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Read the upgrading and migrating guide for more information.
Note: You can’t update to a later 10.4 version by using a Mac OS X Server installation
disc. For example, you can’t use an installation DVD for version 10.4.7 to update an
earlier version. To learn how to update to the latest version, see “Keeping Current” on
page 38.
Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server
Before performing a clean installation of Mac OS X Server, you can partition the server
computer’s hard disk into multiple volumes, create a RAID set, or erase the target disk
or partition. If you’re using an installation disc for Mac OS X Server version 10.4.7 or
later, you can perform these tasks from another networked computer using VNC viewer
software, such as Apple Remote Desktop, before beginning a clean installation.
Instructions provided later in this chapter tell you when to perform disk preparation
tasks described in the following paragraphs.
Partitioning a Hard Disk
Partitioning the hard disk creates a volume for server system software and one or more
additional volumes for data and other software. The minimum recommended size for
an installation partition is 10 GB.
Warning: Before partitioning a disk, creating a RAID set, or erasing a disk or partition
on an existing server, preserve any user data you want to save by copying it to
another disk or partition.