Owner manual

Chapter 2 Starting Up the Xserve 11
Configuring the Lights-Out Management Processor
When you use the Server Monitor application to start up, shut down, or monitor an
Xserve, you communicate with the lights-out management processor in the Xserve. The
lights-out management processor has its own administrator user name, password, and
network settings. There are several ways to change these settings:
 Step through the networking panes of the Mac OS X Server setup assistant
 In Server Monitor, choose Server > Configure Local Machine
 Use the ipmitool command-line tool in Terminal
Local and Remote Software Setup
If you connect a display and keyboard to the Xserve, you can use them to finish the
server software setup process locally.
To set up the Xserve without a display or keyboard, you can use one of the following
methods to connect to the Xserve and set it up remotely.
Serial Number for Remote Setup
To use Server Assistant to set up the Xserve remotely, you need to know the first 8
characters of the Xserve hardware serial number.
To find the Xserve serial number:
m Slide out the system information tag from the back panel by pulling the small tab.
Setting Up More than One Xserve
If you are setting up more than one or two Xserve systems, you should learn about
Mac OS X Server configuration methods that simplify the task of setting up multiple
servers. See the chapter about initial server setup in Mac OS X Server: Server
Administration at www.apple.com/server/documentation.
Setup method Availability For information, see this
Screen Sharing Included with Mac OS X and
Mac OS X Server version 10.5 or
later
“Using Screen Sharing” on page 26
Server Assistant Included with Mac OS X Server
version 10.5 or later
Mac OS X Server: Getting Started on the
Admin Tools and Xserve Diagnostics CD or
Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at
www.apple.com/server/documentation
Apple Remote
Desktop
Sold separately
Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at
www.apple.com/server/documentation
VNC viewer software Sold separately
Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at
www.apple.com/server/documentation
Connect to the serial
port on the Xserve
Included with the Xserve “Using Commands over the Serial Port to
Install from the Optical Drive” on page 27