User`s guide

Chapter 3 Installing Server Software 73
Using the installer Command-Line Tool to Install Server
Software
You use the installer tool to install server software on a local or remote computer
from the command line. For detailed information about installer:
 See the command-line administration guide.
 Open the Terminal application and type installer, installer -help, or man
installer
.
To use installer to install server software:
1 Start the target computer from the installation disc. The procedure you use depends on
whether the target server has an optical drive that can read your installation disc or
discs. If you have an installation DVD, the optical drive must be able to read DVD discs.
If the target server has a keyboard and an optical drive that can read your installation
disc, insert the first installation disc into the optical 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 optical drive that can read your
installation disc, start the server using the first installation disc by following the
instructions in the Xserve User’s Guide for starting from a system disc.
If the target server lacks a built-in optical drive that can read your installation disc, you
can start it in target disk mode and insert the installation disc into the optical drive on
your administrator computer. You can also use an external FireWire optical drive. If the
target server is an Xserve, you can move its drive module to another Xserve system
that has an optical drive capable of reading your installation disc. Instructions for using
target disk mode and external optical drives are in the Quick Start guide, Getting Started
guide, or User’s Guide that came with your Xserve system or Macintosh computer.