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Chapter 5 Installation and Deployment 85
Starting Up from the Install DVD
This is the simplest method of starting the computer, if you have physical access the
server and it has DVD drive.
Installer application
or
installer tool in
Terminal application
If the target server is an Xserve with a built-in DVD drive, start the server using the
Install DVD by following the instructions in Xserve User’s Guide for starting from a
system disc.
If the target server has no built-in DVD drive, you can use an external FireWire DVD
drive. You can also install server software on an Xserve system that lacks a DVD drive
by moving its drive module to another Xserve system that has a DVD drive.
To start up the computer with the installation disc.
1 Turn on the computer and insert the Mac OS X Server Install Disc into the DVD drive.
If you’re using a built-in DVD drive, you can restart the computer directly to the DVD
by holding down the C key. You can release the C key when you see the Apple logo.
Alternatively, you can restart the computer by holding down the Option key, selecting
the icon representing the installation disc, and then clicking the right arrow. You must
use this method if you are starting up from an external DVD drive.
If you’re installing on an Xserve, the procedure for starting up from a DVD may be
dierent.
For more information, see Xserve User’s Guide or the Quick Start guide that came with
your Xserve.
2 Open the Install Mac OS X Server application and click the Restart button.
The application is in the Mac OS X Server Install Disc window.
3 If you see an Install button instead of a Restart button in the lower-right corner of the
application window, click Install and proceed through the Installer panes by following
the onscreen instructions.
Starting Up from an Alternate Partition
For a single server installation, preparing to start up from an alternate partition can be
more time-consuming than using the Install DVD. The time required to image, scan,
and restore the image to a startup partition might exceed the time taken to install
once from the DVD.