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This chapter describes several methods that let you change the startup disk to the volume with Server Diagnostics installed.
Before you start up Server Diagnostics, make sure everything is properly installed and configured. For information, see Chapter 2, “Setup and Installation.”
Changing the Startup Disk
Server Diagnostics is usually installed on a dedicated volume to minimize the risk of server processes interrupting the tests. Because of this, you must change the startup disk to the volume with Server Diagnostics installed before you can use the tools.
To test a client server remotely, first start up Server Diagnostics on the host computer and then start up Server Diagnostics on the client server.
To start up Server Diagnostics, set the startup volume of the server to the volume or disk image containing Server Diagnostics.
If Mac OS X Server starts up by default on your server, you can change the startup disk in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences. Otherwise, you can temporarily change the startup disk by holding down a key while starting up the server:
Goal | Hold down this key at server startup |
Choose the Server Diagnostics volume before | Option |
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Start up the preinstalled Server Diagnostics EFI | D |
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Start up using the Server Diagnostics EFI disk | F1 |
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If you erase the volume Server Diagnostics EFI is installed on, you can’t use the D key to run it.
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