User`s guide

64 Chapter 3 Installing Server Software
With Disk Utility, you can partition the target disk or create a RAID set. You can also use
Disk Utility to erase the disk using Mac OS Extended format.
Important: Don’t store additional software or user data on the hard disk or partition
where the operating system is installed. With this approach, you won’t risk losing those
files if you need to reinstall or upgrade system software. If you must store additional
software or data on the system partition, consider mirroring the drive.
6 Proceed through the Installer’s panes by following the onscreen instructions.
7 When the Select a Destination pane appears, select a target disk or volume (partition)
and make sure it’s in the expected state.
If you’re doing a clean installation, you can choose Utilities > Open Disk Utility to work
with disk preparation one final time before selecting the target volume and clicking
Continue. Or you can click Options to format the destination disk or volume in Mac OS
Extended (Journaled) format; select Erase to format the disk in Mac OS Extended
(Journaled) format; then click OK.
If the volume you selected contains Mac OS X Server version 10.3.9 or 10.2.8 and you
want to upgrade, click Options and select “Don’t erase”. Click OK.
Important: When you perform an upgrade installation, make sure that saved setup
data won’t be inadvertently detected and used by the server. If saved setup data is
used, existing server settings will be overwritten by the saved settings. See “How a
Server Searches for Saved Setup Data” on page 81 for more information.
8 During installation, progress information is displayed. Insert the next installation disc if
prompted.
9 After installation is complete, the computer restarts automatically and you can perform
initial server setup.