Mac Mini World is proud to announce we’ve lowered our co-location rates on the newest generation mac mini, and mac mini server. The improvements in the new mini design allow us to reduce our operational costs by 15%. Customers can how order mac mini colo service starting at $26 per month.
At Mac Mini World we are committed to being the value position within the hosting market. As Apple continues create innovate products, we’ll continue to evolve and adjust to compliment their offering. Customers looking to co-locate the previous generation mac mini will still have to pay the old rate. If you have questions feel free to give us a call at (330) 437-2838, or e-mail information@macminiworld.net.
Thanks for everyone’s support!
Developing great software often requires extensive trial and error. This often means crashing the server a few times before everything is working prefect. Mac Mini World provides all customers access to our PDU remote reboot system, so an accidental crash won’t require a phone call and absolutely no waiting.
Rails developers take advantage of Apple’s built-in support as well. This makes developing and deploying application extremely simple.
The native OS X user interface offers you an beautiful & friendly interface for developing software. You can host proofing or production websites for clients, collaborate with your team thought a built-in wiki and SVN / LDAP support, and back-up everything automatically using time machine.
Are you a developer in need of a prefect work proofing ground? Maybe you need to publish your work for clients to see? Mac Mini World is here to be your information services partner.
Mac Mini World is proud to announce the availability of volume pricing. Volume pricing is prefect for resellers and clustered solutions.
If you host 5 or more mini’s you’ll automatically receive a 10% discount on your hosting invoice. If your host 10 or more mini’s you’ll receive a 15% discount.
We’ve decided to offer this as a reward to our most loyal customers. Let’s make 2010 a great year!
Interested in getting started but would like to discuss your solution first? Give us a call at (330) 437-2838 and we’ll be happy to assist you.
While the mac mini only has a single Ethernet interface, it is possible to assign more then one IP address. To achieve this you simple need to create a second Ethernet entry.
Within System Preferences select “Network” and click the “+” button in the bottom left hand corner. Under the “interfaces” drop down, choose “Ethernet” and provide a name (anything will do). This will allow you to configure an additional IP address under the new interface you just created.
To test and make sure everything is working, I recommend running an issuing an ICMP ping from a remote host. You can achieve this under OS X by opening “terminal” and typing “ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”. You can press CNTL+C to end the test.
source: Apple OS X Server Installation Manual
During the month of March 2010 we’ll be offering a free 500GB 2.5″ USB hard drive rental to all new customer. An external hard drive makes the prefect compliment to your dedicated server. The space can be used for Time Machine backups or just extra storage. If you’ve been thinking about getting a server, March is the time to buy. The hard drive rental is free for the life time of your account with us.
If your ready to buy, visit our sign-up page.
March 2nd, 2010 in
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One of the most popular uses for the mac mini is as a living room media server. Interestingly enough, this was what original drew me to the mac mini platform and convinced me to create Mac Mini World. I never understood why Apple avoiding directly marketing this device as a media machine. Instead Apple created the “Apple TV” which, while cool, isn’t exactly what I was looking for.
Finally, Apple has decided to embrace the mini media server by adding an HDMI port. While the DVI interface is technically compatible with HDMI, the direct port allows audio to be transmitted as well. This makes for a very clean single-cable setup, prefect for cramped A/V closets.
Last but not least… with the introduction of OS X Snow Leopard, Apple also improved support for HD-TV’s. Now OS X reports 1080i as the display rather then the confusing screen resolutions.
Nice work Apple. Nice.
Source: AppleInsider
By default Mac OS X uses the mDNSResponder process for unicast DNS (domain name system) and Bonjour functions. If you disable this process you will break both DNS and Bonjour. Without DNS you’ll be unable to resolve host names which is required to do just about anything.
Depending on your setup, it might be a good idea to disable Apple’s Bonjour.
Important: Before you begin make sure to backup your computer using time machine.
To disable Bonjour and leave DNS functional follow the sets below.
- Make a backup copy of the mDNSResponder.plist file as a precaution.
- Open the mDNSResponder.plist file in terminal. Here is a sample command:
sudo nano "/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist"
- Add “<string>-NoMulticastAdvertisements</string>” to the array in the “ProgramArguments” section.
In other words:
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/mDNSResponder</string>
<string>-launchd</string>
</array>
becomes…
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/mDNSResponder</string>
<string>-launchd</string>
<string>-NoMulticastAdvertisements</string>
</array>
- Save the file. Important: If you edited the file using emacs, you must remove the emacs backup file (the file with a tilde at the end of the name, “/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist~”) or your Mac will not start up.
- Restart your Mac.
Source: Apple Article HT3789
There have been some questions recently regarding how to configure the new Mac Mini Server for RAID 1 mirroring. Out of the box the Mac Mini is setup without RAID. You have two identical 500GB disks so RAID is possible. To make this work you’ll need another Mac computer running firewire because the device lacks a CD/DVD drive.
EDIT: Some people have asked “Why run RAID 1 mirroring when you already have a solid backup strategy?” The answer is simple: Downtime is bad and costs money … some people a lot of money! Running a RAID 1 mirror on production environments is essential to maintaining high up-time. Hard Drives can and do fail so its better to be prepared for it. Restoring files from backups and locating a replacement disk is not fun at 5AM. If a RAID mirror disk dies you can plan a time to repair it, you won’t have that option if you only have backups.
Step 1: Start the Mini in Target Mode. Press the T during start. In a few seconds the firewire logo will appear on your screen.
Step 2: Go to your second Mac. Connect the firewire cable between second Mac and Mini.
Step 3: On the second Mac start the disc utility. The two identical drives on your mini will show. Create a new Raid set (mirrored = Raid 1). Include both drives. Confirm the warning that all data on the mini will be lost.
Step 4: Make sure your second Mac has CD/ DVD sharing option installed. This is to use the super drive to install OS X Server on the mini.
Step 5: Shutdown both Macs
Step 6: Start your second Mac in target mode. Make sure the firewire cable is still connected.
Step 7: Start the Mini with the option key pressed.
Step 8: Insert the OS X Server install disc in your second Mac.
Step 9: wait till the drive logo appears om the Mini. Continue the install. Will take about an hour.
An even easier option is to purchase or borrow a USB DVD drive and just boot from that.
Now that you can protect important corporate data why now switch to a hosted mac mini server? Sign-up Today!
Source: HT2559
Today is a very special day here at Mac Mini World. Apple has just announced a new line of Mac Mini Servers which add the following features.
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 Server
- 2 x 500GB SATA Drives (removed optical drive)
- 4GB of Memory
- Faster CPU
We’re going to begin rolling these units out exclusively for our hosting environment. Having redundant disks bundled with OS X Server makes all the difference.
Thank you Apple!
October 20th, 2009 in
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Its official: Apple Mac mini is lowest-power PC (and mac mini server) available! The mac mini operates between 11 Watts (idle) and 44W (full-load). This much lower than even entry-level servers.
This begs the questions: How many server could be replaced with Mac Mini’s? How much electricity could be saved?
September 28th, 2009 in
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