User`s guide

22 Chapter 3
Remote Setup Flowchart
If you need to partition disks, use the Advanced Remote Setup flowchart. Otherwise, use the
Basic Remote Setup.
Basic Local Setup Instructions
These steps describe a basic local setup. The flowchart on page 25 illustrates the task flow for
both a basic local setup and an advanced setup that includes partitioning drives. Refer to the
flowchart during your setup, to keep you on track.
Step 1: Connect monitor and keyboard
Follow the instructions in the Xserve User’s Guide to connect a monitor and keyboard to
the server.
Start up the server
from the hard disk with
the factory-installed
server software.
Basic Remote Setup Advanced Remote Setup
Run Server Assistant
on the admin computer
to locate and set up
the remote server.
Run Server Admin on
the admin computer
to configure services
on the remote server.
Optional: Use admin
applications and command-
line tools on the admin
computer to configure
services, set preferences,
and install software
on the remote server.
Insert the Install CD in a
server with factory-installed
server software, and start
up the server from the CD.
Use command-line tools on
the admin computer to do
tasks on the remote server,
such as partition disks.
Run Server Assistant on the
admin computer to locate
the modified remote server
and reinstall server software
on the selected partition.
Start up the server from
the hard disk with newly
installed server software.
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