10Open a Finder window and drag the AppleServerDiagnostics.app file from
/Diagnostics/ on the Admin Tools disc to the /Applications/ folder on the server.
11If you’re setting up a client server, open a Finder window, select the /Applications/ folder, choose New Folder from the Action (gear)
Client servers are remotely controlled by host computers.
12Open System Preferences (located in /Applications/) and change the following options in System Preferences panes.
System Preferences pane | Recommended configuration |
Accounts | Select the System Administrator account, |
| and click Login Items. Click Add (+), select |
| AppleServerDiagnostics.app (typically located in |
| /Applications/), and click Add. |
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CDs & DVDs | In all |
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Desktop & Screen Saver | In the Screen Saver pane, drag the “Start screen |
| saver” slider to Never. |
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Energy Saver | In the Sleep pane, drag both sliders to Never, and |
| deselect “Put hard disk(s) to sleep when possible.” |
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Exposé and Spaces | In the Exposé pane, in all |
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Software Update | In the Scheduled Check pane, deselect “Check for |
| updates.” |
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If you can’t change settings in System Preferences, click the lock button and authenticate.
After installing the Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, you must log in as root to run Server Diagnostics to test your own server. If you don’t log in as root, Server Diagnostics Mac OS X enters host mode and waits for a connection to a client server to control.
Setting Up a NetBoot Server
Before you set up a NetBoot server, make sure you have an available server that meets the requirements described in “NetBoot Server Requirements” on page 10.
After you set up a NetBoot server, you install the Server Diagnostics NetBoot image. Because the Server Diagnostics NetBoot image is a special image, you can’t use System Image Utility to delete the image.
For information about deleting the Server Diagnostics NetBoot image, see “Deleting the Server Diagnostics NetBoot Image” on page 18.
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