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Apple Mac OS X Server (Version 10.6 Snow Leopard) User Manual

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Chapter 2

Planning Server Usage

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For example, Time Machine doesn’t back up user and group directory records, email,
DNS records, Address Book shared groups, iCal Server calendars, and so forth. It only
saves the settings made in Server Preferences and Server Admin, and whether a
service is on or off. The following service settings and statuses are preserved:

Address Book Server

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DHCP

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DNS

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File Services (AFP, SMB, NFS, and FTP)

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Firewall

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iCal Server

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iChat Server

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Mail

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Mobile Access

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MySQL

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NAT

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Network Settings

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Podcast Producer

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Print

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Push Notification

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QTSS

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RADIUS

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Remote Access Settings

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Software Update

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VPN

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Web

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Wiki

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Xgrid

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For more information about where the necessary data files are stored for backup via
other means, see “Critical Configuration and Data Files” on page 155.

Note: You can use the

launchctl

command to automate data backup using the

aforementioned commands. For more information about using

launchctl

and

launchd,

see their respective man pages.