Read Before You Install Server

Read Before You Install Mac OS X Server Read the following before you install Mac OS X Server. It includes information about supported computers, system requirements, and installing Mac OS X Server. For more information about Mac OS X Server, visit this Apple website: • www.apple.com/server/macosx/ Review the getting started guide (included with this product) and the Mac OS X Server Support website prior to installing Mac OS X Server. They contain additional installation information and instructions. The Mac OS X Server Support website is at: • www.apple.com/support/macosxserver/ For information on migrating from earlier Apple server products, see the upgrading and migrating guide. This guide and other guides in the Mac OS X Server documentation suite describe services and provide instructions for configuring, managing, and troubleshooting the services. All the latest guides are available in PDF format at this website: • www.apple.com/server/documentation/ Instructions from the guides, and updates to the guides, can be viewed onscreen as Mac OS X Server help. To view server help, choose Help > Mac Help in the Finder, then choose Library > Mac OS X Server Help in Help Viewer. To see documentation updates, click Late-Breaking News on the main Mac OS X Server help page while connected to the Internet. For additional late-breaking information, search in Help Viewer to see articles from Apple’s support organization. You can also search for these articles on the Mac OS X Server Support website. For information about support, training and certification programs available for Mac OS X Server, see the Server Support Products Guide included with this product. Supported computers You can install this version of Mac OS X Server on any of the following computers: • Xserve and Xserve G5 • Power Mac G5 • Power Mac G4 and Macintosh Server G4 • Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) and Macintosh Server G3 (Blue & White) • iMac and iMac G5 • eMac • Mac mini System requirements Your computer must have: • at least 256 MB of RAM; at least 512 MB of RAM for high-demand servers running multiple services • at least 4 GB of disk space available • built-in FireWire Starting installation Updating your computer's firmware You may need to update your computer's firmware. If so, you must do it before you install Mac OS X Server. If you see a message that you need to update your computer's firmware after you start the Installer, quit the Installer and restart your computer using your current startup disk. To find firmware updates for your computer, open the Apple Software Updates website: • www.apple.com/support/downloads/ If you have already started the Installer and see a message that you need to update your computer's firmware, quit the Installer and restart your computer using your current startup disk. Migrating from an earlier Apple server product For information on migrating from earlier Apple server products, see…