Apple Xserve (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 2 Starting Up the Xserve 13
Configuring the Lights-Out Management Port
When you use the Server Monitor application to start up, shut down, or monitor an
Xserve, you communicate with the lights-out management processor in the Xserve.
Either of the two built-in Ethernet connectors on the Xserve can function as both a
lights-out management port and a server Ethernet port. The lights-out management
port has its own administrator user name, password, and network settings. There are
several ways to change these settings:
Step through the networking panes of the Mac OS X Server setup assistant Â
In Server Monitor, choose Server > Configure Local Machine Â
Use the  ipmitool command-line tool in Terminal
When you use Server Monitor to connect to an Xserve, you specify the IP address and
user account for the lights-out management port.
Local and Remote Software Setup
If you connect a display and keyboard to the Xserve, you can use them to finish the
server software setup process locally.
To set up the Xserve without a display or keyboard, you can use one of the following
methods to connect to the Xserve and set it up remotely.
Setup method Availability For information, see
Screen Sharing Included with Mac OS X and
Mac OS X Server version 10.5
or later “Using Screen Sharing” on
page 28
Server Assistant Included with Mac OS X Server
version 10.5 or later Mac OS X Server: Getting
Started on the Admin Tools
disc, or Mac OS X Server: Server
Administration at www.apple.
com/server/resources
Apple Remote Desktop Sold separately Mac OS X Server: Server
Administration at www.apple.
com/server/resources
VNC viewer software Sold separately Mac OS X Server: Server
Administration at www.apple.
com/server/resources
Connect to the serial port on
the Xserve Included with the Xserve “Using Commands over the
Serial Port to Install from the
Optical Drive” on page 30