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Chapter 7 Initial Server Setup 91
The device that is mounted as a file system can be the server’s hard drive or an iPod,
CD, FireWire drive, USB drive, or other device plugged in to the server. For example,
/Volumes/AdminiPod/Auto Server Setup/myserver.example.com.plist.
• The setup file name is one of these; when searching for setup files, target servers
search for names in the order listed:
<MAC-address-of-server>.plist (include any leading zeros but omit colons).
For example, 0030654dbcef.plist.
<IP-address-of-server>.plist. For example, 10.0.0.4.plist.
<partial-host-name-of-server>.plist. For example, myserver.plist.
<built-in-hardware-serial-number-of-server>.plist (first 8 characters only).
For example, ABCD1234.plist.
<full-host-name-of-server>.plist. For example, myserver.example.com.plist.
<partial-IP-address-of-server>.plist. For example, 10.0.plist (matches 10.0.0.4 and
10.0.1.2).
generic.plist (a file that any server will recognize, used to set up servers that need the
same setup values).
• The correct passphrase is provided to the server if the setup data is encrypted.
You can use Server Assistant to supply a passphrase interactively, or you can supply
the passphrase in a text file. Place the passphrase file on a volume mounted locally
on the target server in /Volumes/*/SA_Keys/<pass-phrase-file>.
The passphrase file can have one of these names; target servers search for names in
the order listed:
<MAC-address-of-server>.pass (include any leading zeros but omit colons).
For example, 0030654dbcef.pass.
<IP-address-of-server>.pass. For example, 10.0.0.4.pass.
<partial-host-name-of-server>.pass. For example, myserver.pass.
<built-in-hardware-serial-number-of-server>.pass (first 8 characters only).
For example, ABCD1234.pass.
<full-host-name-of-server>.pass. For example, myserver.example.com.pass.
<partial-IP-address-of-server>.pass. For example, 10.0.pass (matches 10.0.0.4 and
10.0.1.2).
generic.pass (a file that any server will recognize).
If you want to reuse saved setup data after reinstalling a server, you can store the
server’s setup file(s) in a small local partition that is not erased when you reinstall the
server. The setup files are automatically detected and reused after each reinstallation.
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