Apple Mac OS X Server User Manual

Mac OS X Server Worksheet

Settings for the following server appear in the tables below:

Server:

	Item	Description	Your information
	Identity of remote	For interactive installation and setup of a remote
	server for installation	server on the local subnet, one of these values for
	and setup	the server:
		- IP address in IPv4 format (000.000.000.000)
		- host name (someserver.example.com)
		- MAC address (00:03:93:71:26:52).
		For command-line or remote-subnet installations
		and setups, the target server’s IP address, in IPv4
		format.
	Preset password	The first 8 digits of the target server’s built-in
	(for remote	hardware serial number, printed on a label on the
	installation and	computer.
	setup)	For older computers with no such number, use
		12345678 for the password.
	Type of installation	Upgrade from version 10.3.9 or 10.2.8, complete
		installation without disk formatting, or clean
		installation.
		The target volume (partition) is erased when you
		do a clean installation.
	Target disk or	Name of the target disk or partition (volume).
	partition

Disk format (when erasing the disk is OK)

A format for the target disk.

In most cases, use Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

You can also use Mac OS Extended. Don’t use UNIX File System or any case-sensitive format.

Disk partitioning (when erasing the disk is OK)

Indicate whether you want to partition the target disk.

The minimum recommended size of a target disk partition is 10 GB.

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	Item	Description	Your information

RAID mirroring (when erasing the disk is OK and you have a second physical drive on the target server)

Indicate whether you want to set up RAID mirroring. The second disk is used automatically if the primary disk isn’t available.

If the target disk has a single partition and the second physical drive has a single partition and no data, you can set up RAID mirroring after installation. However, to prevent data loss, set up RAID mirroring as soon as possible.

Using saved	If you want to use saved setup data to set up this
setup data	server, identify the file or directory storing the
	data you want to use. If the data is encrypted,
	also identify the passphrase.
	If you want to save settings in a file or directory,
	use one of the next two rows.
Saving setup data in Name the file using one of these options:
a file	- <MAC-address-of-server>.plist (include any
	leading zeros but omit colons). For example,
	0030654dbcef.plist.

- <IP-address-of-server>.plist. For example, 10.0.0.4.plist.

- <partial-DNS-name-of-server>.plist. For example, myserver.plist.

- <built-in-hardware-serial-number-of- server>.plist (first 8 characters only). For example, ABCD1234.plist.

- <fully-qualified-DNS-name-of-server>.plist. For example, myserver.example.com.plist.

- <partial-IP-address-of-server>.plist. For example, 10.0.plist (matches 10.0.0.4 and 10.0.1.2).

- generic.plist (a file that any server will recognize, used to set up servers that need the same setup values).

If you choose to encrypt the file, you can save the passphrase in a file named using the above conventions, except use the extension .pass, not .plist.

Place the file(s) in a location where the target server or servers can detect it. A server can detect files that reside on a volume mounted locally in /Volumes/*/Auto Server Setup/, where * is any device mounted under /Volumes.

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	Item	Description	Your information

Saving setup data in Navigate to the directory where you want to save a directory the setup, and name the setup record using one

of these options:

-<MAC-address-of-server> (include any leading zeros but omit colons). For example, 0030654dbcef.

-<IP-address-of-server>. For example, 10.0.0.4.

-<partial-DNS-name-of-server>. For example, myserver.

-<built-in-hardware-serial-number-of-server> (first 8 characters only). For example, ABCD1234.

-<fully-qualified-DNS-name-of-server>.

For example, myserver.example.com.

-<partial-IP-address-of-server>. For example, 10.0 (matches 10.0.0.4 and 10.0.1.2).

-generic (a file that any server will recognize, used to set up servers that need the same setup values).

If you choose to encrypt the file, you can save the passphrase in a file named using the above conventions, except add the extension .pass. Place the passphrase file in a location where the target server or servers can detect it. A server can detect the file if it resides on a volume mounted locally in /Volumes/*/Auto Server Setup/, where * is any device mounted under /Volumes.

Language	The language to use for server administration
	(English, Japanese, French, or German). The
	language affects the server’s time and date
	formats, displayed text, and the default encoding
	used by the AFP server.
Keyboard layout	The keyboard for server administration.

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	Item	Description	Your information
	Serial number	The serial number for your copy of Mac OS X
		Server. The format of the server serial number is
		xsvr-104-999-x-zzz-zzz-zzz-zzz-zzz-zzz-z, where x
		is a letter, 9 is a digit, and z is a letter or digit. The
		first element (xsvr) and the fourth one (x) must be
		lowercase.
		Unless you have a site license, you need a unique
		serial number for each server. You’ll find the
		server software serial number printed on the
		materials provided with the server software
		package.
		If you have a site license, a registered owner
		name and organization must be entered exactly
		as specified by your Apple representative.
		If you set up a server using a generic setup file or
		directory record and the serial number isn’t site
		licensed, you must enter the server’s serial
		number using Server Admin.
	Administrator’s long	A long name can contain no more than 255 bytes.
	name (sometimes	The number of characters ranges from 255
	called full name or	Roman characters to as few as 85 3-byte
	real name)	characters. It can include spaces. It can’t be the
		same as any predefined user name, such as
		System Administrator. This name is case sensitive
		in the login window, but not when accessing file
		servers.
	Administrator’s short	A short name can contain as many as 255 Roman
	name	characters, typically eight or fewer. Use only a
		through z, A through Z, 0 through 9, _
		(underscore), or - (hyphen). Avoid short names
		that Apple assigns to predefined users, such as
		“root.”
	Administrator’s	This value is case sensitive and must contain at
	password	least 4 characters. It is also the password for the
		root user.
		If you record this value, be sure to keep this
		worksheet in a safe place.
		After setup, use Workgroup Manager to change
		the password for this account.

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