Apple Xserve G5 - Manual (Page 65)

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Updating or Installing Software
on Xserve G5 Systems
You can update or install software on your Xserve G5
system in any of several ways.
If you have a cluster node model of the Xserve G5 system, you cannot install software
from a CD or DVD. You can remove and update your system’s drive module using
another system that is compatible with the module, or you can use an externally
connected device or network server to install software.
Installing or Restoring Software on Your
Xserve G5 System
Mac OS X Server is preinstalled on the drive module of your Xserve G5 system. If the
software has a problem or you need to reinstall or restore the server software, you can
use one of several methods to complete installation.
All of these installation methods involve using a remote computer or another Xserve
G5 system.
Note: For any method that uses command-line tools, you must be logged in as root.
The installation methods include:
• Removing the drive module from your Xserve G5 system and using another Xserve
G5 system that has an optical drive to install the software on that drive module
• Starting up from an external FireWire optical drive that has the Mac OS X Server
install disc in it
• Putting the Xserve G5 system in target disk mode and connecting a PowerBook,
iBook, or other Mac to a FireWire port on the Xserve G5 system
• Installing the software over the network, using a NetBoot image or using the
command-line tool Apple Software Restore (asr)
Important: Remote installation of Mac OS X Server erases the target volume. Be sure
to back up other information on that volume.