Step 3: Set up the environment
If you are not in complete control of the network environment (DNS servers, DHCP server, firewall, and so forth) coordinate with your network administrator before installing. A functioning DNS system with full reverse lookups and a firewall to allow configuration constitute a minimum for the setup environment.
If you plan on connecting the server to an existing directory system, you must also coordinate efforts with the directory administrator. See the following:
ÂÂ “Setting Up Network Services” on page 82
ÂÂ “Connecting to the Directory During Installation” on page 82 ÂÂ “SSH During Installation” on page 82
ÂÂ “Preparing an Administrator Computer” on page 83
If you are administering the server from another computer, you must create an administration computer.
Step 4: Start up the computer from an installation disk
You can’t install onto the disk the computer is started from, but you can upgrade. For clean installations and upgrades, you must start up the server from an installation disk, not from the target disk. See the following:
ÂÂ “About Starting Up for Installation” on page 84
ÂÂ “Remotely Accessing the Install DVD” on page 88 ÂÂ “Starting Up from the Install DVD” on page 85
ÂÂ “Starting Up from an Alternate Partition” on page 85
ÂÂ “Starting Up from a NetBoot Environment” on page 91
Step 5: Prepare the target disk
If you are doing a clean installation, you must prepare the target disk by making sure it has the right format and partition scheme. See the following:
ÂÂ “Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server” on page 92 ÂÂ “Choosing a File System” on page 93
ÂÂ “About Hard Disk Partitioning” on page 94 ÂÂ “About Creating a RAID Set” on page 96 ÂÂ “Erasing a Disk or Partition” on page 99
Step 6: Start the installer
The installer application takes software from the startup disk and server software packages and installs them on the target disk. See the following:
ÂÂ “Identifying Remote Servers When Installing Mac OS X Server” on page 90 ÂÂ “Installing Server Software Interactively” on page 99
ÂÂ “Installing Locally from the Installation Disc” on page 100
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Chapter 5 Installation and Deployment
