Q: Safe Upgrade to OS X Server from Lion Server Open Directory Master
I'd like to upgrade to OS X Server from a stable 10.7.4 Lion Server set up as an OD Master. Apple's instructions [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5381] say that I must simply install ML, then install OS X Server from the App Store. I'd like to believe that this will just work, but the really awful experience of upgrading from SL Server 10.6.8 to Lion Server 10.7 makes me quite skeptical [https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3565475?start=0&tstart=0].
In the likely event that an OS X Server upgrade will ultimately require a clean wipe and fresh install, would someone please post the step-by-step instructions for saving and migrating all network accounts, web services, DNS zones, firewall settings, web services, dovecote stuff, iOS profiles, and anything else that must be saved for recreation on a new OD Master?
Is anyone able to report that upgrading a Lion Server OD Master to OS X Server works just by running the App Store updates?
Mac mini Server (Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.4), Lion Server, EyeTV HD, Turbo.264 HD
Posted on Jul 28, 2012 8:15 AM