14 DAY TRIAL // An update to the Downloads area of Apple’s Support web site signals the availability of a new Mac OS X 10.6.4 release for all mid-2010 Mac Pros running Snow Leopard Server.
Although simply labeled “Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update MacPro (Mid 2010),” the installer works solely with Mac Pros running the Server edition of Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system, as company soon reveals:
“The 10.6.4 update is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6.3,” the note, published on August 16, 2010, reads.
“It includes Wiki Server Update 1.0, Safari 5 and general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your server, as well as specific fixes,” Apple adds.
The company proceeds to list the specific fixes, as follows:
• CalDAV querying of email addresses with Active Directory and Open Directory servers
• stability and reliability accessing Wiki Server pages
• view movies on Wiki Server with Safari on iPad
• accessing publicly accessible Wikis when logged in to the Wiki Server
• listing blogs on Wiki Server
• vacation mail notices that span across multiple days
• updates from Software Update Server viewable by clients
• stability and reliability to Software Update Server synchronization
• downloading of software updates by Software Update Server
• creating NetInstall images which include iLife updater packages
• address issues copying, renaming, or deleting files on SMB file servers
• improve reliability of VPN connections
Additional Support documents reveal more, including the security fixes incorporated by Apple in the latest Snow Leopard update.
According to the Mac makers, there are three ways to update to Mac OS X Server version 10.6.4.
1- Use Software Update
2- Install from a standalone installer
3- Install on a remote server via Server Admin or the softwareupdate command-line utility
Download Apple Mac OS X Server Update for Mac Pro Mid-2010 (Free)