Using the OS X Server Software Update Server feature is great for saving some bandwidth with all those clients downloading the same updates!

Previously to OS X Server 10.6.7, you used to need to use a different address for your 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 clients to connect to it.

However I noticed the other day that the Software Update” site that the software update server provides had changed since my server had updated to 10.6.7 – and as it happens, you can now use the same:

http://yourserver:8088/index.sucatalog

address for all clients.

This could be managed through Workgroup Manager’s “Software Update” section, or you can run the following command on your client computers:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL http://yourserver:8088/index.sucatalog

Type your admin password – and you’re set!

Written by: David Colville on May 9, 2011.