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4 Using AXD Tools

AXD Mac OS X tools and AXD EFI tools have different

interfaces and functionality. This chapter describes how to

use both AXD tools.

Before you can use AXD tools, make sure you’ve properly started up the tools. For more

information, see Chapter 3, “Starting Up AXD Tools,” on page 14.

Setting AXD to Host, Client, or Local Mode

When AXD tools starts, AXD tools can enter one of three modes depending on

whether:

Â You’re opening AXD EFI tools or AXD Mac OS X tools

Â Any of the computers on the same subnet are host computers

Â A host computer is directly connected

Â You’re logged in as root

Â You’re running AXD Mac OS X tools on a computer that isn’t an Intel-based Xserve

The following table describes the three modes:

Mode Description Automatically enters mode if

Host The computer searches for Xserves

that are on the same subnet and start

AXD tools in remote mode. When one

is found, the host computer controls

the client Xserve’s AXD tools.

You run AXD Mac OS X tools and

either:

Â The computer isn’t an Intel-based

Xserve.

Â You’re not logged in as root.

Client The Xserve can be controlled by a

host computer.

You’re running AXD EFI tools and a

host computer is on the same subnet

or is directly connected.

Local The Xserve runs all tests locally. You’re running AXD EFI tools and a

host computer isn’t on the same

subnet and isn’t directly connected.

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