Apple xserve Service Manual

Xserve Verification of Basic Services - 10

 How to Verify Xserve Is Accepting Connections

How to Verify Xserve Is 
Accepting Connections

There are several methods for determining if Xserve has successfully started up and is 

providing basic services. Using a terminal connection to accomplish this task provides the 

most flexibility. 

Note: You will not be able to perform this procedure if the Xserve is not fully started up. 

You must have the IP address and an Admin (or root) password of the server you wish to 

start up before performing this procedure.

1.

At the Admin computer, type the following command:

 

ssh <admin>@<Xserve IP address>

 

2.

You should be presented with a password prompt. At this prompt, type the admin 

password. The Xserve's default password is the first 8 characters of the Xserve's 

serial number, and is case sensitive. 

3.

The following should appear if you have logged in correctly:

Welcome To Darwin!

:~] admin% 

4.

To determine if any additional drives are available to the file system, at the command 

prompt type: 

df

 

5.

To verify more information about the Xserve's volumes, including which volume the 

Xserve was actually started up from, open Apple System Profiler from the Terminal 

application by typing: 

AppleSystemProfiler | grep boot

You may also run Apple System Profiler with no options for a complete report of the 

Xserve system configuration information.