Apple 10.3 manual Automating Server Setup, Using Setup Data Stored in a File

Automating Server Setup

When you have more than just a few servers to set up, consider using automated server setup. This approach also provides a way to preserve setup data so it can be reused should you want or need to reinstall server software.

Use Server Assistant to specify setup data, then save the data in a file or in a directory.

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Setup data in a directory

Using Setup Data Stored in a File

When you place a setup file on a volume (CD, iPod, USB solid-state drive, disk partition) mounted locally on a server you’ve installed but not set up, the server detects the file and automatically uses it to set itself up.

You could, for example, store multiple setup files on an iPod, then plug the iPod into the first server for which a setup file exists.

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