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Installing Locally from the Installation Disc
You can install Mac OS X Server directly onto a computer with a display, a keyboard,
and a DVD drive attached, as shown in the following illustration:
Installer application
or
installer tool in
Terminal application
If you have an Install DVD, the optical drive must be able to read DVD discs.
You can also install directly onto a computer that lacks a display, keyboard, and
optical drive capable of reading your installation disc. In this case, you start the target
computer in target disk mode and connect it to an Intel-based administrator computer
using a FireWire cable.
You use the administrator computer to install the server software on the target
computer’s disk or partition, which appears as a disk icon on the administrator
computer.
To install server software locally:
1 Start up the target computer using the Install DVD, installer partition, or NetInstall disk.
For startup options, see “About Starting Up for Installation” on page 84.
2 When the Installer opens, if you want to perform a clean installation, use the Utilities
menu to open Disk Utility to prepare the target disk or partition before proceeding.
If you have not prepared your disk for installation, do so now with Disk Utility. For
more instructions on preparing your disk for installation, see “Preparing Disks for
Installing Mac OS X Server” on page 92.
3 Proceed through the Installer panes by following the onscreen instructions.
4 When the Install Mac OS X Server pane appears, select a target disk or volume
(partition) and make sure it’s in the expected state.
If you want to customize what software is included in the installation, click Options in
the Select a Destination pane.
5 Proceed through the Installer panes by following the onscreen instructions.
If you’re using an administrator computer to install onto a server in target disk mode
and connected using a FireWire cable, complete the following:
a Quit Server Assistant when it starts on the administrator computer.
b Shut down the administrator computer and the server.
c Start up the administrator computer and the server normally (not in target disk
mode).
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