To use setup data from a file remotely:

1Create the folder for the setup file on the remote server. a Connect to the remote server.

ssh root@<server address>

bCreate the saved setup folder on the remote server.

mkdir /Auto\ Server\ Setup

2Copy the saved setup file from the administrator computer to the remote target computer.

The password is the same for ssh connections during installation. For more information abotu passwords, see “About Server Serial Numbers for Default Installation Passwords” on page 90.

scp <local setup file> root@<server address>:"/Auto\ Server\ Setup"

3Restart the server using the command-line tool shutdown. a Connect to the remote server.

ssh root@<server address>

bRestart the remote server.

shutdown -r now

Setting a Mac OS X Server Serial Number from the Command Line

After an automatic setup, you might need to set a specific Mac OS X serial number for your server. For example, you might have completed an automatic setup with a generic setup data profile and now you need to put individual serial numbers to their respective servers.

To set the server serial number

sudo serversetup -setServerSerialNumber <serialnumber-dash-separated> [<name> <organization>]

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Apple 10.6 manual To use setup data from a file remotely, Create the saved setup folder on the remote server