Q: So how do I upgrade a single server network?
My sole server is both the DNS server and Open Directory Master. Can I get round this with a suitable entry in the /etc/hosts file whilst the DNS is down?
Thanks,
Tom
Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), My first mac was an SE/30...
Posted on Nov 23, 2014 6:09 AM
by Michael Newbery,Solvedanswer
Servers Enterprise
But creating a temporary DNS server may not be that bad. Assuming 'your' Mac isn't also the Server.
- Copy Server.app to your client Mac
- Start it up and create a server. Don't create any services though, apart from DNS
- Make the DNS a secondary to the primary on the main server.
- Change the main server to have your new secondary DNS in the DHCP.
- Upgrade the main server (note, make sure you have a full backup so you can revert if necessary)
- After the upgrade, remove the secondary DNS from the DHCP on the main server
- Throw Server.app in the Trash on your client machine.
Posted on Nov 23, 2014 4:48 PM