Need to buy Lion Server when buying Mac Mini Server?

Hi there,
Last week I bought a Mac Mini Server. Do I need to pay for the Lion Server part in the App store separate?
Cheers.

That is correct. I did not find the Lion Server App at first. Now I found it. No need to buy.
Thanks!

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I'm not familiar with the server version of the software, but if it runs as soon as your machine starts up without having to select a "user" and/or input a password, then you should be able to do what you need to do remotely from another machine. In the Finder, use the "Go" drop down menu at the top of the screen and select "Go to Server". When that opens, "browse" for your new Mini and if it appears, connect to it (hopefully as a user rather than a "guest"). You should then be able to open any file including the "server application".
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This is just a very short statement...
Is it really not possible to upgrade to OS X Server on a Mac Mini Server Mid 2010 which run Snow Leopard Server without any problems...????
Joke...???!!!!!!

Hi
I know you may know this but just in case you don't and for the benefit of others these are the tech specs for ML:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
It seems as if your hardware does meet the requirements. However you've neglected to mention what error message (exactly) you see when trying to upgrade.
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AFAIK, Snow Leopard Server wasm't available as a download, it was a separate DVD distribution.
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Hi,
I was just wondering if it is possible to reinstall snow leopard server on a mac mini server from an image on the second hard drive?
Thanks Mervyn

IIIaass and keg55 thank you very much for your help.
I went to the link (thanks keg55) page appears with a support OS X Server 2.2.5, next page appstore with the price. just in case I removed a business card into the ID. returned to the appstore OS X Server with price and pressed the button to buy. A message stating that the OS X Server already purchased. Went further installation.
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P.S. I'm sorry I took your time and for bad english
P.S. In the future, try to include the brain instead of panic

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Access Mac Mini Server (profile management) through reverse proxy

Hi,
Newbie in Mac's world and yet trying to make it more complicated as it is.
As we recently (last month) decided to equip our sales force with iPads, they were configured through Apple Configurator tool running on a dedicated Mac Mini Mountain Lion.
Now, I'd be keen in moving this configuration to the Profile Manager, part of the OSx Server plugin. So far so good.
Problem is the following : another web server is already on the LAN using both 80 and 443 ports. So all incoming traffic on those ports was routed to this other server. As Mac Mini Server default http/s ports may not be altered, I installed a reverse proxy server (Oracle VM - Ubuntu 12.04LTS - pound), configured to deal differently traffic on those ports according to the domain name (host) of the web request (header). Each 'local' server has been allocated a domain name. Just to be clear, traffic is now routed by the WAN/LAN router, for those ports, towards the reverse proxy, configured to reroute the traffic to the correct destination.
So far so good, it works like a charm, except... as soon as we enter https protocol on Mac Mini Server Profile Manager.
Access from an iDevice to the Mac Mini Server Profile Manager login page is fine, but as soon as password is confirmed, safari is pending and finally a message 'An internal serer error occured. Please try later again' appears.
Looking to both reverse proxy system log and Mac Mini profilemanager.log files to trace the problem, the following lines are produced at this particular moment :
reverse proxy system.log
Jan 15 14:44:03 reverseproxy pound: 91.... GET /devicemanagement/console/apple_theme_v2/en/da56af0a69e733b259dac3991419fa928b4 94a56/resources/images/sprites/me_controls.png HTTP/1.1 - HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Jan 15 14:44:03 reverseproxy pound: 91.... GET /auth?redirect=http://osxsrv.fiks.net/devicemanagement/api/authentication/callback HTTP/1.1 - HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Jan 15 14:44:04 reverseproxy pound: 91.... GET /devicemanagement/api/authentication/callback?auth_token=336952DE-BDDE-4390-82F 7-8475B79FB2D3 HTTP/1.1 - HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Jan 15 14:44:04 reverseproxy pound: (b7680b40) e500 can't read header
Jan 15 14:44:04 reverseproxy pound: (b7680b40) e500 response error read from 192.168....:443/GET /profilemanager/ HTTP/1.1: Success (0.007 secs)
Jan 15 14:44:08 reverseproxy pound: 91.... POST /devicemanagement/api/magic/get_updated HTTP/1.1 - HTTP/1.1 200 OK
OSx Server profilemanager.log
Jan 15 14:44:05 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: Processing MagicController#do_magic (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:05) [POST]Jan 15 14:44:05 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Processing MagicController#do_magic (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:05) [POST]
Jan 15 14:44:06 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: Completed in 492ms (View: 0, DB: 6) | 200 OK [http://osxsrv.../magic/do_magic]
Jan 15 14:44:06 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Completed in 687ms (View: 0, DB: 5) | 200 OK [http://osxsrv..../magic/do_magic]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: auth_token doesn't exist
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: Filter chain halted as [:verify_auth_token] rendered_or_redirected.
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1751] <Info>: Processing MagicController#do_magic (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:07) [POST]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1751] <Info>: auth_token doesn't exist
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1751] <Info>: Filter chain halted as [:verify_auth_token] rendered_or_redirected.
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1751] <Info>: Completed in 4ms (View: 1, DB: 14) | 403 Forbidden [http://osxsrv..../magic/do_magic]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: Processing MagicController#do_magic (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:07) [POST]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: auth_token doesn't exist
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: Filter chain halted as [:verify_auth_token] rendered_or_redirected.
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: Completed in 45ms (View: 1, DB: 43) | 403 Forbidden [http://osxsrv..../magic/do_magic]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: Processing MagicController#do_magic (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:07) [POST]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: auth_token doesn't exist
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: Filter chain halted as [:verify_auth_token] rendered_or_redirected.
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: Completed in 55ms (View: 0, DB: 1) | 403 Forbidden [http://osxsrv..../magic/do_magic]
Jan 15 14:44:08 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Processing AuthenticationController#callback (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:08) [GET]
Jan 15 14:44:08 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Redirected to https://osxsrv..../profilemanager/
Jan 15 14:44:08 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Completed in 149ms (DB: 5) | 302 Found [http://osxsrv..../authentication/callback?auth_token=[FILTERED]]
I guess the '302 Found' is causing or explaining the problem.
I agree this might not be a Mac issue, so I still knock your doors hoping some of you could at least give a hint for what to search for !
If the pound configuration file is of interest, just ask, but this is pretty trivial, saying basically listen these protocols (http/https) on these ports (80/443) and according to Header content (check destination host) and reroute packet to LAN device (with given LAN IP address).
As the default port(s) of the Mac Mini Web Services may not be altered (so far I know), I guess I am stuck using 80 and 443 anyway.
Maybe should I invest time in changing my other apache server ports to some more exotic 8080 or 88 or whatever so Mac Mini Server Profile Manager default ports 80 and 443 are maintained and can be easily and directly rerouted to my Mac server without any reverse proxy along the way.
Thanks in advance for your help
Alx

HI All,
i'm also using reverse proxy technique to publish my server to the internet. The ip is used by twice domains. The problem is by using the profile manager
after login it redirects the url to the Local Area network addresse instead to the domain.
How to configure this on OS X Server and the Profile Manager Service?
Kind Regards
Oemer

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I have a Mac Mini OS X Server that worked fine with setup/name of 'server' on Mavericks, however since upgrading to Yosemite the server has now become Server (2) (or server-2) leaving a redundant 'server' (server) in the shared tab.I can't access 'server' on the Mac Mini server or via the Network (even with connect as) and cannot rename \server-2' to server. I have re-installed the OS with no change.
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Hello, I just wanted to know when an update would be available for my mac mini server os x lion to resolve the issues regarding my m-audio fastrack pro usb audio interface (no midi messages recognized)

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Hi RajPad,
i have not yet found a commandline tool to remove pages. If you're familiar with SQL you can use a tool to connect to the postgresql database where the pages are stored.
I won't try to write a "howto connect to pgsql on lion" here because i know this has been answered already.
If youre connected to the database collabd and you have a page url like:
http://my.lion.server/wiki/pages/P9c196z/somepage.html
Then your SQL to find the entity is:
SELECT * FROM entity where tiny_id='P9c196z';
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I have not excercised that myself because i don't have a system to screw
Make a Database dump prior to your actions and hope nobody is editing pages while you're at work.
If you have a plain SQL dump you could pick individual datasets from there to rebuild if something goes wrong. You'll only have to note what you changed to be able to revert.
Just an idea ....
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Additional Background: I have had a couple of calls with Mac support and they have been unable to tell me whether this is a "design feature" or a flaw in the Lion OS because they have had no similar reports and they do not have the latest hardare available running Lion Server to test to see if this happens with other monitors. (They also, of course, don't have the VX2835wm monitor.)
I do, however, know the following:
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(2) The Lion operating system correctly recognizes (in Hardware / Displays) the model of my ViewSonic monitor.
(3) I have a MacBook Pro running Leopard (OS X 10.5.8) that is connected to the same monitor through the same KVM switch (by way of a BookEndz docking station) which properly shuts down the monitor when there has been no activity for however many minutes are set in the Display Sleep setting under Energy Saver. (Indeed, all I want is the same functionality on my Mac Mini that I have enjoyed for the last two years with this MacBook Pro.)
(4) When fully connected to the KVM, if I switch from my Mac Mini to my MacBook Pro and my Mac Mini display goes to sleep while I am working on my MacBook Pro, when I switch back to the Mac Mini, my monitor backlight will be off (and the power light will be standby yellow rather than the blue on) until I wake my computer up by touching the mouse of keyboard. I wonder if this may mean that the Mac Mini's signalling of the change in status from on to standby is somehow dysfunctional.
(5) Shutting down the server functions (and other open applications) has no effect.
I would greatly appreciate feedback from anyone out there running a Mac Mini with Lion regarding whether or not their monitors go into standby mode when the Display Sleep time is reached (please note whether or not you are running the Server or Client version, whether or not it is a new install or upgrade, and what monitor you are using).
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

No, I didn't solve the problem. The monitor still goes to sleep with WIndows but not with my Mac Mini. About 8 months ago I basically wore out the power switch on my monitor so I bought a wireless power switch to shut it off at the outlet. The VX2835wm monitor itself is now starting to fail as well-- a couple of times it's gone through a weird sequence of flashing screen colors on power up and ended up in an overscan mode (that took me for ever to figure out how to fix). I have decided to replace my VX2835wm with a Dell u2412m once it fails for good partly because I really want to keep the 16:10 resolution (very hard to find these days) and partly because I want to see if a different make of monitor will go to sleep properly based upon my Mac Mini power down settings.

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My new Mac Mini Server 2011, with lion, sleeps every day! Server not responding.
All services are down, smb, vnc, ssh too. And it not should be happen because this is a server, right?
Please, I need help with this problem!
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1. Go to System Preferences.
2. Select Engery Saver
3. Slide the setting for Computer sleep to never.
4. Slide the setting for Display sleep to never (though I believe the display should be able to sleep without much issue.
5. Make sure the following are not selected:
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b. Allow power button to put the computer to sleep.
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