Installing Multiple Servers | Apple 10.6 instruction

Installing Multiple Servers

Most Efficient Methods of Installation

The most efficient method of installation would be completely automated. Opening the Terminal application and using the installer tool to initiate each server software installation doesn’t accomplish this efficiently.

However, scripting the command-line tool (using known values for server IP addresses, for example) to automate multiple simultaneous installations can be very efficient.

To completely automate server installation, you must script the installer tool and have a high measure of control over the network infrastructure.

For example, to have known IP addresses and the appropriate hardware serial numbers included in your script, you cannot rely on the randomly assigned IP addresses. You can use DHCP assigned static addresses to remove that uncertainty and ease your scripting considerations.

Additionally, you can create a NetInstall server on the target servers’ local network that can install an operating system. If you combine this with saved auto setup files, you can easily automate installation of multiple computers without much human interaction.

The methods, scripting languages, and possibilities are too many to list in this guide.

More Interactive Methods of Installation

When running Server Assistant from an administration computer to install on multiple machines, you still have to open a connection to each server one at a time.

You can use VNC viewer software or the installer tool to initiate multiple server software installations.

After using a VNC viewer to control installation of Mac OS X Server v10.6 on one remote computer, you can use the VNC viewer to open a connection to another remote computer and control installation on it. Because this involves interacting with each server individually, it is a less efficient method of installing on multiple servers.

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Contents

Mac OS X Server 019-1410/2009-08-15 Contents Administration Tools Enhancing Security Installation and Deployment Initial Server Setup Ongoing System Management Monitoring Your System Push Notification Server Index Contents About This Guide What’s in This Guide Using Onscreen Help To see the most recent server help topics Document Road Map Getting Started Preface About This Guide Getting Documentation Updates Getting Additional Information System Requirements for Installing Mac OS X Server Standards What’s New in Mac OS X Server ÂÂ iCal Server What’s New in Server Admin Understanding Server Configuration Methods Snmp NFS Supported Standards Radius System Overview and Supported Standards System Overview and Supported Standards Mac OS X Server’s Unix Heritage Planning Server Usage Determining Your Server Needs Determining Whether to Upgrade or Migrate Setting Up a Planning Team Identifying Servers to Set Up Determining Services to Host on Each Server Planning Server Usage Migrating from Windows Defining a Migration StrategyDefining an Integration Strategy Defining Server Setup Infrastructure Requirements Defining Physical Infrastructure Requirements Setting up basic server infrastructure Defining Backup and Restore Policies Minimizing the Need to Relocate Servers After SetupMaking Sure Required Server Hardware Is Available Understanding Backup and Restore Policies Understanding Backup Types Understanding Backup Scheduling Understanding Restores Other Backup Policy Considerations Defining a Backup Verification Mechanism Command-Line Backup and Restoration Tools Understanding Time Machine as a Server Backup Tool ÂÂ Remote Access Settings ÂÂ Software Update ÂÂ Wiki ÂÂ Xgrid Server Admin Opening and Authenticating in Server Admin Server Admin Interface M N Customizing the Server Admin Environment Server Assistant Server Assistant is used for Server Preferences Workgroup Manager Workgroup Manager Interface Server Monitor Customizing the Workgroup Manager Environment For additional information, see Server Monitor Help ICal Service Utility ICal Service Utility Interface System Image Management Media Streaming Management RAID Admin Command-Line ToolsServer Status Widget Xgrid Admin Podcast Capture, Composer, and Producer Apple Remote Desktop Enhancing Security About Physical Security Firewalls and Packet Filters About Network SecurityNetwork DMZ VLANs MAC Filtering Transport Encryption Payload Encryption File and Folder Permissions About File SecurityAbout File Encryption About Authentication and Authorization Secure Delete You have several options for authenticating users ÂÂ Secure Shell SSH Single Sign-On About Certificates, SSL, and Public Key Infrastructure Public and Private Keys Certificates About Certificate Authorities CAs About Self-Signed Certificates About IdentitiesAbout Intermediate Trust To configure clients to trust a certificate Certificate Manager in Server AdminFrom the command line Enhancing Security Readying Certificates To create a self-signed certificate Creating a Self-Signed CertificateRequesting a Certificate from a Certificate Authority To request a signed certificate Creating a Certificate Authority To create a CA Enhancing Security To create a certificate for someone else Using a CA to Create a Certificate for Someone ElseImporting a Certificate Identity To import an existing OpenSSL style certificate Managing Certificates Editing a Certificate To distribute your certificate to your clients Distributing a CA Public Certificate to ClientsDeleting a Certificate To delete a certificate Replacing an Existing Certificate Using CertificatesRenewing an Expiring Certificate To renew an expiring certificate SSH and SSH Keys Key-Based SSH LoginTo do this, run the following commands in Terminal Generating a Key Pair for SSH Key-Based SSH with Scripting Sample Administration Level Security Setting Administration Level Privileges Setting Sacl Permissions Service Level SecurityTo set Sacl permissions for a service Security Best Practices Password Guidelines Creating Complex Passwords Confirm you meet the requirements Installation Overview Gather your information Start the installer Set up the environment Start up the computer from an installation disk Prepare the target disk Set Up Services Gathering the Information You Need Connecting to the Directory During Installation Setting Up Network ServicesAbout the Server Install Disc SSH During Installation Mac OS X Server Install Disc Preparing an Administrator ComputerAdministration Tools CD To install Mac OS X Server v10.6 administration tools About Starting Up for InstallationBefore Starting Up To start up the computer with the installation disc Starting Up from the Install DVDStarting Up from an Alternate Partition To create an image of the Install DVD Create a restorable image of the Install DVD Restore the image to the alternate partition Prepare the disks and partitions on the target computer To restore the image to a free volume Remotely Accessing the Install DVD To access the computer with Server Assistant To access the computer using Screen Sharing To access the computer with VNCTo access the computer with SSH Identifying Remote Servers When Installing Mac OS X Server Identify the target server Starting Up from a NetBoot Environment Start up the computer from the NetBoot server Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server Create a NetInstall image from the Install DVD To create a NetInstall image from the Install DVD Choosing a File System ÂÂ Mac OS Extended Journaled, Case-Sensitive aka Hfsx About Hard Disk Partitioning To partition a disk using Disk Utility Partitioning a Disk So the command is About Creating a RAID Set To create a RAID set using Disk Utility You cannot create a RAID set from the startup disk Diskutil createRAID mirror setName format device device Installing Server Software Interactively For example Installing Locally from the Installation Disc To install server software locally Installing Remotely with Server Assistant To install on a remote server by using Server Assistant Installing Remotely with Screen Sharing and VNC Changing a Remote Computer’s Startup Disk To change a remote computer’s startup disk To use installer to install server software 105 Most Efficient Methods of Installation Installing Multiple ServersMore Interactive Methods of Installation How to Keep Current Upgrading a Computer from Mac OS X to Mac OS X Server To postpone setting up Mac OS X Server Postponing Server Setup Following InstallationInformation You Need Configuring Servers with Multiple Ethernet Ports Connecting to the Network During Initial Server SetupAbout Settings Established During Initial Server Setup Specifying Initial Open Directory Usage ÂÂ Create Users and Groups ÂÂ Configure Manually Not Changing Directory Usage When UpgradingÂÂ Import Users and Groups Setting Up a Server as a Standalone Server Binding a Server to Multiple Directory Servers Setting up Servers Interactively To interactively connect to an additional directory server To set up servers interactively Select the target servers from the configuration list Using Automatic Server Setup Creating and Saving Setup Data To create a setup data file Using Encryption with Setup Data Files How a Server Searches for Saved Setup Data Files Setting Up Servers Automatically Using Data Saved in a File Restart the remote server To use setup data from a file remotelyCreate the saved setup folder on the remote server To set the server serial number Handling Setup Errors To change services to administer Setting Up ServicesAdding Services to the Server View From the command-line Setting Up All Other Services Setting Up Open DirectorySetting Up User Management To set up a user account Computers You Can Use to Administer a Server Setting Up an Administrator Computer Using a Non-Mac OS X Computer for Administration Insert the Mac OS X Server Admin Tools CD Using the Administration Tools Working with Pre-v10.6 Computers from v10.6 Servers Ports Used for Administration Ports Open By Default Server Admin Basics Adding and Removing Servers in Server Admin Grouping Servers Manually Grouping Servers Using Smart GroupsTo create a server group Working with Settings for a Specific Server To create a server smart group Toolbar button Shows 132 ÂÂ NetBoot ÂÂ Directory Service ÂÂ Firewall ÂÂ Mobile AccessUnderstanding Mac OS X Server Names Directory Service and Kerberos Dhcp NetBoot Mobile Access Proxy ServicesFirewall ÂÂ MySQL Web MySQL Certificates for Web and Wiki ServicesWiki 138 Imap and POP Certificates for Mail ServicesÂÂ Certificates for collaboration services Mailing List ICal Service Address Book ServiceIChat Service Certificates for Collaboration Services To change the IP address of the Podcast Producer computer To change the DNS name of the Podcast Producer computer Push Notification Software Update ServerPrint Xgrid Changing the Server’s Computer Name and the Local Hostname Changing the Server’s DNS Name After SetupChanging the IP Address of a Server To change the DNS name From the command line Administering ServicesTo change computer name and local hostname To add or remove a service in Server Admin Adding and Removing Services in Server AdminImporting and Exporting Service Settings To export service settings Controlling Access to Services To configure service access SACLs Using SSL for Remote Server Administration Managing Sharing Tiered Administration Permissions Workgroup Manager Basics Defining Administrative PermissionsTo assign permissions Opening and Authenticating in Workgroup Manager Administering AccountsWorking with Users and Groups 152 Defining Managed Preferences Working with Directory Data To display the inspector Assistants are available for the following services Service Configuration AssistantsCritical Configuration and Data Files General IChat Server Firewall ServiceMail Service Mail-POP/IMAP Server Dovecot MySQL Service NAT Service QuickTime Streaming Server OpenDirectory ServiceNotifications Tomcat App Server Eliminating Single Points of Failure Improving Service AvailabilityWeb Service Wiki and Blog Server Using Xserve for High Availability Using UPS with Xserve Setting Up Your Server for Automatic RestartUsing Backup Power Following is the Energy Saver panel of System Preferences Providing Open Directory Replication To enable automatic restartEnsuring Proper Operational Conditions Automatic restart options are Link Aggregation About the Link Aggregation Control Protocol Lacp Link Aggregation Scenarios Computer to Switch Setting Up Link Aggregation in Mac OS X Server To create a link aggregate Monitoring Link Aggregation Status To monitor the status of a link aggregate Load Balancing Daemon Overview Using launchd for Daemon ControlÂÂ mDNSresponder local network service discovery process Viewing Running Daemons 170 Planning a Monitoring Policy Planning Monitoring Response Using Server Monitor Using with Server Status WidgetTo configure the Server Status widget Using Console for Server Monitoring Using RAID Admin for Server MonitoringUsing Disk Monitoring Tools Using Network Monitoring Tools To set a notification Using Server Status Notification in Server AdminMonitoring Server Status Overviews Using Server Admin To see a status overview for one server Using Remote Kernel Core Dumps Following shows a sample Overview pane for a single server 177 Setting Up a Core Dump Server Setting up a core dump server Setting up a core dump client Setting Up a Core Dump ClientRestart the computer for the settings to take effect Configuring Common Core Dump Options About Simple Network Management Protocol Snmp To enable Snmp Configuring snmpdEnabling Snmp reporting Customize data To enable and configure Snmp Restart snmpd to take changes Additional Information about Snmp About Notification and Event Monitoring DaemonsTools to Use with Snmp There are two main notification daemons syslogd and emond Logging Syslog Open Directory Logging Directory Service Debug LoggingSyslog Configuration File To start debugging at startup AFP Logging To enable client-side loggingAdditional Monitoring Aids To run slapd in debugging mode Push Notification Server About Push Notification Server To enable Push Notification Starting and Stopping Push Notification Click Save, then restart the service Changing a Service’s Push Notification ServerTo change the existing push notification server Index 192 193 194 195 196 197