Apple Xserve (Cluster Node) User Manual download pdf (Page 18)

4 Turn on the optical drive and insert the server install disc.

5 Start up your Xserve system.

After a few moments, the system begins starting up from the disc in the optical drive.

6 When you hear the disc in the optical drive beginning to start up the system, press the

handle on the drive module to close it.

The drive module must be recognized as the system starts up so that you can install the

server software on it.

7 Use Server Assistant on a remote computer to install the software on the drive module in

your Xserve system. (See “Remote Installation” in Chapter 1 of Getting Started With

Mac OS X Server for details.)

8 Unmount the volume on which you just installed the software.

9 Turn off the system by holding in the power button for 5 seconds.

Connecting Another Mac With the Xserve System in Target Disk Mode

You can also connect a PowerBook, iBook, Xserve, or other Mac directly to your Xserve

system. The computer you connect must have a FireWire port and an optical drive, and the

Xserve system must be in target disk mode.

Note: The default name of the server’s startup volume is Server HD. If you connect another

server to your Xserve system, you may want to change the name of its startup volume

temporarily to avoid having two disks with that name when you want to install.

To put your system into target disk mode and connect a Mac to it:

1 Remove any FireWire devices that are connected to the Xserve system.

2 Use the front panel mode to put the system into target disk mode. See “Using Front Panel

Mode on an Xserve System” on page 19 for instructions; use light 5.

3 Connect a PowerBook, iBook, or other Mac to the FireWire port on the system’s front panel.

4 Turn on the connected computer and insert the server install disc.

The Xserve system’s drive or volumes mount on the connected computer.

5 Begin the installation process from the server install disc and install on the mounted volume

of your installation drive.

Note: You can use either Server Assistant or the Terminal application and command-line

tools to control the installation.

See Chapter 17, “Tools for Advanced Administrators,” in the Mac OS X Server

Administrator’s Guide for more information about using command-line tools with the

Terminal application.

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