Continuing with the concept of automated server deployment, here is a small script that changes the serial number in a Mac OS X Sever installation. A server system that has been deployed via disk imaging or automated deployment systems will boot, but to use the server features, a valid and unique serial number must be [...]
As of late, I have been tasked with managing Mac servers. Since a Mac server is really only slightly different than a Mac client, I use the same general methodologies and tools to manage them. My Xserve hardware standard includes three identical hard disks. What follows is a script intended to be used with the [...]