Mac Mini Server (2010) & Windows Server 2008

Hi,
Would it be possible to boot, install and run Windows Server 2008 on the Mac Mini Server, replacing Snow Leopard Server OS? I assume I need the SuperDrive or similar DVD drive to realize this scenario.
Regards,
sb

Seems possible although I would say one needs some care to ensure that the cooling systems operate as needed.

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I am hoping to get to the bottom of this asap, as I am looking forward to just getting on with things.
The issue is installation of Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.4 on a Mac Mini (Early 2009)
First of all.... Yes I have read the *Article HT3479* http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3479 and yes it allows you too boot your mini, however....
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HT3479. {The result is that I can not run Server Preferences... Apparently the computer is in advanced mode and can not be reverted to standard}
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+ Run through shorted setup questions (See above)
+ check for updates before launching anything
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Great... 60Gb download capped reached so I had to wait for this month to continue.
10.5.7 update was released recently, so i thought I may be in luck.
So this month I have tried the above methods several times with the same outcomes.
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Anyway, this method gave me the most joy but still far from ideal.
Seemingly unfair it let me glimpse what leopard server can do, and yes i like what i see, but I really need to be able to install leopard server normally and have no issues.
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Apple Mightymouse A1152
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Mac OS X 10.5.6 Disk version 1.0 [2Z691-6344-A]
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So I bought the pair, and went through the install process numerous times, and was never able to get the standard installation until I resorted to dire measures which I have outlined below.
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The problem with the newer machines is that you must install the standard os x, get all the updates, insert os x server disk, and install os x server. The unfortunate part is that by the time you install OS X Server several items have already been set, OS X Server senses this and skips about 17 screens that allow for {"standard", "workgroup", "enterprise"} setup, and goes right into the "enterprise" mode.
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name : Directory Admin
shortname : diradmin
password : astrongpassword
This will allow you to go from LOCAL to LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 when using Workgroup Manager
When it asks if you want add more users you can add one user, the "Local Admin" :
name : Local Admin
shortname : localadmin
password : astrongpassword (you will have to reset this password after you login as diradmin)
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and you can create the other users via the Workgroup Manager ---> LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 domain once you get DNS and Open Directory working.
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If you are using the "enterprise" mode, You want to setup Open Directory initially as "standalone", once that is working promote it to "Directory Master" via the "Settings" Tab. If you are using the "standard" mode, the Open Directory is setup automatically as "Directory Master" but there doesn't seem to be any way to add to the DNS, I think you have to use "Directory Utility" to do this. But if you've gotten this far it is easier to promote the setup mode to "enterprise" with "Server Admin".
I have a 1TB drive partitioned into 8 logical drives , the first seven standard partitions are named BUP_1 through BUP_7 and are provide 93 GB each. They are setup as test drives. The last partition is named TM_1 which is used for Time Machine backups and it provides close to 280 GB of backup storage.
On the first partition, I installed OS X 10.5.7 along with some basic applications that I normally use. I then created a dmg installer that I saved to TM_1 using disk utility and used that to install the image on the remaining six partitions (BUP_2 ... BUP_7).
The seven standard partitions then have OS X 10.5.7, which I basically use as test drives. It is here that I attempted different things trying to get this to be a simple deal. If one attempt didn't work I moved on to the next partition...
The BUP_n already have USERNAME setup as localadmin, not admin CHECK step ( 4 ) below. Also note that the dscl commands all have a dot following them.
Steps that worked for me, that allowed me to select the setup mode for os x server.
( 1 ) Boot mac into single user mode by holding down (CMD-S) during startup until you see text scrolling on the screen.
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NOTICE that USERNAME needs to be substituted with the correct shortname from step ( 4 ) in steps ( 6 ), ( 7 ) and ( 8 )
( 2 ) $ mount -uw /
( 3 ) $ /bin/launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist &
( 4 ) $ dscl . -list /Users
( 5 ) $ rm -R /Library/Preferences/
( 6 ) $ rm -R /Users/USERNAME/
( 7 ) $ dscl . -delete /Users/USERNAME
( 8 ) $ dscl . -delete /Groups/admin GroupMembership USERNAME
( 9 ) $ rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
( 10 ) $ rm -R /var/db/dslocal
( 11 ) $ mkdir -p /var/db/dslocal/nodes
( 12 ) $ cp -Rp /System/Library/DirectoryServices/DefaultLocalDB/Default /var/db/dslocal/nodes/
( 13 ) $ cp -Rp /System/Library/DirectoryServices/DefaultLocalDB/dsmappings /var/db/dslocal/
( 14 ) $ passwd
( 15 A) $ shutdown -h now (if you want to reboot outside of single user mode)
OR
( 15 B) $ exit (if you want to continue booting in single user mode)
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The answer I got from Apple Support is that when new machines come out it takes a while to get the correct drivers and release an installer disk for OS X Server. The unfortunate part is that there is no simple way to allow the installer to select which mode they need for the particular installation. They are forced to take the "enterprise" mode...
I am not SURE whether the steps I have outlined above cover everything, that is why I am suggesting that if would be far more accurate if Apple provided an installer script when they have NON_BOOTABLE versions of OS X Server Installer.
After three weeks and about 150 hours worth of work, I finally gave up and took the Mac Mini and OS X Server back and bought another iMac 24. Whenever a newer version OS X Server that is bootable on the newer machines comes out, I will get it another shot...
The guy I dealt with at the Apple Store kept saying, it works, you're just not installing it correctly. He also said "I've installed OS X Server on a Mini". But everytime I asked him, "Was it a new new Mini?" and he would respond, "Well, NO!". I also asked him "Were you able to boot the Mini from the the disk ?", he responded "YES!"
I ran into some other issues, for example one night I shutdown the server, and the next morning none of the passwords would work, not even the root password. So I came up with the following, hope this helps.
PROBLEM :
This morning for some reason the Mac Mini would not allow me to log in, neither as the Local Admin, nor as the System Admin. The database containing the login info must have become corrupted.
FIRST LEVEL REPAIR ATTEMPT
I started the machine using the Apple Install DVD, holding the "C" key to force the CD to boot
Once the installer screen came up, hit return and select :
( 1 ) Menu Utilities -> Disk Utility -> Select the Drive -> Repair Permissions
( 2 ) Menu Utilities -> Disk Utility -> Select the Drive -> Repair Disk
( 3 ) Quit out of Disk Utility...
( 4 ) Menu Utilities -> Reset Password
( a ) Reset the password for the root user
( b ) Reset the password for the local admin user.
( 5 ) Quit out of Reset Password...
( 2 ) Menu Utilities -> Startup Disk
( 6 ) Select the correct disk to use for re-start.
( 7 ) Re-Start
( 8 ) I tried this several times, but could never get the new passwords to work after re-booting.
There must have still been some corruption in the database.
SECOND LEVEL REPAIR ATTEMPT
( 10 ) reboot and to hold the CMD-S to boot into the single user mode.
At the root prompt, type in the following commands. I might have to hit return, if there is a white cursor that appears to be hung up waiting for input, just hit return, then you should see the root prompt.
First try :
( 11 ) root # fsck -f
( 12 ) root # mount -uw
( 13 ) root # passwd
( 14 ) root # exit
( 15 ) when the login dialog appears try to login as root
( 16 ) if you can login, go to :
( a ) System Preferences -> Accounts and reset the password for the Local User in question.
ELSE
( b ) Go to step ( 20 ) below
THIRD LEVEL REPAIR ATTEMPT
This is the command set to reset the local DB on the server
20. $ reboot and to hold the CMD-S to boot into the single user mode.
21. $ mount -uw /
22. $ mv /var/db/dslocal /var/db/dslocal.old
23. $ mkdir -p /var/db/dslocal/nodes
24. $ cp -Rp /System/Library/DirectoryServices/DefaultLocalDB/Default /var/db/dslocal/nodes/
25. $ cp -Rp /System/Library/DirectoryServices/DefaultLocalDB/dsmappings /var/db/dslocal/
26. $ passwd
FOURTH LEVEL REPAIR ATTEMPT
( 31 ) Shutdown the machine with the problem( we will call it the pm for problem machine)
( 32 ) attach a firewire cable to the pm on one end
( 33 ) attach the other end of the firewire cable to a good machine (call it gm)
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Hello,
http://krypted.com/mac-os-x-server/a-guide-to-using-mac-os-x-server-10-8/
http://abottlerocket.net/2012/08/os-x-10-8-server-tutorials/
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/the-server-simplified-a-power-users-guide-t o-os-x-server/

I have a Mac mini mid 2010. I have ML installed on one of the 500GB disks. I want to install Boot Camp on the 2nd 500GB disk. Mine is XP Professional.

I have a Mac mini mid 2010. I recently installed ML on one of the 500GB disks. I want to install Boot Camp on the 2nd 500GB disk. Mine is XP Professional. My original OS was Snow Leopard Server edition. Please let me have your suggestions and advice. Thank you. I am in India.

Mountain Lion Boot Camp no longer supports Windows XP, it would also only prepare the same physical disk you run the Boot Camp Utility from i.e. the Mountain Lion disk.
See http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4818#3
I suggest you start off with the second drive formatted as a single HFS+ volume with a GUID partition scheme, then install Snow Leopard on it. Then boot with Snow Leopard and run its version of Boot Camp utility, when you tell it to prepare the (second) drive you can tell it to allocate the minimum to Snow Leopard and the maximum to Windows. Then you can install Windows XP.
Note: Boot Camp Utility was not included with Snow Leopard Server.

Mac mini mid-2010 won't shut down

I have the server version of the Mac Mini mid-2010. It is running Mountain Lion (not server). When told to shut down from the Apple icon menu, it won't. The "round thing icon" just spins indefinitely. Can't do an EFI update, of course, because the computer won't shut off to do the update. There are no downloads available... it's up to date at 10.8.2
Ideas??

Make sure all work is saved and backed up; log off all other users if possible. Close all applications except for Terminal.
In Terminal, type
sudo shutdown -h now
Type in your password as requested. The computer should power off immediately.
Restart the computer in Safe mode, examine the console for logs to determine the cause of the problem.

How can I install Mac Mini drivers for Windows 7 32-bit if I didn't install Windows 7 using bootcamp?

Hello. I have a mac-mini (mid 2010) and with bootcamp, was successfully running XP.
I then decided to upgraded to Windows 7 had lots of trouble installing it on my existing bootcamp partition.
I finally was able to install Windows 7, by just booting off the CD and letting it install that way.
But reading more on it, I think I was supposed to use Bootcamp to do it for me...
I had thought the Bootcamp Assistant was for only fresh installs of a Windows O.S. where no partitiion existed previously.
I had a partition so thought Bootcamp wasn't required for my needs.
But now, inside Windows 7, I have 0 drivers installed. I have an AirPort Express, so on the Mac side, I downloaded
and installed the Windows version of AirPort Utility and copied it to my USB stick. Then
I exported my settings to a text file on a USB Stick, then on Windows was able to successfully install AirPort Utility and import the settings.
But it still doesn't find my network. I am pretty sure I'm broadcasting my SSID...
So I need to know the following:
1) How to know I'm broadcasting my SSID - where do I find this in settings?
2) How I can install my mac-mini drivers on Windows 7 so I can use my existing wireless network, now that I've gone through the installation without using Bootcamp?
3) Do I need to set up network adapters and all that stuff in Windows 7 first? If so, how and what drivers do I need?
One other thing I tried was downloading Bootccamp 4.x and installing that on Windows 7 to see if it gives me the drivers that were supposed to be written to my USB stick if I had installed Windows 7 using Bootcamp in the first place... However I think the message it said was that it couldn't install as it was the wrong version. So I'm still stuck without drivers and therefore no internet.
And that is my main task - getting the Internet up and running in Windows 7.
Other Info:
I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.8 with 2 GB of memory.
I installed the 32-bit version of Windows 7 and I don't know what version of Bootcamp I'm running...
I can tell you that BootCamp Assistant is v3.0.4, but don't know if that means Bootcamp is also 3.0.4.
Hope you can help.
Thanks.

I tried something that worked for me...
Knowing that after my install of Windows 7 wasn't the correct method (didn't go through bootcamp), and the BootCamp 4.x package wouldn't install under windows 7, I tried reinstalling Bootcamp 4.x in Windows 7 to see what the exact message was it gave me. The message said it couldn't install because of a 32-bit O.S. vs a 64-bit version of the package.
So that got me thinging - my XP version was 32-bit, and so is my Windows 7 installation. So I tried installing the bootcamp that came with my Mac OS X installation CD. This is bootcamp version 3.1.
Not only did it install, but it practically took care of everything driver-wise for me. I was then able to see my wireless network, enter my password and I was connected. The only thing else I had to do to get on the Internet was bring IE8 online (guess it ships offline by default). Firewall and Antivirus are now installed, just a few more things to go.
That's one thing that's just not clear that I'll be sure to note for next time... The Bootcamp packages you download are actually driver packages for Windows. That is where the Windows drivers exists that are necessary to make your Windows 7 PC work on a bootcamp partition!
I didn't need the AirPoirt Utility at all (at least, I never went into it).
Thanks VikingOSX for your post. I will not need to follow the steps you provided, but they may help someone else as all of these bootcamp issues I've been reading seem to be very unique per installation.
Hopefully my solution helps others.

Mac Mini mid 2011 Windows 7 64 Bit crashes to blue screen after install of Boot Camp Drivers

Hello.
I have installed Windows 7 64 bit on my Mac Mini mid 2011. After the install, I install the Bootcamp Drivers and then after the restart it starts to load and then crashes. Is there some trick to get it to work, It runs fine if I do not install the drivers, but not much works on it.
Thank you in advance for any help.

Hi,
Same thing here - but on Mac mini mid 2010...
I have installed the newest drivers downloaded via Boot Camp Assistant 4.0 (from Lion 10.7.1) on Windows 7 64-bit but the updated graphic driver causes my both screens (monitor - MiniDisplayPort and TV - HDMI) to go black, and eventually computer restarts or freezes.
I did some checks reinstalled whole windows, narrowed search to graphisc drivers and can confirm that up to BootCamp version 3.3 (nvidia ver. 19x.x) everything is fine but drivers from Boot Camp 4.0 (nvidia ver. 26x.x) simply render Windows 7 in 64-bit variant useless.
I look forward to some sort of solution or update from Apple as soon as poddible...!!

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