Apple MAC PRO for 3X108 - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter 1 Overview and Requirements 9
Requirements
Before you can run Server Diagnostics, you must meet general, storage device, and
local and remote requirements.
General Requirements
To run Server Diagnostics, you need the following:
A Mac Pro with Mac OS X Server v10.6 or later installed Â
The  Mac OS X Server Install DVD and Admin Tools disc included with the Mac Pro
(both discs should be version 10.6 or later)
Storage Device Requirements
Depending on whether you want to run Server Diagnostics EFI, Server Diagnostics
Mac OS X, or both, you need empty volumes on the server or on a portable
storage device.
To run Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, the storage device must use the GUID Partition
Table partition scheme. If you’re running only Server Diagnostics EFI on the storage
device, you don’t need to use the GUID Partition Table partition scheme.
You can run both versions of Server Diagnostics by having two empty volumes on the
same server or portable storage device. You need at least one of the following:
In order to You need
Run Server Diagnostics EFI A volume on the server that has at least 100 MB
of available space, but doesn’t have Mac OS X or
Mac OS X Server installed
Run Server Diagnostics Mac OS X An empty volume on the server with at least
10 GB of available space, which will be used for
a dedicated Mac OS X Server installation
Test multiple servers and run Server
Diagnostics EFI A USB 2.0 flash drive, or USB 2.0 or FireWire hard
drive with a volume that has at least 100 MB of
available space but doesn’t have Mac OS X or
Mac OS X Server installed
Test multiple servers and run Server Diagnostics
Mac OS X A USB 2.0 or FireWire hard drive that has an
empty volume with at least 10 GB of available
space