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In Open Directory Assistant, on each node, you need to:
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Select the option to use a permanent IP address and subnet.
Note: In a later step, using Apple Remote Desktop and System Preferences, you
configure each node to use DHCP, but for now you need to select the permanent IP
address option.
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Select the option to get directory information from an existing system.
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Choose to access the directory using NetInfo and to find the NetInfo server using a static
IP address.
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Enter the Xserve IP address as the NetInfo IP address, and enter “network” as the NetInfo
Server Tag.
Step 9:
Use Directory Access to connect the client
computers to the NetInfo server
Log in to each client (user) computer, then open the Directory Access utility (located in
/Applications/Utilities) and use it to:
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Specify that you want to connect to a specific NetInfo server.
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Enter the Xserve IP address as the NetInfo server address, with the server tag “network.”
Step 10:
Install Apple Remote Desktop on the Xserve
and on the cluster nodes
Since the cluster nodes do not have a graphical user interface, you will use Apple Remote
Desktop to log in to each node from the Xserve and perform the installations remotely using the
Xserve graphical user interface. If you do not already have Apple Remote Desktop on the Xserve
and cluster nodes, you need to install it. You have to install it on the cluster nodes remotely.
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Follow the onscreen Apple Remote Desktop Installer instructions to install Apple Remote
Desktop on the Xserve.
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Use SSH (Secure Shell) to install and configure Apple Remote Desktop on each node.
On the Xserve, you need to use SSH to log in to each Xserve cluster node and install and
configure Apple Remote Desktop. Refer to the AppleCare Knowledge Base articles 107145 and
106981 for details on using SSH to remotely install and configure Apple Remote Desktop:
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