Apple Xserve Up Mac OS X Server Specifications download pdf (Page 40)

40 Chapter 3 Installing Server Software and Finishing Basic Setup

To use the installer to install Mac OS X Server software:

1 Start the target computer from the first installation CD or the installation DVD.

The procedure you use depends on the target computer hardware:

Â If the target computer has a keyboard and an optical drive, insert the first installation

disc into the optical drive; then hold down the C key on the keyboard while

restarting the computer.

Â If the target computer is an Xserve with a built-in optical drive, start the computer

using the first installation disc by following the instructions for starting from a system

disc in the Xserve User’s Guide.

Â If the target computer is an Xserve with no built-in optical drive, you can start it in

target disk mode and insert the installation disc into the optical drive on your

administrator computer. You can also use an external FireWire optical drive or an

optical drive from another Xserve system to start the computer from the installation

disc.

Instructions for using target disk mode and external optical drives are in the Quick

Start guide or Xserve User’s Guide that came with your Xserve system.

2 If you’re installing on a local computer, when Installer opens choose Utilities >

Open Terminal to open the Terminal application.

If you’re installing on a remote computer, from Terminal on an administrator computer

or from a UNIX workstation, establish an SSH session as the root user with the target

computer, substituting

ip_address

with the target computer’s actual IP address:

$ ssh root@

ip_address

If you don’t know the IP address, use the sa_srchr tool to identify computers, on the

local subnet where you can install server software:

$ /System/Library/Serversetup/sa_srchr 224.0.0.1

mycomputer.example.com#PowerMac4,4#<ip address>#<mac address>#Mac OS X

Server 10.5#RDY4PkgInstall#2.0#512

You can also use Server Assistant to generate information for computers on the local

subnet. To access the Destination pane and generate a list of computers awaiting

installation in Open Server Assistant, select “Install software on a remote computer” and

click Continue.

3 When prompted for a password, enter the first eight digits of the computer’s built-in

hardware serial number.

To find a computer’s serial number, look for a label on the computer. If the target

computer is set up as a server, you’ll also find the hardware serial number in /System/

Library/ServerSetup/SerialNumber.

If you’re installing on an older computer that has no built-in hardware serial number,

use 12345678 for the password.

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