mini Server today, and also FileMaker Server 11. A first-timer for both Mac OS X Server and FileMaker Server, I made an error as explained below, and right now I don't know how to get back on track with the system. It won't boot.
So, how did this happen?
At first everything was proceeding according to plan. I configured the pre-installed Mac OS X Server on the Mac Mini with users, groups and services. This was tested from clients and this seemed to work just fine. Then I installed and configured FileMaker Server. This was also tested from a client, and the example database that came with FMS was served up just fine.
The problem arose when I tried to install my existing FileMaker databases. I simply checked to see where in the file system the example database was located, and then copied my old databases to that location (I think it was Library > FileMaker Server > Data > Databases or something close to it - can't check it now...). I had the FileMaker Server Admin Console running, and hit the Refresh button hoping that this would make FileMaker Server find the databases.
This was my first error. I should have read ahead in the instructions to see that one is supposed to use an Upload Database assistant instead...
What happened when I hit refresh was that the FileMaker Server Admin Console became completely unresponsive with a spinning ball as cursor. I left it for about an hour hoping it would terminate, but gave up and tried to shut it down. It wouldn't close, so I force quit it from the Finder. Then I tried to shut down FileMaker Server, but I needed to force quit this as well. After this I thought it would be best to reboot the Mac Mini, so I shut it down, but now it won't even boot, it just stays on the screen with the spinning wheel for ever!
I have tried all the keyboard options while booting, but nothing seems to help. In safe mode, the grey progress bar just grows to about one third, then disappears and leaves the eternally spinning wheel.
The server version of the Mac Mini doesn't have an optical drive, only two internal hard drives. I tried to reinstall from scratch using the optical drive on another Mac on the network. The startup disk appeared when I tried to boot the Mac Mini holding down the option key, and after about 20 minutes or so of the spinning wheel I could actually access the discs. I started by running Disk Utility to check disk permissions. There were a lot of repairs concerning permissions and groups, especially on "Library". It said "ACL differs on Library", I don't know what this is but this was repaired. I then ran Repair Disk. The volume appeared to be OK.
When I tried to reinstall Mac OS X Server however, this failed with the message
"You can't upgrade this version of Mac OS X because a newer version is installed. Mac OS X Server couldn't be installed on this disk." I don't know how this can be, but I may have run software update earlier today.
What should I try next? Should I erase the primary HD and try to install again? Or should I install the system software on the secondary HD? Or should I just try to reboot as is in the hope that the disk permission repairs did the trick...?
Any helpful pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Hello there, I came across your post when browsing the forum for passive advice. I am in the same boat as you and am a first timer for both of these tools. I work for a company who now needs to expand its network and database capabilities. I have been assigned this task and these are the tools i have opted for. I have not yet purchased them and i am pleased to find someone who has my desired setup. Could you please advise on the simplicity of the setup and whether an advanced knowledge is required.
I want to use it in a mixed operating system environment. Is this possible?
Regards
Matthew

Getting AHT to work on Mac mini server

I have a intel core 2 duo Mac mini server (macmini4,1), and I'm having sporadic freezing/locking issues. I am trying to run the apple hardware test but it doesn't work, holding down the 'd' key does nothing. If I try single-user mode startup it works fine so there doesn't seem to be an issue with the keyboard. Since this is the server I also don't have an optical drive to go to to boot from the install disc. Why doesn't this work? Is there an alternative way to get this to run that doesn't involve the install disc?

Actually, this problem is only partially solved. I still get "Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/mysql/mysql.sock..." when I type 'mysql'. I can access mysql by typing 'sudo mysql', but still get the socket error when connecting via php, so I think I still need to get to the point where I can type mysql without sudo.
Also, I went ahead and installed MySQL 5 with the tar package.
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Mac Mini Server Boot Camp Windows 8.1 White Screen Issue

Hello Apple Peeps!
I have a Mac Mini Server 2012 which I have had for around 6 months. I use it quite a lot mainly for Music Production on the OS X side and Graphic Design on the Windows side.
I recently decided to factory restore it as I wanted to spring clean it and reorganise the way some of my apps were installed. The way I had it set up was it was running OS X on one SSD and Windows 8.1 (installed using Boot Camp) on the other SSD. The way I went about the factory restore was I first used disk utility to erase/format the Windows SSD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and then went about the factory restore of OS X onto the other SSD as normal (following instructions from the Apple website).
The issue I am having now is that my newly installed Windows 8.1 (used solely on a single SSD) is hanging on a white screen for quite a long time before the Windows splash screen shows up, where before when I would boot or restart into Windows there was no white screen and it would go straight into the Windows splash screen and load to the desktop very quickly.
So my question is...
Why do I get this prolonged white screen before the Windows 8.1 splash screen appears? How can I get rid of it? It was certainly not present on my previous installation. Can anyone advise me what the computer is doing during this time so that I can do some further research into a solution.
What I have tried already....
1) PRAM & SMC reset.
2) Setting the startup disk to Boot Camp in both OS X and Windows 8.1.
3) Reinstalling Windows 8.1 through Boot Camp.
MAC MINI SERVER (LATE 2012), 2.6GHZ QUAD CORE I7, 16GB RAM, 2 x 256GB SSD, OS X 10.10.2, Windows 8.1 (Retail), Boot Camp Assistant (5.1.3), Covered By AppleCare.
I would really appreciate some help with this ;-)

I have right clicked on each SSD in Device Manager and selected the option 'Properties' from the drop down menu, which brings me to this window...
I'm not sure where I can find Device Attributes, I have clicked on each of the tabs in the window above, as far as I can see none of them mention AHCI enabled or anything similar. Thanks for all of your responses by the way...much appreciated!

Instability in 2012 Mac Mini Server after Yosemite 10.1.1 Install

I bought a NEW 2012 Mac Mini server on clearance in the online Apple Store last month. I had a 256 SDD installed as startup drive along with Yosemite earlier this week. It crashes, freezes and randomly restarts. Not sure where to start with trying to figure this out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It happens under various circumstances but here is the report on the latest that happened a few minutes ago. I had clicked on the Desktop Icon "Macintosh SSD", the boot drive. I got the spinning wheel and then a spontaneous restart.
I apologize if too much of the report is included here. Not sure where to stop.
Crash-panic Report. When I clicked on Macintosh SSD (Boot Drive) I got a spinning wheel followed by a system restart.
Anonymous UUID: C76AE31B-9D00-CD21-F920-DF88D8F8A0C9
Fri Jan 23 12:15:49 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 6 caller 0xffffff8004fc4594): "launchd died\nState at Last Exception:\n\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2782.1.97/bsd/kern/kern_exit.c:361
Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8018f13e50 : 0xffffff8004b3a811
0xffffff8018f13ed0 : 0xffffff8004fc4594
0xffffff8018f13f40 : 0xffffff8004fc425c
0xffffff8018f13f50 : 0xffffff800504dcb2
0xffffff8018f13fb0 : 0xffffff8004c3ac46
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
Mac OS version:
14B25
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
Kernel slide: 0x0000000004800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8004a00000
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System model name: Macmini6,2 (Mac-F65AE981FFA204ED)
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System Profile:
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Glad that you got it solved, John. That model was only replaced at the end of last year, it is not that old and far better in terms of flexibility than the current models. Although the current models are growing away from SATA and towards PCI which, in its logical conclusion, will be faster ito access (read and write), speeds.
Linc's advice was 100% spot-on.
Have fun with your 'new' Mini
Leo

Dual boot Windows 7 on Mac Mini Server

I have a Mac Mini server (2012) with two 1tb harddrives. One has osx Mavericks installed and I have been using it for the past 5 months. The other is completely empty. I was wondering if i could partition the empty drive and install Windows 7 on it from a disc? will I have to put osx on the empty drive, or can I just boot into windows at startup by holding option? I would like to keep about 800gb of the extra drive to use for extra storage of mac files.
Thanks for any help/suggestions you may have!
Elliot

You would think it would be possible to have one drive for OS X and the other for Windows but this is not (quite) the case. If you want the second drive to be as near as possible dedicated to Windows you need first to install or copy to it OS X including the BootCamp Utility. Run the Boot Camp utility and allocate the minimum amount of space to OS X and all the rest for Windows. Then as normal install Windows.
You could after you have got Windows installed erase the (small) Mac partition.
It is necessary to do it this was as the BootCamp Utility partitions the boot drive (and only the boot drive) in to a special scheme that makes it able to run Windows on a Mac.

2010 Mac mini server remote install OS X failure

I tested re-installing OS X remotely to my 2010 Mac mini server. It worked the first time. I got to the installation process, and abandoned it without actually doing anything.
But when I tried again, it failed, and I have not been able to get it to work ever since. I went to a local Apple shop and tested at its Genius bar. People there cannot figure out the problem. They exchanged my unit for a new one.
I took the new unit home, tried, and it failed again. Then I called Apple Care. They cannot pin-point the problem, but suspected that, since I failed with two units, the problem may be with the computer that has the DVD. I am not sure about his. Here I post my story for help. The details:
1. The OS X Server installation DVD (which came with the mini) was put in a 13" 2009 Macbook Pro. There I ran the Remote Install OS X application. Selected the Installation DVD.
2. Then I started the Mac mini server, holding the down Opt key. The Installation DVD appeared from my local network. However when I selected the DVD and clicked the arrow sign under it, things went wrong. A circle with a line segment appeared briefly (indicating a problem, I think). Then the mini simply went to boot from its own hard drive where the original OS X was.
Help and suggestions are very much appreciated.
Additional information:
Remote Disc works fine. From my Mac mini, after booting into the original OS, I can see and open DVDs in the Macbook Pro.

Target disk mode method works fine. I can boot my mac mini from its installation DVD placed in my macbook pro, connected to the mini through firewire. So I don't think there is any hardware problem.
I played with a few other things. First I used another DVD, this time the one that came with my 2009 macbook pro, a non-server version OS X. When I tried to remote install it to my mini, the mini can still see the DVD but it hung after I chose to boot from it. It just showed a big circle with a line segment. It did not revert to boot the OS on its own hard drive.
Next I again ran remote install on macbook, but booted the mini to its own hard drive. From there
I changed its start up disk to Network Startup, and rebooted. The mini can find nothing on the local network.

HT4938 New mac-mini server setup without keyboard and mouse

Im trying to use the server app to setup my new mac mini server without mouse and keyboard, but the server is not listed. I have tried using its IP address with no username and the serial number as password but it won't connect. Any ideas?

You may have a version mismatch. If I recall, setup assistant is OS version dependent so if the refurb is 10.5 and the Mac Pro is 10.6 you will likely not be able to use setup assistant.
However, just use ARD or Screen Sharing to connect. If the mini is visible on the network and in the ready for setup mode, you can ssh into the machine using the root user and the first 8 digits of the machine serial number. Then you can use the kickstart command to startup the ARD agent on the system. Use these commands while in the SSH session.
cd /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources
sudo ./kickstart -activate
sudo ./kickstart -configure -access -on -privs -all -users <shortname>
For now, the user will need to be root because there is no user. Then screen share the system to complete the remainder of the initial setup.
In theory this will work. Works on Xserves, so I believe the minis work the same for initial setup.
Hope this helps

Hi, I upgraded my 2010 mac mini server to lion today.

The upgrade went fine, but on the last reboot, all I am getting is the dreaded prohibited sign. So I tried to use the Snow Leopard install disk to get to disk utility, but the dvd will not load.
The DVD & the superdrive are OK as I have checked them on my other Mac mini server of the same vintage.
Has anyone come across this before?

Try to refer these resources:
http://techprudent.com/how-to-fix-the-prohibition-sign-in-mac-os-x-startup/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1307600?start=0&tstart=0

Mac Mini Server with Raid 1

Hi,
Is it possible to set up a Mac Mini Server with Raid 1 using only another mac computer such as a mac book?

Yes- Colin Jeukens posted step by step instructions back a couple of months ago. Here it is again...
Out of the box the mini comes without Raid. You have two identical HDs of 500Gb.
I have just set it up as Raid1. You can't do this when you use the startup disk from the mini. And as you don't have a Superdrive ... you need to be creative. You need another Mac with Firewire.
Step 1: Start the Mini in Target Mode. Press the T during start. In a few seconds the firewire logo will appear on your screen.
Step 2: Go to your second Mac. Connect the firewire cable between second Mac and Mini.
Step 3: On the second Mac start the disc utility. The two identical drives on your mini will show. Create a new Raid set (mirrored = Raid 1). Include both drives. Confirm the warning that all data on the mini will be lost.
Step 4: Make sure your second Mac has CD/ DVD sharing option installed. This is tou use the superdrive to install OS X Server on the mini.
Step 5: Shutdown both Macs
Step 6: Start your second Mac in target mode. Make sure the firewire cable is still connected.
Step 7: Start the Mini with the option key pressed.
Step 8: Insert the OS X Server install disc in your second Mac.
Step 9: wait till the drive logo apears om the Mini. Continue the install. Will take about an hour.
Here is a link to the original post...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2213470&tstart=0

Mac Mini Server no login screen but server is running

Folks, I am facing a very strange issue with my Mac Mini Server (Mavericks 10.9.5, latest Server.app).
It started as the inability to see my Firewire external drive. So I took the whole thing on my table and simulated the problem, after connecting a monitor, an Apple keyboard and a mouse. In few words, the problem looks as if it can be described as:
When the system powers up, it goes to the Apple grey screen with the spinning wheel and stays there for ever. However, and this is the strange thing, I can still ssh to the server and the server processes are running, or at least the email service is running. I can send and receive emails just fine.
I've tried the usual things, reset SMC, reset PRAM, boot from another disk (external, USB), but I can't log in the server, either from the console connected to the machine, nor from Screen Sharing from another computer, so I can't run Server.app obviously. Also, while the system recognizes the internal disk and the USB external one, it doesn't recognize the Firewire disk I have connected. Needless to say, I've tried all the usual things, unplugging everything etc. I tried to mount a USB flash drive, to reinstall OS-X on the internal disk, but that's impossible, because everything gets stuck at the spinning ball grey screen.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Does Apple hardware test run via D at startup?
What model is the Mini (it is worth checking it can run 10.8, just to make sure that test was valid). Does it have Applecare or a warranty (normally a year, but varies by country)?
The Firewire disk could be part of the problem - remove it. Check it is OK in the Mac Pro's Disk Utility.
I find Internet recovery can be very slow, leave it for a long time, it should give an error when it has failed, I'd leave it for 30-45 mins.
Don't forget the Mini can be read from the Mac Pro via Target disk mode, assuming you have the correct leads…
http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/07/how-to-boot-a-mac-in-target-disk-mode/
It may allow you to backup.
Safe boot may be worth trying to see if the current OS can get the login window running…
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

New mac mini server won't start up

Hi I've had the new Mac mini server for 2 day now and it was workinf fine untill I tried to restart it. When I turn it on I just get the apple logo and the gray processing wheel.
I've have used disc utility to check the disc. But that did nothing.
It is picking up the startup disc fine.
Is there anything I can do or will I need to re-install.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

Greetings Richard, I ran into a similar situation recently with my mini server. although I believe it to be a problem of my DNS settings getting hosed. I couldn’t log in no matter what log I used-even as the root user.
I had a back up on the second drive of the mini. I did buy the USB drive when I bought the mini, so I was able to boot off the install disc. Then from the menu I choose the back up partion as the start up drive. After restarting, I was at least able to recover and copy my important files to the back up partition. I have not been able to work out the login issue yet. I’ll probably just do a reinstall on the corrupted drive.
In any event, it maybe worth it for you to buy the USB drive and boot off of it.
The verbose mode is for you to be able to login through the command line and trouble shoot from there.
Also, in safe mode, any files that you may want to change permissions, you may need to change the owner and then change the permissions. This is done with the chown command and then chmod command. You’ll need to use the sudo command so you can become the root user to use the commands and make any changes.
Hope this will at least help you get further in troubleshooting this issue.
Bill B

HT4805 Mac mini server startup

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