Starting Up from a NetBoot Environment | Apple 10.6 instruction

You can use the dns-sdtool to identify computers on the local subnetwhere you can install server software. Enter the following from a computer on the same local network as the server:

dns-sd -B _sa-rspndr._tcp.

This command returns the IP address and the EthernetID (in addition to other information) of servers on the local subnet that have started up from the installation disk.

Similarly, servers awaiting setup use the service name “_svr-unconfig._tcp.” and can be found by entering:

dns-sd -B _svr-unconfig._tcp.

Starting Up from a NetBoot Environment

If you have an existing NetBoot infrastructure, this is the easiest way to perform mass installation and deployment. You can use this method for clusters that have no optical drive or existing system software.

Mac OS X

Server Administrator

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This method can also be used in environments where large numbers of servers must be installed in an efficient manner.

This section won’t tell you how to create the necessary NetBoot infrastructure. If you want to set up NetBoot and NetInstall options for your network, servers, and client computers, see the manuals at www.apple.com/server/resources/.

This section has instructions to create a NetInstall image from the Mac OS X Server Install Disk and start a server from it. There is no need to make preparations to the hard disk.

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