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70 Chapter 7 About Software Update Administration

Before You Set Up the Software Update Server

Before you set up a Software Update server, review the following considerations and

requirements.

What You Need to Know

To set up Software Update on your server, you should be familiar with your network

configuration. Be sure you meet the following requirements:

Â You’re the server administrator.

Â You’re familiar with network setup.

You might also need to work with your networking staff to change network topologies,

switches, routers, and other network settings.

Client Computer Requirements

Any Macintosh computers running Mac OS X v10.4 or later networked to a

Mac OS X v10.4 server can use Software Update service to update Apple software.

Network Hardware Requirements

The type of network connections you should use depends on the number of clients

you expect to serve software updates over the network:

Â 100-Mbit Ethernet (for providing regular updates to fewer than 10 clients)

Â 100-Mbit switched Ethernet (for providing regular updates to 10–50 clients)

Â Gigabit Ethernet (for providing regular updates to more than 50 clients)

These are estimates for the number of clients supported. See “Capacity Planning” for a

more detailed discussion of the optimal system and network configurations to support

the number of clients you have.

Note: In Mac OS X Server, software update service automatically operates across all

network interfaces for which TCP/IP is configured.

Capacity Planning

The number of client computers your server can support accessing Software Update

service depends on how your server is configured, when and how often your clients

check for updates, the size of the updates, and a number of other factors. When

planning for your server and network needs, consider these main factors:

Â Ethernet speed: 100Base-T or faster connections are required for both client

computers and the server. As you add more clients, you may need to increase the

speed of your server’s Ethernet connections. Ideally you want to take advantage of

the Gigabit Ethernet capacity built-in to your Mac OS X server hardware to connect

to a Gigabit switch. From the switch you should connect Gigabit Ethernet or

100-Mbit Ethernet to each of the Macintosh clients.

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