Apple xserve Service Manual

11 - Xserve Verification of Basic Services

 How to Connect Using Server Monitor

How to Connect Using Server 
Monitor

Follow the steps outlined below any time you need to verify that you can remotely 

administer Xserve. 

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

start up before performing this procedure.

Note: Xserve's default password is the first 8 characters of its serial number. 

1.

From the Admin computer, open Server Monitor (/Applications/Utilities). 

2.

A list of all Xserve servers that have been previously added by Server Monitor 

appears. 

3.

Locate the Xserve you wish to administer from the list. 

4.

If the Xserve you wish to administer appears in the list, select it, then click the 

appropriate tab at the bottom of Server Monitor. 

5.

If the Xserve you wish to administer does not appear, then click Add Server. Type the 

IP address, login name, and password for the Xserve server. The server should 

appear in the list. If it does not appear, you may have network or hardware issues. 

6.

Use the tabs at the bottom of the Server Monitor window to check status of Xserve's 

various systems.

Note: If the logic board has been replaced, see technical document 106924: “Xserve: How 

to Remotely Install Mac OS X Server After Logic Board Replacement.”