Evaluating Lion Server Requirements

Before you install the software, take the time to evaluate the server needs of your organization and the Lion Server hardware requirements.

You can install the Lion Server software on any Mac computer, provided it meets the following requirements.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

The basic installation requirements for Lion Server are as follows:

• A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor

• 2 GB of RAM

• At least 10 GB of available disk space

You do not need a keyboard or display. As you’ll see later in this chapter, you can install Lion Server using an administrator computer or another server.

To upgrade to Lion Server, your Mac must be running at least OS X 10.6.6 ...

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