Handle with Care.Ī bootable installer is one of the fastest ways to install Yosemite. If you end up deciding that you no longer need OS X Server, just delete the app and the contents of /Library/Server and you’re good. When the app opens, verify DNS (absolutely the most important element of this upgrade), etc and then check that configured services still operate as intended.
When prompted for an administrator account, provide the username and password of an administrator and click OK.
If prompted that the Server app was replaced, click OK. Then open the app.Īt the Update screen, click Continue (assuming this is the server you’re upgrading). Once done and you’re looking at the desktop, download the latest version of the Server app you should have purchased previously, if you haven’t already. Open the app and click Continue (provided of course that you are ready to restart the computer and install OS X Yosemite).Īt the licensing agreement, click Agree (or don’t and there will be no Mavericks for you).Īt the pop-up click Agree again, unless you’ve changed your mind about the license agreement in the past couple of seconds.Īt the Install screen, click Install and the computer will reboot and do some installation fun stuff. Once downloaded, you’ll see Install OS X Yosemite sitting in LaunchPad, as well as in the /Applications folder. Once downloaded, you’ll see Install OS X Yosemite sitting in LaunchPad. I would also purchase the Server app first while Yosemite is downloading. Once you’re sure that you have a fallback plan, let’s get started by downloading OS X Yosemite from the App Store. The fourth thing you should do is repeat all that and triple check that your data is there! The third thing you should do is make sure you can swap back to the clone should you need to do so and that your data will remain functional on the backup. The second thing you should do is make sure you have a good backup. The first thing you should do is clone your system. In this article, we’ll look at upgrading a Mac from OS X 10.8 or 10.9 running Server 2 or Server 3 to OS X 10.10 (Mavericks) running Server 4. Setting up OS X Server has never been easier. Oh, and if you’re keeping track (doubtful): yah, I know I never finished the Windows Server Guide, but I did write and finish the Xsan one and there might have been a divorce, 2 books, a product release, job change and a few benders mixed in there – one of which might still be ongoing… So I’ll eventually get back to it. So, if you’re fighting the good fight (and I do think it’s a good fight) and rolling Yosemite Server, click over on for the latest guide, covering OS X Server 4 running on OS X Yosemite (which I still like to call Yosemite Server). I’ve been working on getting the annual guide up for a few weeks and while there are still some posts remaining, but it’s basically done (some articles just haven’t gone up yet, but they’re basically written). I doubt I’ll ever actually bother to take them down. And this makes the third annual OS X Server Guide that I’m publishing in this manner the guides for Mavericks and Mountain Lion are still available. So with a little Table of Contents, or a Guide of sorts, you can easily communicate in a fashion similar to a book. But pedagogy, yo… Blogs are not great ways to teach in a guided manner.
A blog is a great way to communicate information.