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98 Chapter 7 Initial Server Setup
11 To save the setup data as a text file or in a form you can reuse (a setup file or directory
record), click Save As. All the settings you specified except the server serial number are
saved. When you use setup data saved in a file or directory to set up a server, you need
to use Server Admin to enter the serial number after the server setup is complete.
To encrypt the file, select “Save in Encrypted Format” then enter and verify a
passphrase. You must supply the passphrase before an encrypted setup file can be
used by a target server.
12 To initiate server setup, click Apply.
When server setup is complete, click Continue. The target server restarts automatically
and you can log in as the administrator-user created during setup to configure services.
Setting Up Multiple Remote Servers Interactively in a Batch
You can use the interactive approach to set up multiple servers as a batch if:
• All the servers are accessible from an administrator computer
• All the servers use the same setup data except for network identities (host name,
computer name, and Rendezvous name) and server software serial number
• Network identities are provided by a DHCP or BootP server
To set up multiple remote servers interactively in a batch:
1 Fill out the Mac OS X Server worksheet with settings you want to use for all servers you
want to set up. The worksheet is on page 111. Supplemental information appears in
“Information You Need” on page 90.
2 Make sure the target servers and any DHCP or DNS servers you want them to use are
running.
3 On an administrator computer that can connect to all the target servers, open Server
Assistant. It’s located in /Applications/Server/.
4 In the Welcome pane, select “Set up a remote server” and click Continue.
5 In the Destination pane, put a check in the Apply column for the remote servers you
want to set up. Then type the preset password in the Password field for each server and
click Continue to connect to the servers.
If you don’t see a target server you want to set up on the list, click Add to add it.
6 In the Language pane, specify the language you want to use to administer the target
servers, then click Continue.
7 Use step 8 if you want to use saved setup data. Otherwise, use step 9.
8 In the Language pane, choose File > Open Configuration File or File > Open Directory
Record to load the saved setup data you want to use. If the saved setup data is
encrypted, type the passphrase when prompted.
Optionally choose View > Jump to Review to review the setup data, then use Go Back
as necessary to change it.
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