The first thing that you notice when looking at this book is the size, with its 846 pages it doesn't have to be just a manual, you can most certainly use it as a weapon as well :)

The authors kick off by writing about deployment planning and the installation/configuration of Mac OS X Server. Here you can find a lot of material on system administration in general and some tools. What follows is information related to the Open Directory Server and then various network services (xinetd, DNS, DHCP and NAT) and file services (Apple Filing Protocol, Windows File Services, FTP, etc.). Much time for theses writing is very useful resource.

Since a good system administrator never forgets to pay attention to security issues I was not surprised to find a lot of space dedicated to security throughout the book. The authors show off the Mac OS X Server firewall and offer all sorts of good pointers. help me essay

Since we're dealing with a book that discusses a server OS it's natural to have information about client management, Web and mail services. There's also an appendix - Introduction to Directory Services.

The level of detail in this book is amazing. "Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration" is geared toward the Macintosh system administrator but, with the aid of this book, enthusiasts new to the job will get things up and running fast. With such in-depth coverage of basically everything you may need, this book deserves a prominent place on your bookshelf, preferably near the desk so you can always have it handy.

To get more information I invite you to check out the book's page at O'Reilly where you can download in PDF chapter 3 - "Server Management Tools".