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Chapter 2 Setup and Installation 15
If you perform this task to install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X on an internal volume
on the server, you need administrator access to the server. If you perform this task
to install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X on a portable storage device, you can use any
computer you have administrator access to.
Installing Server Diagnostics Mac OS X involves three steps:
Install Mac OS X Server with minimal options selected. Â
Copy Server Diagnostics Mac OS X from the  Admin Tools disc to /Applications/.
Congure Mac OS X Server. Â
By dedicating a minimal installation of Mac OS X Server for use with Server Diagnostics
Mac OS X, you reduce the risk of server processes interrupting Server Diagnostics
testing.
To install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X:
1 Insert the Mac OS X Server Install DVD.
2 Restart the server and hold down the server’s Option key while it restarts.
3 When a list of startup disks appears, select Mac OS X Server Install Disc and click the
arrow button.
If it isn’t listed and you’re connecting to a computer over AirPort, select the AirPort
network in the pop-up menu under the startup disk list.
4 Continue through the installer until you reach the step where you select the disk to
install Mac OS X Server on.
5 Select a volume that’s at least 10 GB.
If the volume isn’t empty, choose Utilities > Disk Utility. Select the volume. In the Erase
pane, click Erase. After the volume is erased, choose Disk Utility > Quit Disk Utility.
6 Click Customize, deselect all checkboxes, click OK, and then click Install.
When the Installer nishes installing Mac OS X Server, the computer restarts and the
Mac OS X Server setup assistant opens.
7 Continue through the setup assistant and enter information that’s requested.
In the Users and Groups step, select Congure Manually. Don’t enable services.
When you nish entering information in the setup assistant, the login window appears.
8 Log in with the user name “root” and the password of the user you created in the
setup assistant.
You must set up and run Server Diagnostics Mac OS X as root. Otherwise, you can’t test
the server you’ve installed Server Diagnostics Mac OS X on.
9 Insert the Admin Tools disc.