The Xserve can be configured with as many as four Apple Drive Modules. The drives in bays 2, 3 and 4 have similar default names. To rename these disks via a remote connection, use the disktool command during an ssh session. In the steps below, each command you must type is preceded by the number sign (#). Press Return after each command to execute it. Follow these steps:
1. At the remote computer, open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/).
2. Execute this command:
# ssh <server_address>
Note: Replace "<server_address>" with the server's actual IP address or DNS name. When prompted to authenticate, use an administrator account of the server. You may or may not receive an RSA key warning.
3. Execute this command to see a list of hard disks:
# disktool -l
The terminal output will contain entries similar to the following, but your disk numbers may differ. "Unrecognized disk" entries are normal in this output. Example output:
***Disk Appeared ('disk0s10',Mountpoint = '/', fsType = 'hfs', volName = 'Jaguar')
***Disk Appeared ('disk1s2',Mountpoint = '/ServerHD', fsType = 'hfs', volName = 'ServerHD')
***Disk Appeared ('disk2s2',Mountpoint = '/ServerHD 1', fsType = 'hfs', volName = 'ServerHD')
4. Use this command to rename a hard disk with the new name.
# disktool -n disk1s2 new_name
This command renames the designated hard disk (disk1s2) from the list above to the value "new_name". Replace "new_name" with the actual new name of your choice. If the new name contains a space, enclose it in quotation marks, like this:
disktool -n disk1s2 "My Disk"
For disks 3 and 4, simply change the target drive in the command ( to "disk2s2", for example).