5If you want to connect a host computer directly to the server and the host computer doesn’t provide DHCP service on the port used to directly connect to the server, do the following:
a Open TextEdit (located in /Applications/).
b In a new file, enter an IP address that’s not in use by the host computer.
For example, enter: 123.123.123.123
If TextEdit doesn’t open with a new blank file, choose File > New.
cChoose Format > Make Plain Text.
dChoose File > Save As.
eName the file axd_set_ip_address, and then change the location of the file to the volume with Server Diagnostics EFI installed.
fSelect “If no extension is provided, use ‘.txt’,” and then click Save.
Restoring Server Diagnostics EFI
Server Diagnostics EFI is preinstalled on the startup volume. If you erase the startup volume, you’ll erase Server Diagnostics EFI. If you install Server Diagnostics EFI instead of restoring it, you can’t start up Server Diagnostics EFI by holding down the D key at startup.
To restore Server Diagnostics EFI:
1Insert the Admin Tools disc.
2On the server, open AppleServerDiagnosticsHD.pkg (located in /Diagnostics/ on the disc).
3Follow the onscreen instructions, and at the Select Destination step, choose a volume that has Mac OS X Server installed.
4If you’re asked to authenticate, authenticate as a user with administrator privileges.
Installing Server Diagnostics Mac OS X
Before you install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, make sure that your storage device uses the GUID Partition Table partition scheme and that it has an empty volume with 10 GB of available space. For more information, see “Setting Up a Storage Device for Server Diagnostics Installation” on page 11.
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