Apple XSERVE Quick Start For Cluster Node Servers

Quick Start

Xserve

For Cluster Node Servers

Important hardware and safety
information and guide to
server documentation

Overview of Xserve Hardware,

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Setup, and Safety

This booklet provides an illustrated reference for your Xserve hardware and an orientation to
unpacking, setting up, and using your server. Use it as your “road map” to the procedures and
documents necessary to:

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Install the server hardware in a rack

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Work with server components

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Set up Mac OS X Server software

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Monitor server operations and make adjustments as needed

A list of documents that provide information and instructions for Xserve, with a description of
each document, appears in “Where to Find Instructions for Xserve Hardware and Software” on
page 13.

This booklet also includes instructions for installing or restoring server software from a remote
computer.

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Removing the Server From Its Packaging

To protect its precision components, the server is shipped in special packaging, with a
temporary plastic faceplate covering its front panel. You need to remove this faceplate before
opening the server or installing it in a rack.

Xserve is specifically designed for rack mounting. It is not designed for use as a desktop
computer.

Warning

Do not place a monitor or any other equipment on top of the server. Any

weight on the server’s case could damage the components inside the unit.

Note:

If at all possible, work with another person when handling the server.

Follow these steps to remove the server from its carton and remove the faceplate.

Open the carton, remove any foam or other packaging, and fold back the plastic covering the

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server.

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With one person holding the server on each side, carefully lift the unit and place it on a table.

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Remove the protective faceplate from the server’s front panel by unscrewing the
thumbscrews at each side of the faceplate and lifting it off. Remove the additional shipping
screws on either side of the server. (The shipping screws do not need to be reinstalled unless
you intend to transport your server.)

There is one screw on either
side of the server.

Remove the four thumbscrews that hold the protective faceplate
in place, and remove the faceplate by lifting it straight up.

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Remove any plastic film from the front and rear of the server’s cover.

Protective faceplateRemove the two shipping screws.

See “Summary of Hardware Installation” on page 12 for more information about installing
the server in a rack.

Your Server Hardware

Your model of the Xserve system differs somewhat from the model illustrated in the

User’s Guide.

The illustrations on the pages that follow provide a reference for the specific

features of your server’s hardware.

Xserve

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Your Server at a Glance—Front Panel

FireWire 400 portSystem identifier button/lightEnclosure lock and status light

Power button /light

Securing thumbscrews (2) Built-in Ethernet link light

Drive module activity light

System activity lights

Drive module status lightApple Drive Module bay

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