Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server | Apple 10.3 instruction

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Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server

When you perform a clean installation, the target disk or partition is erased and there are several disk-preparation tasks to perform:

•Preserve any user data you want to save on the target disk or partition. See the migration guide for information on migrating data and settings.

•In most cases, format the target disk using Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. You can also use Mac OS Extended or case-sensitive HFS+ format. Case-sensitive HFS+ format is useful if case-sensitive file names are important, as when you need to support legacy UNIX applications on Mac OS X Server. All case-sensitive disks are also journaled.

•Optionally, partition the target disk and set up one of the partitions as the destination for server software. The minimum recommended size for an installation partition is 4 GB.

Important: Don’t store data on the hard disk or hard disk partition where the operating system is installed. With this approach, you will not risk losing data should you need to reinstall or upgrade system software.

•Optionally configure the target disk for RAID mirroring, which creates a backup disk that is used automatically if the primary disk isn’t available.

You can format a disk or partition as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the Installer application and as Mac OS Extended from the Disk Utility application. To format a disk or a partition as case-sensitive HFS+, use the Terminal application. For example:

1Choose a Mac OS Extended volume (for example, /Volumes/MyHFSPlus) to convert to case-sensitive HFS.

2Open the Terminal application.

3Erase and reformat the volume as bootable; in this example MyCaseSensitive is the new volume name:

sudo diskutil eraseVolume "Case-sensitive HFS+"

MyCaseSensitive bootable /Volumes/MyHFSPlus

See the man page for diskutil and the command-line administration guide for additional information on creating a case-sensitive HFS+ volume.

Instructions provided later in this chapter describe when to perform disk preparation tasks.

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Contents

Mac OS X Server Getting Started Apple Computer, Inc Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved Contents Using the Administration Tools Server AdministrationComputers You Can Use to Administer a Server Setting Up an Administrator Computer Installing Server Software Installation and Setup OverviewLocal Installation From the Server Install Discs Remote Installation From the Server Install Discs Appendix B Appendix a Glossary Index Page Superior Performance and Scalability What’s New in Version Improved Setup, Management, and Monitoring Enhanced Network and Directory Services Improved Windows Integration Part II Installation and Initial Setup New Workgroup and Desktop Management FeaturesWhat’s Included in This Guide Part I Introduction to Mac OS X Server This guide Tells you how to Getting Additional Information Preface About This Guide Page Part I Introduction to Mac OS X Server Page Mac OS X Server addresses the needs of many environments 1Mac OS X Server in Action Workgroup servers Enterprise Organizations Higher-Education Facilities Labs and Classrooms Directory server VPN Small and Medium Businesses Applications Computational Clustering Creative Businesses Web Service Providers Mac OS X Server in Action 2Inside Mac OS X Server Core System Services Open Directory Using Apple Directories Using Other Directories AuthenticationSearch Policies User Management Discovery of Network ServicesSingle Signon User Accounts Home Directories Group AccountsMacintosh User Management Preference Management NetBoot System Image ServicesWindows User Management Mobile Accounts Network Install File Services Apple File Service Windows ServicesSharing File Transfer Protocol FTP Network File System NFS Service Web Service Print Service Mail Service Dhcp Network Services NAT Firewall IP Failover Media Streaming and Broadcasting Apache Tomcat Application Server Support Integrating Into Existing Environments JBossWebObjects High Availability Server AdministrationPage Using the Administration Tools 3Server Administration Computers You Can Use to Administer a Server Using a Non-Mac OS X Computer for Administration Setting Up an Administrator Computer Installer Directory AccessServer Assistant Workgroup Manager Opening and Authenticating in Workgroup Manager Using Workgroup Manager Server Administration Server Administration Server Admin Opening and Authenticating in Server AdminUsing Server Admin Server Administration Server Administration Server Monitor System Image Management Apple Remote Desktop Media Streaming Management Command-Line Tools Macintosh ManagerWorking With Version 10.2 Servers From Version 10.3 Servers Part II Installation and Initial Setup Page Planning 4Installation and Setup Overview Local Installation From the Server Install Discs Installing Server Software Remote Installation From the Server Install Discs Automating Server Installation With a Disk Image Setting Up Servers Interactively Initial Server Setup Welcome Using Setup Data Stored in a File Automating Server Setup Then plug the iPod into the next server Using Setup Data Stored in a Directory Using Encryption Keeping Current Setting Up Services 5Before You Begin Set Up a Planning Team Determine Services to Host on Each Server Identify the Servers You’ll Need to Set Up Define a Migration Strategy Define Physical Infrastructure Requirements Define an Integration Strategy Define Server Setup Infrastructure Requirements Determine the Installation and Setup Strategy to Use Make Sure Required Server Hardware Is AvailableCollect and Organize Information 6Installing Server Software Upgrading From Version 10.1 or Information You Need Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server Identifying Remote Servers When Installing Mac OS X Server Using Installer to Install Locally From the Install DiscsTo install server software locally To install to a remote server using the install discs Installing Server Software Automating Server Software Installation With a Disk Image To install server software on your computerTo use installer to install server software Volumes/Mount Volumes/Mount1 Volumes/Mount02 Ssh root@ip address Installing Optional Server Software 7Initial Server Setup Saving Setup Data How a Server Searches for Saved Setup DataUsing Setup Data Saved in a File Initial Server Setup Using Setup Data Saved in a Directory Specifying Initial Open Directory Usage Keeping Backup Copies of Saved Setup Data Setting Up a Server as a Standalone Server Not Changing Directory Usage When Upgrading Setting Up a Server to Connect to a Directory System Setting Up a Server to Host an Open Directory Master Using Interactive Server Setup Setting Up a Local Server InteractivelyTo set up a local server interactively Postponing Local Server Setups Following Installation Setting Up a Remote Server InteractivelyTo set up a remote server interactively To set up multiple remote servers interactively in a batch Setting Up Multiple Remote Servers Interactively in a Batch Initial Server Setup Using Automatic Server Setup To save and apply setup data in a file Setting Up Servers Automatically Using Data Saved in a File 102 To save and apply setup data in a directory record 104 105 Setting Up Open Directory Determining the Status of Setups Setting Up File Services Setting Up User ManagementTo set up a user account To set up file sharing Setting Up Web Service Setting Up Print ServiceTo set up a shared printer queue To turn on web service if it’s not running Setting Up Network Services Setting Up Mail ServiceSetting Up System Image Services Setting Up Media Streaming and Broadcasting To turn on JBoss if it’s not running Setting Up an Application Server Appendix Mac OS X Server Worksheet Disk format Computer name 114 Time zone Network interface data for this server is in the table below Appendix a Mac OS X Server Worksheet 118 Mac OS X Server in a Small Business BSetup Example How to Set Up the Server Set up the networkSet up the server and the master directory 121 Set up DNS service Set up the firewall Set up Dhcp service Set up VPN service Set up NAT service Create user accounts and home directories Set up productivity services Configure client computers Glossary Glossary Directory node See directory domain 129 Long name See user name Name server See DNS Domain Name System Realm See WebDAV realm Search path See search policy 133 134 135 Page Index 138 139