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Xserve User Guide Includes software configuration and problem solving information for the Xserve
Xserve User Guide Includes software configuration and problem solving information for the Xserve
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... software license agreement. Your rights to the performance or use of Apple Inc. Apple 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014-2084 408-996-1010 www.apple.com Apple, the Apple logo, FireWire, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, and Xserve are trademarks of these products. All rights reserved. Apple Remote Desktop, Finder, and the FireWire logo are trademarks of California...
... software license agreement. Your rights to the performance or use of Apple Inc. Apple 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014-2084 408-996-1010 www.apple.com Apple, the Apple logo, FireWire, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, and Xserve are trademarks of these products. All rights reserved. Apple Remote Desktop, Finder, and the FireWire logo are trademarks of California...
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... Have a Solid-State Drive 6 If You Have an Xserve RAID Card 6 For More Information 7 Chapter 1: Xserve at a Glance 8 Xserve at a Glance-Front Panel 10 Xserve at a Glance-Back Panel 12 Chapter 2: Starting Up the Xserve 12 Turning On the Xserve for the First Time 12 Configuring the Server Software 13...the Front Panel 15 Shutting Down the Xserve 15 Before You Shut Down the Xserve 15 Shutting Down the Xserve with a Keyboard and Display 15 Shutting Down the Xserve Remotely 16 Forcing Shutdown from the Front Panel 17 Chapter 3: Monitoring the Xserve 17 Checking the Status of Mac OS...
... Have a Solid-State Drive 6 If You Have an Xserve RAID Card 6 For More Information 7 Chapter 1: Xserve at a Glance 8 Xserve at a Glance-Front Panel 10 Xserve at a Glance-Back Panel 12 Chapter 2: Starting Up the Xserve 12 Turning On the Xserve for the First Time 12 Configuring the Server Software 13...the Front Panel 15 Shutting Down the Xserve 15 Before You Shut Down the Xserve 15 Shutting Down the Xserve with a Keyboard and Display 15 Shutting Down the Xserve Remotely 16 Forcing Shutdown from the Front Panel 17 Chapter 3: Monitoring the Xserve 17 Checking the Status of Mac OS...
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... OS X Server Install DVD 28 Using a NetBoot Server to Install over the Network 28 Using Apple Remote Desktop or Other VNC Software 28 Using Screen Sharing 29 Using Another Xserve to Install on a Swapped Drive Module 30 Using Commands over the Serial Port to Install from ...the Optical Drive 31 Appendix: Troubleshooting 31 If You Don't Find a Solution 31 Problems and Solutions 33 Using Apple Xserve Diagnostics Software 34 Regulatory Compliance ...
... OS X Server Install DVD 28 Using a NetBoot Server to Install over the Network 28 Using Apple Remote Desktop or Other VNC Software 28 Using Screen Sharing 29 Using Another Xserve to Install on a Swapped Drive Module 30 Using Commands over the Serial Port to Install from ...the Optical Drive 31 Appendix: Troubleshooting 31 If You Don't Find a Solution 31 Problems and Solutions 33 Using Apple Xserve Diagnostics Software 34 Regulatory Compliance ...
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For information about configuring and using Mac OS X Server, see the full set up as you purchased your Xserve with a solid-state drive, Mac OS X Server is set of documentation at www.apple.com/server/resources. To learn more about the server software, see Mac OS X Server: Getting Started on the ...drive and it 's ready to host all of the services provided by Mac OS X Server. If You Have a Solid-State Drive If you finish installing the Xserve, it is...
For information about configuring and using Mac OS X Server, see the full set up as you purchased your Xserve with a solid-state drive, Mac OS X Server is set of documentation at www.apple.com/server/resources. To learn more about the server software, see Mac OS X Server: Getting Started on the ...drive and it 's ready to host all of the services provided by Mac OS X Server. If You Have a Solid-State Drive If you finish installing the Xserve, it is...
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... remote server management, see the RAID Utility User Guide (available at www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html). For more information about opening the Xserve and replacing components, see the printed Xserve Setup Guide that comes with an Xserve RAID Card installed but no solid-state drive, your RAID card, see ... help. For information about creating RAID volumes or changing your RAID configuration, and for creating RAID volumes. The Apple Xserve Support website offers in bay 1. If You Have an Xserve RAID Card If you also have a solid-state drive, the solid-state drive is set up as the ...
... remote server management, see the RAID Utility User Guide (available at www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html). For more information about opening the Xserve and replacing components, see the printed Xserve Setup Guide that comes with an Xserve RAID Card installed but no solid-state drive, your RAID card, see ... help. For information about creating RAID volumes or changing your RAID configuration, and for creating RAID volumes. The Apple Xserve Support website offers in bay 1. If You Have an Xserve RAID Card If you also have a solid-state drive, the solid-state drive is set up as the ...
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Xserve at a Glance 1 Use the illustrations in this chapter to become familiar with the basic controls, features, and components of the Xserve may look slightly different from the illustrations shown here, depending on the following pages identify the Xserve controls, indicators, connectors, and other features. Note: Some components of the Xserve. The illustrations on the configuration you purchased. 7
Xserve at a Glance 1 Use the illustrations in this chapter to become familiar with the basic controls, features, and components of the Xserve may look slightly different from the illustrations shown here, depending on the following pages identify the Xserve controls, indicators, connectors, and other features. Note: Some components of the Xserve. The illustrations on the configuration you purchased. 7
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Xserve at a Glance-Front Panel On/standby button and light Enclosure lock and status light System identifier button/light Ethernet link light (Port 2) Optical drive Drive module status light Drive module activity light USB 2.0 port Ethernet link light (Port 1) System activity lights Drive module bays (3) 8 Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance
Xserve at a Glance-Front Panel On/standby button and light Enclosure lock and status light System identifier button/light Ethernet link light (Port 2) Optical drive Drive module status light Drive module activity light USB 2.0 port Ethernet link light (Port 1) System activity lights Drive module bays (3) 8 Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance
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...port 1 and the top light for port 2. You can also turn it on or off manually by pressing the button, or turn on the Xserve. see "Choosing a Startup Method from the Front Panel" on page 14. Optical drive You can be locked and unlocked with the enclosure key ... the enclosure is locked (the light is detected. You also use the slot-loading optical drive to install software on the Xserve. Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance 9 Press for starting the Xserve using the front panel startup options; see "Choosing a Startup Method from the Front Panel" on page 14. System identifier ...
...port 1 and the top light for port 2. You can also turn it on or off manually by pressing the button, or turn on the Xserve. see "Choosing a Startup Method from the Front Panel" on page 14. Optical drive You can be locked and unlocked with the enclosure key ... the enclosure is locked (the light is detected. You also use the slot-loading optical drive to install software on the Xserve. Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance 9 Press for starting the Xserve using the front panel startup options; see "Choosing a Startup Method from the Front Panel" on page 14. System identifier ...
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Xserve at a Glance-Back Panel Serial console port Mini DisplayPort Expansion slot 2 Ethernet port 2 Ethernet port 1 Expansion slot 1 USB 2.0 ports (2) System identifier button/light System information tag (pullout tab) FireWire 800 ports (2) Power supply bay 1 Power supply bay 2 10 Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance
Xserve at a Glance-Back Panel Serial console port Mini DisplayPort Expansion slot 2 Ethernet port 2 Ethernet port 1 Expansion slot 1 USB 2.0 ports (2) System identifier button/light System information tag (pullout tab) FireWire 800 ports (2) Power supply bay 1 Power supply bay 2 10 Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance
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...first. Ethernet ports adjust automatically to a high-speed Ethernet network using this pullout tab. A green light in the Xserve. The power cord connects here. Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance 11 System identifier button and light The yellow system identifier light flashes if a problem is also located ...on this port. This indicator is connected to the Xserve using the two built-in Ethernet ports. A second system identifier button and light are printed on the front panel. Slot 2 accepts...
...first. Ethernet ports adjust automatically to a high-speed Ethernet network using this pullout tab. A green light in the Xserve. The power cord connects here. Chapter 1 Xserve at a Glance 11 System identifier button and light The yellow system identifier light flashes if a problem is also located ...on this port. This indicator is connected to the Xserve using the two built-in Ethernet ports. A second system identifier button and light are printed on the front panel. Slot 2 accepts...
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...run standalone using its local directory For a list of the information needed to fully configure the Xserve using Server Assistant, see Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at www.apple.com/server/resources). Configuring the Server Software Be ready to provide at least the following information the... first time you turn on the Xserve, the Mac OS X Server setup assistant asks for some basic information...
...run standalone using its local directory For a list of the information needed to fully configure the Xserve using Server Assistant, see Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at www.apple.com/server/resources). Configuring the Server Software Be ready to provide at least the following information the... first time you turn on the Xserve, the Mac OS X Server setup assistant asks for some basic information...
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... administrator user name, password, and network settings. Setup method Screen Sharing Server Assistant Apple Remote Desktop VNC viewer software Connect to an Xserve, you use Server Monitor to connect to the serial port on the Xserve Availability Included with Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.5 or... or Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at www.apple. com/server/resources Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at www.apple. Local and Remote Software Setup If you connect a display and keyboard to the Xserve, you can use them to the Xserve and set it up , shut down, or monitor ...
... administrator user name, password, and network settings. Setup method Screen Sharing Server Assistant Apple Remote Desktop VNC viewer software Connect to an Xserve, you use Server Monitor to connect to the serial port on the Xserve Availability Included with Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.5 or... or Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at www.apple. com/server/resources Mac OS X Server: Server Administration at www.apple. Local and Remote Software Setup If you connect a display and keyboard to the Xserve, you can use them to the Xserve and set it up , shut down, or monitor ...
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... Remote Setup To use the Xserve front panel controls to set up the Xserve remotely, you 're setting up multiple servers. On/standby button and light The power indicator light turns on /standby button at www.apple.com/server/resources. See the chapter about Mac OS X Server configuration methods that ...might be sure to see Server Monitor Help. If this is the first time you've turned on the Xserve, be helpful in Mac OS X Server: Server ...
... Remote Setup To use the Xserve front panel controls to set up the Xserve remotely, you 're setting up multiple servers. On/standby button and light The power indicator light turns on /standby button at www.apple.com/server/resources. See the chapter about Mac OS X Server configuration methods that ...might be sure to see Server Monitor Help. If this is the first time you've turned on the Xserve, be helpful in Mac OS X Server: Server ...
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... Shutting Down the Xserve Remotely To shut down an Xserve with a Keyboard and Display To shut down the Xserve from another computer. To shut down the Xserve using the keyboard and mouse: mm In the Finder, choose Apple () > Shut Down. Chapter 2 Starting Up the Xserve 15 You can open... Server Admin or Server Preferences and stop the services. To shut down an Xserve. The Xserve starts up in diagnostic mode from first bootable drive ...
... Shutting Down the Xserve Remotely To shut down an Xserve with a Keyboard and Display To shut down the Xserve from another computer. To shut down the Xserve using the keyboard and mouse: mm In the Finder, choose Apple () > Shut Down. Chapter 2 Starting Up the Xserve 15 You can open... Server Admin or Server Preferences and stop the services. To shut down an Xserve. The Xserve starts up in diagnostic mode from first bootable drive ...
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For information about the shutdown command and other command-line shutdown options, enter man shutdown in Terminal or see Mac OS X Server: Command-Line Administration at www.apple.com/server/resources. Forcing Shutdown from the Front Panel If you can't shut down the Xserve using the standard methods, you can force it to shut down by pressing the on/standby button on the front panel until the power light turns off (approximately five seconds). 16 Chapter 2 Starting Up the Xserve
For information about the shutdown command and other command-line shutdown options, enter man shutdown in Terminal or see Mac OS X Server: Command-Line Administration at www.apple.com/server/resources. Forcing Shutdown from the Front Panel If you can't shut down the Xserve using the standard methods, you can force it to shut down by pressing the on/standby button on the front panel until the power light turns off (approximately five seconds). 16 Chapter 2 Starting Up the Xserve
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...server/resources. Local and Remote Monitoring If you're near the Xserve, you can glance at www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html) or the RAID Utility onscreen help. Monitoring the Xserve 3 You can check the status of the Xserve whether you can use RAID Utility to check the status of ...the write cache backup battery. For information about monitoring Xserve hardware status. If the...
...server/resources. Local and Remote Monitoring If you're near the Xserve, you can glance at www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html) or the RAID Utility onscreen help. Monitoring the Xserve 3 You can check the status of the Xserve whether you can use RAID Utility to check the status of ...the write cache backup battery. For information about monitoring Xserve hardware status. If the...
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If you're away from the Server Monitor application so you have an email alert sent to interested individuals if the Xserve detects any of a variety of the rack. The light can help you return to the right server when you can use the Admin Tools disc ... Press the system identifier button on either the front or back panel. You can also connect a management console to check the Xserve status, or have several Xserve systems in the rack. See "Using Server Monitor" on page 22. See "Using the Serial Port" on page 23. Front system identifier button/light Rear...
If you're away from the Server Monitor application so you have an email alert sent to interested individuals if the Xserve detects any of a variety of the rack. The light can help you return to the right server when you can use the Admin Tools disc ... Press the system identifier button on either the front or back panel. You can also connect a management console to check the Xserve status, or have several Xserve systems in the rack. See "Using Server Monitor" on page 22. See "Using the Serial Port" on page 23. Front system identifier button/light Rear...
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...light On/standby (front panel) Enclosure lock Color White White pulsing Yellow System Identifier Front system identifier button/light Indicates The Xserve is on), the Xserve might not recognize a keyboard, mouse, or hot-pluggable storage device, depending on . When the enclosure is locked (... button/light Chapter 3 Monitoring the Xserve 19 The lock is in sleep. The Xserve is engaged. For information, see "Controlling a Keyboard and Mouse" on the Xserve. Interpreting the Xserve Status Lights You can check the overall status of the Xserve and the status of some components ...
...light On/standby (front panel) Enclosure lock Color White White pulsing Yellow System Identifier Front system identifier button/light Indicates The Xserve is on), the Xserve might not recognize a keyboard, mouse, or hot-pluggable storage device, depending on . When the enclosure is locked (... button/light Chapter 3 Monitoring the Xserve 19 The lock is in sleep. The Xserve is engaged. For information, see "Controlling a Keyboard and Mouse" on the Xserve. Interpreting the Xserve Status Lights You can check the overall status of the Xserve and the status of some components ...
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... light System identifier Color Yellow, alternating between flashing and off Yellow flashing Indicates One of the following: ÂÂ The Xserve has detected an alarm condition. The identifier light has been turned on manually using Server Monitor. Processor Activity System activity lights Indicator... light System activity Color Blue intermittent Drive Module Status Drive module status light (green) Indicates Processor activity and load. The Xserve is flashing. The drive has failed. Don't remove the drive if this light is reading from or writing to the drive....
... light System identifier Color Yellow, alternating between flashing and off Yellow flashing Indicates One of the following: ÂÂ The Xserve has detected an alarm condition. The identifier light has been turned on manually using Server Monitor. Processor Activity System activity lights Indicator... light System activity Color Blue intermittent Drive Module Status Drive module status light (green) Indicates Processor activity and load. The Xserve is flashing. The drive has failed. Don't remove the drive if this light is reading from or writing to the drive....