Apple Xserve - Apple Xserve - Manual (Page 8)

Storage Device Requirements
Depending on whether you want to run AXD EFI tools, AXD Mac OS X tools, or both,
you need empty volumes on the Xserve or on a portable storage device.
If you want to run AXD Mac OS X tools, the storage device must use the GUID Partition
Table partition scheme. If you’re running only AXD EFI tools on the storage device,
you don’t need to use the GUID Partition Table partition scheme.
You can run both AXD tools by having two empty volumes on the same Xserve or
portable storage device. You need at least one of the following:
Goal Requirement
Run AXD EFI tools A volume on the Xserve that has at least 30 MB
free, but doesn’t have Mac OS X or Mac OS X
Server installed
Run AXD Mac OS X tools An empty volume on the Xserve with at least
7 GB free
Test multiple Xserve computers and run AXD EFI
tools A USB 2.0 flash drive, or USB 2.0 or FireWire hard
drive with a volume that has at least 30 MB free
but doesn’t have Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server
installed
Test multiple Xserve computers and run AXD
Mac OS X tools A USB 2.0 or FireWire hard drive that has an
empty volume with at least 7 GB free
Local and Remote Requirements
To run AXD tools on your local Xserve, you need to attach a keyboard, mouse, and
display.
To run AXD tools remotely, you must have the following:
A Macintosh computer with Mac OS X version 10.5.4 or later installed. This computer Â
is referred to as the host computer.
A network connection with DHCP active or a direct Ethernet connection from the
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host computer to the Xserve. The Xserve is referred to as the client Xserve.
If the client Xserve is going to run AXD EFI tools and use a network connection,
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the network connection must use a built-in Ethernet port, and not an Ethernet
adapter card.
The Xserve must have AXD tools installed either on an internal volume or on a
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connected portable storage device; or it must be able to run AXD tools from a
NetBoot server.
The host computer must run AXD Mac OS X tools. The client Xserve can run AXD EFI
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tools or AXD Mac OS X tools.
8 Chapter 1 Overview and Requirements