Apple Server Diagnostics - Manual (Page 10)

In order to You need
Run Server Diagnostics EFI A volume on the server that has at least 30 MB
free, 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 free, which will be 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 30 MB free
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 free
Local and Remote Requirements
To run Server Diagnostics locally on the server, you need to connect a keyboard,
mouse, and display.
To run Server Diagnostics remotely, you need the following:
A Macintosh computer with Mac OS X version 10.6 or later installed. This computer is Â
referred to as the host computer.
A server with Mac OS X Server version 10.6 or later installed. This server is referred to
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as the client server.
A network connection with DHCP active or a direct Ethernet connection from the
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host computer to the client server.
If the client server is going to run Server Diagnostics EFI and use a network
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connection, the network connection must use a built-in Ethernet port, and not an
Ethernet adapter card.
The client server must have Server Diagnostics installed either on an internal
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volume or on a connected portable storage device; or it must be able to run Server
Diagnostics from a NetBoot server.
The host computer must run Server Diagnostics Mac OS X. The client server can run
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Server Diagnostics EFI or Server Diagnostics Mac OS X.
If the client server is running Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, you must be able to
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log in as the root account. The root account gives a system administrator complete
access to the server.
10 Chapter 1 Overview and Requirements