Installing Locally from the Installation Disc
You can install Mac OS X Server directly onto a computer with a display, a keyboard, and a DVD drive attached, as shown in the following illustration:
Installer application 
or
installer tool in Terminal application
If you have an Install DVD, the optical drive must be able to read DVD discs.
You can also install directly onto a computer that lacks a display, keyboard, and optical drive capable of reading your installation disc. In this case, you start the target computer in target disk mode and connect it to an
You use the administrator computer to install the server software on the target computer’s disk or partition, which appears as a disk icon on the administrator computer.
To install server software locally:
1Start up the target computer using the Install DVD, installer partition, or NetInstall disk. For startup options, see “About Starting Up for Installation” on page 84.
2When the Installer opens, if you want to perform a clean installation, use the Utilities menu to open Disk Utility to prepare the target disk or partition before proceeding.
If you have not prepared your disk for installation, do so now with Disk Utility. For more instructions on preparing your disk for installation, see “Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server” on page 92.
3Proceed through the Installer panes by following the onscreen instructions.
4When the Install Mac OS X Server pane appears, select a target disk or volume (partition) and make sure it’s in the expected state.
If you want to customize what software is included in the installation, click Options in the Select a Destination pane.
5Proceed through the Installer panes by following the onscreen instructions.
If you’re using an administrator computer to install onto a server in target disk mode and connected using a FireWire cable, complete the following:
a Quit Server Assistant when it starts on the administrator computer. b Shut down the administrator computer and the server.
c Start up the administrator computer and the server normally (not in target disk mode).
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Chapter 5 Installation and Deployment
