To temporarily change the startup disk at startup:
1Restart the server.
2While the server is restarting, hold down the Option key until a list of volumes appears.
If you’re asked to authenticate, enter the firmware password and click the Continue
If you haven’t erased the preinstalled Mac OS X Server volume with Server Diagnostics EFI, you can start up Server Diagnostics EFI by holding down the D key instead of the Option key.
To start up Server Diagnostics EFI from a NetBoot image hosted on a NetBoot server, hold down the F1 key instead of the Option key.
Each alternative starts up Server Diagnostics EFI and bypasses the list of volumes described in the next step.
3If you displayed the list of volumes instead of immediately starting up Server Diagnostics, select the volume with Server Diagnostics, and then click the arrow button to start up.
The Server Diagnostics EFI volume is listed as EFI Boot. If you’ve inserted the Admin Tools disc in another computer with Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.6 or later installed and you run Remote Install Mac OS X, the Server Diagnostics EFI volume is listed as Administration Tools.
After you finish using Server Diagnostics EFI and restart the server, it starts up from the default startup volume.
Disabling the Firmware Password
If a firmware password is enabled, you can’t temporarily change the startup volume by pressing and holding F1 or D at startup.
If a firmware password is enabled and you try to temporarily change the startup volume by holding down the Option key at startup, you must authenticate.
To disable the firmware password:
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 the disk isn’t listed and you’re connecting to a computer over AirPort, select the AirPort network in the
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