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Chapter 1 Installation and Setup Overview 33
When you want to customize the setup of individual servers, you can manage each
setup individually from a different Server Assistant window. This approach is shown on
the right side of the picture above. See “Setting Up Multiple Remote Servers
Interactively One at a Time” on page 98 for instructions.
Although the previous picture shows target servers on the same subnet as the
administrator computer in one scenario and target servers on a different subnet in the
other scenario, both setup scenarios can be used to set up servers on the same and
different subnets. If a target server is on a different subnet, you need to supply its IP
address. Servers on the same subnet are listed by Server Assistant, so you just need to
select one or more servers in the list.
Automating Server Setup
When you have more than just a few servers to set up, consider using automatic server
setup. This approach also provides a way to preserve setup data so it can be reused
should you need to reinstall server software.
Use Server Assistant to specify setup data, then save the data in a file or in a directory.
By default, saved setup data is encrypted for extra security.
Administrator computer
Setup data in a directory
Setup data in a file