Apple Xserve G5 - Manual (Page 66)

66 Chapter 5 Updating or Installing Software on Xserve G5 Systems
Using a Second Xserve G5 System to Install Server Software
This is a simple method for installing or restoring software, but you must have a second
Xserve G5 system with an optical drive and a keyboard and monitor connected to do it.
You can install software with a second system using the Terminal application and
command-line tools.
Important: Only use a second Xserve G5 system for this installation. The drive modules
from previous models of the Xserve system are not compatible with the Xserve G5
system.
To use a second Xserve G5 system and command-line tools:
1 Shut down your Xserve G5 system and remove its drive module.
2 On a second Xserve G5 system, unmount and remove one of the drive modules (or a
blank module) and insert the drive module from your system.
You should not remove the startup drive module from the second system.
3 Insert the Mac OS X Server Install Disc 1 that came with your Xserve G5 system in the
second system’s optical drive and double-click the install icon.
4 In the authentication window, enter an administrator password and click OK.
The second system restarts from the install disc.
5 When the first disc’s installation is complete, the system restarts and disc 1 is ejected;
remove it and insert install disc 2.
6 When installation is complete, the Server Setup application appears. Quit this
application by choosing File > Quit and confirm that you want to shut down the
second system.
7 Hold down the Option key, restart the second system, and select its regular startup disk
from the icons onscreen.
Note: Use the Startup Disk pane in System Preferences to set the startup disk for future
restarts.
8 Remove the drive module with the restored software from the second system, put it in
your Xserve G5 system, and restart your Xserve G5 system.
9 Replace the drive module or the blank module you removed from the second Xserve
G5 system and restart that system.