66 Chapter 5 Updating or Installing Software on Xserve G5 Systems
This is a simple method for installing or restoring software, but you must have a second
Xserve G5 system with an optical drive and a keyboard and monitor connected to do it.
You can install software with a second system using the Terminal application and
command-line tools.
Important: Only use a second Xserve G5 system for this installation. The drive modules
from previous models of the Xserve system are not compatible with the Xserve G5
system.
To use a second Xserve G5 system and command-line tools:
1Shut down your Xserve G5 system and remove its drive module.
2On a second Xserve G5 system, unmount and remove one of the drive modules (or a
blank module) and insert the drive module from your system.
You should not remove the startup drive module from the second system.
3Insert the Mac OS X Server Install Disc 1 that came with your Xserve G5 system in the
second system’s optical drive and double-click the install icon.
4In the authentication window, enter an administrator password and click OK.
The second system restarts from the install disc.
5When the first disc’s installation is complete, the system restarts and disc 1 is ejected;
remove it and insert install disc 2.
6When installation is complete, the Server Setup application appears. Quit this
application by choosing File > Quit and confirm that you want to shut down the
second system.
7Hold down the Option key, restart the second system, and select its regular startup disk
from the icons onscreen.
Note: Use the Startup Disk pane in System Preferences to set the startup disk for future
restarts.
8Remove the drive module with the restored software from the second system, put it in
your Xserve G5 system, and restart your Xserve G5 system.
9Replace the drive module or the blank module you removed from the second Xserve
G5 system and restart that system.