Setup guide

The installation process will destroy all information on the hard drive. If any

information on the system should be retained, it should be backed up before

beginning this installation. When backing up and restoring any information, the

following guidelines should be used:

• Only user files and data should be saved and later restored; restoring system

settings or previous accounts may change the system configuration specified

in this guidance.

• Applications should be re-loaded from the original media, not restored from a

backup.

3.2 Installation

To begin a system installation, boot from a Mac OS X Server installation disk

inserted in the CD/DVD drive by holding down the "C" key while rebooting the

system. All data on the target drive will be lost during the installation process.

The following instructions will cause all

information on the target drive to be

lost. Backup any data on the system that

should be retained.

The following instructions should be performed during the installation process.

Only options that have security implications are covered here, and they appear in the

order in which they appear during the installation process. For any option not

discussed below, the administrator may choose the settings according to operational

need.

1. Before starting the installation screens, the disk should be formatted and

the startup disk should be chosen. This is done using the Disk Utility

program, which can be started from the Installer menu.

• It is recommended that the entire drive be re-formatted rather than

just the partition where Server is to be installed. After the entire drive

is formatted, partitions can be created as required. This is done to

ensure Mac OS 9 drivers are not installed on the drive. If the entire

drive is not re-formatted as described here, Mac OS 9 drivers may be

installed on the machine, and should be removed.

• Choose the partition or drive to be formatted.

• If there is an option to install the Mac OS 9 Disk Driver in the window,

make sure this option is not selected (click to uncheck box.)

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