Hardware manual

52 Chapter 2 Inside Mac OS X Server
Server Administration
Mac OS X Server provides an extensive range of tools and applications for managing
your servers.
Administrators can use graphical applications or command-line tools for initial server
setup, service configuration, day-to-day server management. Server administration can
be conducted from a server or from a Mac OS X computer that has administration
applications installed.
The getting started guide has more information about the Mac OS X Server tools and
applications. The Preface tells you where you can find it.
Migrating and Upgrading
You can reuse data and settings you’ve been using on Macintosh servers earlier than
version 10.4 or on Windows NT servers:
 If you’re using Mac OS X Server version 10.3.9 or 10.2.8 and you don’t need to move
to different computer hardware, you can perform an upgrade installation. Upgrading
is simple because it preserves your existing settings and data.
 If you can’t perform an upgrade installation, such as when you need to reformat the
system disk or upgrade your server hardware, you can migrate data and settings to a
computer onto which you’ve installed Mac OS X Server version 10.4. Migration from
from Mac OS X Server versions 10.3.9, 10.2.8, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, and 1.2; and from
AppleShare IP version 6.3.3 are supported.
 If you want to replace a Windows NT computer with Mac OS X Server, you can
migrate users, groups, files, and more.
The upgrading and migrating guide provides instructions for reusing Macintosh data
and settings. The Windows NT migration guide provides instructions for migrating from
a Windows NT server.
You can’t update to a later 10.4 version by using a Mac OS X Server installation disc.
The getting started guide explains how to keep current with the latest Mac OS X Server
release. The Preface tells you where you can find the getting started guide.