If you perform this task to install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X on an internal volume on the server, you need administrator access to the server. If you perform this task to install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X on a portable storage device, you can use any computer you have administrator access to.
Installing Server Diagnostics Mac OS X involves three steps: ÂÂ Install Mac OS X Server with minimal options selected.
ÂÂ Copy Server Diagnostics Mac OS X from the Admin Tools disc to /Applications/.
ÂÂ Configure Mac OS X Server.
By dedicating a minimal installation of Mac OS X Server for use with Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, you reduce the risk of server processes interrupting Server Diagnostics testing.
To install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X:
1Insert the Mac OS X Server Install DVD.
2Restart the server and hold down the server’s Option key while it restarts.
3When a list of startup disks appears, select Mac OS X Server Install Disc and click the arrow button.
If it isn’t listed and you’re connecting to a computer over AirPort, select the AirPort network in the
4Continue through the installer until you reach the step where you select the disk to install Mac OS X Server on.
5Select a volume that’s at least 10 GB.
If the volume isn’t empty, choose Utilities > Disk Utility. Select the volume. In the Erase pane, click Erase. After the volume is erased, choose Disk Utility > Quit Disk Utility.
6Click Customize, deselect all checkboxes, click OK, and then click Install.
When the Installer finishes installing Mac OS X Server, the computer restarts and the
Mac OS X Server setup assistant opens.
7Continue through the setup assistant and enter information that’s requested.
In the Users and Groups step, select Configure Manually. Don’t enable services.
When you finish entering information in the setup assistant, the login window appears.
8Log in with the user name “root” and the password of the user you created in the setup assistant.
You must set up and run Server Diagnostics Mac OS X as root. Otherwise, you can’t test the server you’ve installed Server Diagnostics Mac OS X on.
9Insert the Admin Tools disc.
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