Well, then, a server doesn't require a monitor which is not what was
stated before.
Kevin
At 03:15 AM 7/28/2011, you wrote:
hello Kevin
This is actually quite a funny story; or it would be if it weren't
so serious. :)
Yes, I agree. As a visually abled user, I obviously need a monitor
in order to use the machine unless it's one of those times I'm
deliberately using VoiceOver. But Apple promotes environmentally
friendly operations and it would surely be more environmentally
friendly to have the machine running without a monitor.
That said, on most servers there is remote administration so under
those circumstances one obviously doesn't require a monitor. In
fact, when you're administrating the server in that way it's fine
without a monitor which, of course, is obvious. There are times when
you do need to perform certain tasks locally; but the vast majority
can be accomplished via the admin tools over a network or even over
the Internet in the right circumstances.
The problem is that Lion server has been stripped of some of its GUI
access. It is now necessary to have a lot more experience of the
Terminal than it was in SL server, for instance. And yet, Apple
claim that it is "Easier than ever" to set up and administrate a Mac
OS X server.
\
One can, of course, use SSH and push mods through that way; Gordon
does that quite often. But it isn't always possible and on those
occasions we are required to have the monitor connected in order to
do much. It doesn't have to be turned on, just physically connected.
Now, we think that the design of the new models may make that
unnecessary. Apple has now moved to using HDMI instead of mini
display ports. So we think they've reverted back to the old way of
doing things. We will be able to tell you more when our quad core
machine arrives.
We have now managed to get Apple to agree to provide us with an
upgrade to the machine that we bought a couple of weeks ago. They
made an error, and another error yesterday. When they issued the
replacement order, they accidentally shipped us another old model
which will be arriving here today. So we will have 2 Mac Mini 2010
models. Apple is going to have to arrange to have both of them
collected when they ship us the new 2011 model some time within the
next 10 days. The machines are still being manufactured because
apparently there was some delay in the arrival of components for the
machines and they have none ready to ship off the shelf. So
basically the replacement has been a bit of a catalogue of errors.
Apple made an error when they shipped us the first model because
nobody from Sales contacted us to offer us the chance to wait for
the new model; which is, apparently, Apple's usual policy when an
upgrade is pending so close to an order.
Lynne
On 27 Jul 2011, at 23:07, Kevin Barry wrote:
In my opinion, it's just plain weird for a server to require the
presence of a monitor.
Many servers sit alone in a closet and have zero use for a display.
And, I am talking about sighted users.
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