4If you haven’t already done so, prepare the disks for installation.
For more information about preparing the disks for installation, see “Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server” on page 92.
If the target volume has the latest Mac OS X Server v10.5 or 10.4.11 installed, when you run installer it upgrades the server to v10.6 and preserves user files.
If you’re not upgrading but performing a clean installation, back up the user and settings files you want to preserve, then use diskutil to erase the volume and format it to enable journaling:
/usr/sbin/diskutil eraseVolume HFS+ "Mount 01" "/Volumes/Mount 01" /usr/sbin/diskutil enableJournal "/Volumes/Mount 01"
You can also use diskutil to partition the volume and to set up mirroring. For more information about the command, see the diskutil man page.
Important: Don’t store data on the hard disk or hard disk partition where the operating system is installed. With this approach, you won’t risk losing data if you need to reinstall or upgrade system software. If you must store additional software or data on the system partition, consider mirroring the drive.
5Install the operating system on the target volume.
For example, to use Mount 01 in the example in step 4 to install from a server installation disc, enter:
/usr/sbin/installer
If you’re using a NetInstall image, the command identifies them as step 3 shows.
When you enter the
During installation, progress information appears. While installation proceeds, you can open another Terminal window to install server software on another computer.
6When installation from the disc is complete, restart the server by entering:
/sbin/reboot
or
/sbin/shutdown
Server Assistant opens on the target computer when installation is complete. You can now set up the server. For more information, see Chapter 6, “Initial Server Setup.”
Chapter 5 Installation and Deployment
