catoftherock
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Q: How do I reinstall Snow Leopard Server on a Mac Mini Server 2010?

How do I reinstall Snow Leopard Server on a Mac Mini Server 2010? I have already attached a Mac Superdrive and tried to download, but the buttons at the bottom of the dialog screen are greyed out.

Mac mini Server (Mid 2010), OS X Server, iPad, iPhone, Windows PC

Posted on Dec 3, 2013 9:48 AM

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Q: How do I reinstall Snow Leopard Server on a Mac Mini Server 2010?

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  • by MrHoffman,

    MrHoffman MrHoffman Dec 3, 2013 11:52 AM in response to catoftherock
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    Dec 3, 2013 11:52 AM in response to catoftherock

    Not sure where you're getting tangled here or how much you know about OS X Server 10.6, so...

     

    AFAIK, Snow Leopard Server wasm't available as a download, it was a separate DVD distribution. 

     

    Unlike more recent versions of OS X Server, the 10.6 server distributions were usually standalone DVD disks, as well. 

     

    (There is a slight wrinkle if your Mac needs a newer version of 10.6 than your server distribution; there was a different streaming upgrade process for that.  IIRC, the appropriate OS X client version was installed first, then you booted that client version and loaded the DVD and installed OS X Server.)

     

    But if you have a Snow Leopard Server distribution that supports your particular Mac Mini model, then boot the DVD, use Disk Utility from the Utilities menu in the bootable DVD environment, wipe the disk, and then install OS X Server.

     

    You'll need a 10.6 license key, if you don't already have that.

     

    FWIW, here are the available manuals.

  • by catoftherock,

    catoftherock catoftherock Dec 22, 2013 3:43 PM in response to MrHoffman
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    Dec 22, 2013 3:43 PM in response to MrHoffman

    Thank you, I will begin with these instructions. I do have the DVD that came with the server. Had no problems setting up the server and all originally. Will let you know how it goes.