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26 Chapter 4 Updating or Installing Software on the Xserve
Using Screen Sharing
If you’re using a remote computer with Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server version 10.5
installed to connect to an Xserve with a static IP address, you can use Screen Sharing to
install Mac OS X Server.
To install using Screen Sharing:
1 Insert the Mac OS X Server installation DVD in the Xserve optical drive.
2 Use the front panel controls to start up the Xserve from the optical drive. For
information, see “Choosing a Startup Method from the Front Panel” on page 13.
The Xserve starts up from the DVD in the optical drive and a login prompt appears in
the Terminal window.
3 On the remote computer, open Finder and choose Go > Connect to Server.
4 In the Server Address field, enter the following, and then click Connect:
vnc://ipaddress
Replace ipaddress with the IP address or DNS name of the Xserve.
5 Don’t enter anything in the Name field. In the Password field, enter the first 8 characters
of the Xserve serial number. Click Connect.
6 In the shared screen window, proceed through installation.
For more information about Screen Sharing, see Mac Help.
Using Another Xserve to Install on a Swapped Drive Module
This is a simple method for installing or restoring software, but you must have a second
Xserve with a keyboard and display connected to it. In this method, you move the
startup drive to another Xserve, install the software using that second system, and then
return the drive to the original Xserve.
Important: The original Xserve should be the same model with the same hard drive
configuration as the Xserve you’re installing Mac OS X Server on.
To install from a second Xserve:
1 Shut down the first Xserve (the one you want to install the software on) and remove its
drive module.
2 On the second Xserve (the one you’ll use to install the software), unmount and remove
one of the drive modules (or a blank module) and insert the drive module from the
first Xserve.
Be sure you don’t remove the startup drive module from the second Xserve.
3 Insert the Mac OS X Server installation DVD in the optical drive of the second Xserve
and double-click the installer icon.
4 In the authentication window, enter an administrator password and click OK.