Installing axd mac os x tools – Apple Xserve - Apple Xserve User Manual
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If you want to connect a host computer directly to the Xserve, and the host computer
doesn’t provide DHCP service on the port used to directly connect to the Xserve, you’ll
need to create a file on the Xserve that assigns an IP address to the Xserve. However,
if the host computer provides DHCP service, don’t create this file. For information
about how to find out if a computer is providing DHCP service, see Network Services
Administration at:
To install AXD EFI tools:
1
Insert the Admin Tools disc.
2
Open AppleXserveDiagnosticsEFI.pkg (located on the disc in
/AppleXserveDiagnostics/).
3
Follow the onscreen instructions, and at the Select Destination step, choose a volume
that has at least 30 MB of space available.
4
If you’re prompted to authenticate, authenticate as a user with administrator privileges.
5
If you want to connect a host computer directly to the Xserve and the host computer
doesn’t provide DHCP service on the port used to directly connect to the Xserve,
do the following:
a
Open TextEdit (located in /Applications/).
b
In the body of 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 AXD EFI tools installed.
f
Select “If no extension is provided, use ‘.txt’,” and then click Save.
Installing AXD Mac OS X Tools
Before you install AXD Mac OS X tools, make sure that your storage device uses the
GUID Partition Table partition scheme and that it has an empty volume with 7 GB of
available space. For more information, see “Setting Up a Storage Device for AXD Tools
Installation” on page 12.
If you’re performing this task to install AXD Mac OS X tools on an internal volume on
the Xserve, you’ll need administrator access to the Xserve. If you’re performing this task
to install AXD Mac OS X tools on a portable storage device, you can use any computer
that you have administrator access to.
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