Using Server Diagnostics
Mode
Description
Automatically enters mode if
Host
The computer searches for
servers that are on the same
subnet and start Server
Diagnostics in remote mode.
When one is found, the host
computer controls Server
Diagnostics on the client server.
You run Server Diagnostics
Mac OS X and either:
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The computer isn’t an Intel-
based Xserve or a Mac
mini with Mac OS X Server
installed
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You’re not logged in as root
Client
The server can be controlled by
a host computer.
You’re running Server
Diagnostics EFI and a host
computer is on the same subnet
or is directly connected.
Local
The server runs all tests locally.
You’re running Server
Diagnostics EFI and a host
computer isn’t on the same
subnet and isn’t directly
connected.
If you’re logged in as root on the server, and then you run Server Diagnostics
Mac OS X, you can choose which mode to enter.