Apple Mac OS X Server manual Locating Computers for Installation

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If the target computer is an Xserve with a built-in optical drive, start the computer using the first installation disc by following the instructions for starting from a system disc in the Xserve User’s Guide.

If the target computer is an Xserve with no built-in optical drive, you can start it in target disk mode and insert the installation disc into the optical drive on your administrator computer. You can also use an external FireWire optical drive or an optical drive from another Xserve system to start the computer from the installation disc. Instructions for using target disk mode and external optical drives are in the Quick Start guide or Xserve User’s Guide that came with your Xserve system.

2If you’re installing on a local computer, when Installer opens choose Utilities > Open Terminal to open the Terminal application.

If you’re installing on a remote computer, from Terminal on an administrator computer or from a UNIX workstation, establish an SSH session as the root user with the target computer, substituting the target computer’s actual IP address for <ip address>:

$ ssh root@<ip address>

If you don’t know the IP address, you can use the sa_srchr tool to identify computers on the local subnet on which you can install server software:

$ /System/Library/Serversetup/sa_srchr 224.0.0.1

mycomputer.example.com#PowerMac4,4#<ip address>#<mac address>#Mac OS X

Server 10.4#RDY4PkgInstall#2.0#512

You can also use Server Assistant to generate information for computers on the local subnet. Open Server Assistant, select “Install software on a remote computer,” and click Continue to access the Destination pane and generate a list of computers awaiting installation.

3When prompted for a password, enter the first eight digits of the computer’s built-in hardware serial number. To find a computer’s serial number, look for a label on the computer. If the target computer had been set up as a server, you’ll also find the hardware serial number in /System/Library/ServerSetup/SerialNumber.

If you’re installing on an older computer that has no built-in hardware serial number, use 12345678 for the password.

Locating Computers for Installation

If you are installing software on a remote computer from Terminal, you will first want to establish an SSH session as the root user with the remote computer. To do so, you need the remote computer’s IP address and serial number. You can find the serial number on a label on the computer. Enter the serial number as the password when establishing the SSH session. If you are installing on an older computer that has no built-in hardware serial number, use 12345678 for the password. You can use the sa_srchr tool to identify the IP address of each computer that’s ready for installation on your subnet.

Chapter 3 Installing Server Software and Finishing Basic Setup