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Important: Make sure the network is secure before you install or reinstall Mac OS X
Server, because SSH gives others access to the computer over the network. For
example, design the network topology so that you can make the server computer’s
subnet accessible only to trusted users.
Using a VNC Viewer to Prepare a Disk Before Installation
Before beginning a clean installation of Mac OS X Server version 10.4.7 or later, you can
prepare the target computer’s hard disk from another networked computer using VNC
viewer software. You can partition the hard disk into multiple volumes, create a RAID
set, or erase the target disk or partition. To learn more about these tasks, see “Preparing
Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server” on page 57.
To prepare the target disk before installing Mac OS X Server v10.4.7 or later:
1 Start the target computer from the installation DVD for Mac OS X Server v10.4.7 or later.
The procedure you use depends on the target server hardware.
If the target server has a keyboard and a DVD-ROM drive, insert the installation DVD
into the drive. Then hold down the C key on the keyboard while restarting the
computer.
If the target server is an Xserve with a built-in DVD-ROM drive, start the server using
the installation DVD by following the instructions in the Xserve User’s Guide for starting
from a system disc.
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.