User`s guide

28 Chapter 1 Installation and Setup Overview
After starting up the target server from an external optical drive, you use an
administrator computer to initiate server software installation, or your can use VNC
viewer software to control installation of Mac OS X Server v10.4.7 or later.
You can also install server software on an Xserve system that lacks an optical drive by
moving its drive module to another Xserve system that has an optical drive.
Instructions for using target disk mode and external optical drives are in the Quick
Start, Getting Started, or User’s Guide that comes with Xserve systems and Macintosh
computers.
Automating Server Installation With a Disk Image
If you need to install server software on a large number of servers, or if you need to
reinstall server software frequently, you can speed up installation by using an
installation image that resides on disk rather than on the installation disc. This
technique is illustrated on the next page.
See the system imaging and software update administration guide for instructions on
creating and deploying Network Install images created from a CD, a DVD, or an existing
volume or partition. See “Automating Server Software Installation With a Disk Image”
on page 72 for instructions on using these images to install the server.