Switch to use http/http so from SMB

[tcandela]

Currently I use SMB but want to switch to http/https. I am using a Mac running 10.10

Do I have to switch off the SMB shares on the 10.10?

What settings do need setup on the 10.10 to be ready for this?

[davidacland · Accepted solution]

You still need to leave the SMB settings there to use Casper Imaging and Casper Admin but if you've added in the http details you can use them in policies.

[tcandela]

When a policy runs, how does it choose http over SMB?

[apizz]

@tcandela, as long as HTTP or HTTPS is configured on your distribution point(s), you shouldn't have to do anything to the policy to choose it over SMB/AFP. You'd have to specify in the policy if you wanted to force SMB/AFP mounting instead of HTTP.

[tcandela]

Oh I see, just select the checkbox 'force file sharing over afp/SMB' to use instead Of http.

Now do I have to configure Apache to get this working?

I see these two tutorials

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3083

http://ole.michelsen.dk/blog/setup-local-web-server-apache-php-osx-yosemite.html

[bentoms]

@tcandela This is OSX server right?

Those two guides seem to be for client.

[tcandela]

No , straight up 10.10.5 Yosemite, no server version.

Would the two articles help me?

On the second article I simply did the

Sudo apachectl start

Http://localhost

And I got the 'It Works' page

[bentoms]

@tcandela maybe.. I've always spent the £30 for Server.app... I have about 25 or so OSX servers running NetBoot, AFP, HTTP & Caching.

If NetBoot or Caching server are of interest/use too, it'll be worse the cost.