I recently tried to setup an Xserve as a software update server. It has been running for sometime but only as a QMaster node for compressing video. It wasn't running any services at all.
I setup an open directory on it and created a "software update" user. I mirrored updates from Apple and when they had downloaded I started the softwre update service. I managed the software update preference for the user as always managed and entered the address of the xserve on port 8088.
I then bound an iMac test rig to the directory and logged in as the software update user.
On trying to run software update, I get an NSURL Error 1100 message, and the option to launch network diagnostics or quit.
I have tried adjusting the software update servers URL .local name, IP, with and without the http://, with and without the :8088. None of them worked.
What am I doing wrong?