Xserve: Remote Discovery and Connection to Xserve

To remotely administer Xserve

Make sure that you are doing these steps on an Admin computer with Mac OS X 10.1.5 Server or Mac OS X 10.1.5 remote admin utilities. You also must be logged in to that computer with an Admin account. Also, make sure that the server you want to remotely discover is started up from the Installer CD.

Note: This verifies basic connectivity to Xserve, which can help isolate hardware versus software issues.

Option A

If you already know your Xserve's IP address you can quickly verify network connectivity by using the following command from a remote admin system using the Terminal application:

ping 17.XXX.XXX.XXX (the X characters represent numerical IP addresses)

Or
ping <yourserver.yourdomainname.yourdomainextension>

Your domain extension will resemble something like: .com, .edu, .org

Option B

If you wish to automatically discover your Xserve using the Server Assistant, follow these steps:

1. Open Server Assistant from a remote admin computer.

2. Select the "Install Mac OS X Server Software" option. The "Remote installation" screen appears. All Xserve computers on the same TCP/IP subnet appear in a list format.

3. Select the appropriate Xserve.

Note: To continue, the first 8 characters of the Xserve serial number are required to authenticate. The password is case-sensitive. If you encounter difficulty using this password please see technical document 61644: "Xserve: Initial Password Is Case Sensitive".

Option C

As an alternative to using Server Assistant, the following procedure may be performed using the Terminal application.

1. Open the Terminal application on the Admin computer.

2. Type: cd/System/Library/ServerSetup

3. Press Return.

4. Type: ./sa_srchr 224.0.0.1

5. Press Return.

6. Verify that Xserve shows its correct IP address, hardware (MAC) address, and DNS name (if applicable).

	Related Documents
	61644	Xserve: Initial Password Is Case Sensitive