∏∏ Tip: You can use asr to restore a disk over a network, multicasting the blocks to client computers. Using the multicast server feature of asr, you could put a copy of the installer image on a partition of all computers that can receive the multicast packets.
For example, restoring an image called Installer.dmg to the partition ExtraHD would be:
sudo asr restore
Remotely Accessing the Install DVD
When used as the startup disc, the Install DVD provides some services for remote access. After you start up from DVD, access using Server Assistant, SSH, and VNC are available.
Server Assistant allows you to view and configure the server installation with the same user interface you would see if you were installing locally. Server Assistant runs on Mac OS X v10.6 and Mac OS X Server v10.6.
VNC enables you to use a VNC viewer (like Screen Sharing or Apple Remote Desktop) to view the user interface as if you were using the remote computer’s keyboard, mouse, and monitor. All the things you could do at the computer using the keyboard and mouse are available remotely, as well as locally. This excludes hardware restarts (using the power button to shut down and restart the computer), other hardware manipulation, or holding down keys during startup. VNC viewers are available for all popular computing platforms.
SSH enables you to have
To access the computer with Server Assistant
1Start the target computer from the Install DVD for Mac OS X Server v10.6 or later. The procedure you use depends on the target server hardware.
To learn more about startup disk options, see “About Starting Up for Installation” on page 84.
2On an administrator computer, open Server Admin.
3In the Server menu, select “Install Remote Server.” The Server Assistant launches.
4Enter the IP address or DNS name of the target server.
If you do not know the IP address or DNS name of the target server, you must identify it first. For more information about this process, see “Identifying Remote Servers When Installing Mac OS X Server” on page 90.
5For the password, enter the default password for installation.
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Chapter 5 Installation and Deployment
