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Restoring server diagnostics efi, Installing server diagnostics mac os x – Apple MAC PRO for 3X108 User Manual

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5

If you want to connect a host computer directly to the server and the host computer

doesn’t provide DHCP service on the port used to directly connect to the server, do
the following:

a

Open TextEdit (located in /Applications/).

b

In a new file, enter an IP address that’s not in use by the host computer.

For example, enter:
123.123.123.123
If TextEdit doesn’t open with a new blank file, choose File > New.

c

Choose Format > Make Plain Text.

d

Choose File > Save As.

e

Name the file axd_set_ip_address, and then change the location of the file to the

volume with Server Diagnostics EFI installed.

f

Select “If no extension is provided, use ‘.txt’,” and then click Save.

Restoring Server Diagnostics EFI

Server Diagnostics EFI is preinstalled on the startup volume. If you erase the startup
volume, you’ll erase Server Diagnostics EFI. If you install Server Diagnostics EFI instead
of restoring it, you can’t start up Server Diagnostics EFI by holding down the D key at
startup.

To restore Server Diagnostics EFI:

1

Insert the Admin Tools disc.

2

On the server, open AppleServerDiagnosticsHD.pkg (located in /Diagnostics/ on the

disc).

3

Follow the onscreen instructions, and at the Select Destination step, choose a volume

that has Mac OS X Server installed.

4

If you’re asked to authenticate, authenticate as a user with administrator privileges.

Installing Server Diagnostics Mac OS X

Before you install Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, make sure that your storage device
uses the GUID Partition Table partition scheme and that it has an empty volume with
10 GB of available space. For more information, see “Setting Up a Storage Device for
Server Diagnostics Installation
” on page 11.

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Chapter 2

Setup and Installation