User`s guide

84 Chapter 4 Initial Server Setup
If you want to reuse saved setup data after reinstalling a server, you can store the
server’s setup file(s) in a small local partition that isn’t erased when you reinstall the
server. The setup files are automatically detected and reused after each reinstallation.
Using Setup Data Saved in a Directory
Using this approach offers the most unattended way to set up multiple servers, but it
requires that you have a DHCP and directory infrastructure in place.
Using Server Assistant, you save setup data to an existing directory the computer
you’re using is configured to access and from which you want newly installed servers
to retrieve setup data. The schema of the directory must support stored setup data.
Open Directory has built-in support for stored setup data. If you want to store setup
data in a non-Apple directory, you first need to extend its schema as the Open
Directory administration guide describes.
When you save setup data in a directory, a target server automatically detects and uses
the setup data if:
 The target server receives its network names (host name, computer name, and local
hostname) and its port configuration from a DHCP server.
 The DHCP server is configured to identify the IP address of the directory server where
the setup data resides. See the network services administration guide for DHCP
server configuration instructions.
 The directory and DHCP servers are running.