Folder Sharing VS. DiskImage Sharing

[Anonymous]

Currently we running about over 100 Mac + over 30 Windows + Windows 2003 Server.

We will getting our new Apple Server soon.

My Question….

1ï Which way is the best.. either shared a folder or a disk image?
If say 1 shared point for 1 project.
I know, by using diskimage… i can set quota for each project and apple
client will see it’s available balance.

2 ï By using folder sharing ( easier way ) , I cannot set any quota for each jobs
/ projects. Of course I can set quota for users but I’m not going to it.

3 ï Is it possible to share Mounted Disk Image for Windows User??

4 ï Can Apple Server serve over 100 Macs + 40 PCs at one time??
What are extra precaution that I have to consider?
If anybody have experience on running apple server with this
capacity?

Any help.. Thanx in advance

[Anonymous]

Hello Joe..

Honestly..I’m not purely from IT background, but manage to handle it because
really crazy about Mac.

Our new machine will come with 3.5 TB Xserve RAID, and our Gigabit Ethernet is ready.

1 ï There is option to partition the RAID base on quotas. But it will going for fix quota. (except for last/final partition which is adjustable).

3 ï On Diskimage, It can be adjust by using Unix Script. ( Slowly learning for Unix ). On my opinion… Shared Diskimage is better compare to shared folder/partition. Maybe I’m wrong. It will easir to handle /adjust in future.

4 ï How I sharing the disk image?? Actually.. I never tried it on apple server.
I just trying it on my G5 2.0 DP + OS 10.3.4

First, I simply create a disk image with 20 GB size on my Second HD, and then I notice 20 GB space has been taken from my HD.

eg: 6512 Stadium.dmg and then mount it. A icon with name 6512 Stadium appear on desktop as ejectable disk. and I go for icon’s info and set the sharing. I can access 6512 Stadium as a drive from other Macs by using AppleTalk( OS X / OS 9 ).

I had tried to copy / delete / move / save / open file from this remote drive for 15 GB files form several Macs at a same time and it just work well.

But I cannot see / find the Mounted Diskimage from any PC / Windows.
This make me feel little worry. I cannot triy it on real appler server since we
dont have it YET.

It is good if someone can try it on real apple server and share with us the result.

I found it is very interesting…and I can’t find it in Windows Server.

Thanks.

ï Going to follow Joe’s steps……one server at a time

[Anonymous]

fyi,
You can set quotas by group using the command line
%edquota -g

this drops you into a text editor for the available volumes for which you can configure quotas.

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