Apple 10.3 manual Initial Server Setup

The device that is mounted as a file system can be the server’s hard drive or an iPod, CD, FireWire drive, USB drive, or other device plugged in to the server. For example, /Volumes/AdminiPod/Auto Server Setup/myserver.example.com.plist.

•The setup file name is one of these; when searching for setup files, target servers search for names in the order listed:

<MAC-address-of-server>.plist (include any leading zeros but omit colons). For example, 0030654dbcef.plist.

<IP-address-of-server>.plist. For example, 10.0.0.4.plist. <partial-host-name-of-server>.plist. For example, myserver.plist.

<built-in-hardware-serial-number-of-server>.plist (first 8 characters only). For example, ABCD1234.plist.

<full-host-name-of-server>.plist. For example, myserver.example.com.plist.

<partial-IP-address-of-server>.plist. For example, 10.0.plist (matches 10.0.0.4 and 10.0.1.2).

generic.plist (a file that any server will recognize, used to set up servers that need the same setup values).

•The correct passphrase is provided to the server if the setup data is encrypted.

You can use Server Assistant to supply a passphrase interactively, or you can supply the passphrase in a text file. Place the passphrase file on a volume mounted locally on the target server in /Volumes/*/SA_Keys/<pass-phrase-file>.

The passphrase file can have one of these names; target servers search for names in the order listed:

<MAC-address-of-server>.pass (include any leading zeros but omit colons). For example, 0030654dbcef.pass.

<IP-address-of-server>.pass. For example, 10.0.0.4.pass. <partial-host-name-of-server>.pass. For example, myserver.pass.

<built-in-hardware-serial-number-of-server>.pass (first 8 characters only). For example, ABCD1234.pass.

<full-host-name-of-server>.pass. For example, myserver.example.com.pass.

<partial-IP-address-of-server>.pass. For example, 10.0.pass (matches 10.0.0.4 and 10.0.1.2).

generic.pass (a file that any server will recognize).

If you want to reuse saved setup data after reinstalling a server, you can store the server’s setup file(s) in a small local partition that is not erased when you reinstall the server. The setup files are automatically detected and reused after each reinstallation.

Chapter 7 Initial Server Setup

91