Important: Read Before Installing
1. You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. This precautionary statement does not apply to the normal installation of application software.
2. To install Mac OS X Server 10.2.8, you must enter the password for an administrator account. The password cannot contain a space or special characters typed by pressing the Option key.
If you need to change an administrator account password, on the Apple menu click System Preferences; then on the View menu, click Accounts. Select the account name and click Edit User. Type the current password and press Return, then type the new password in both text boxes. Click OK when you are done.
3. The installation process should not be interrupted. Monitor progress by clicking the Detailed Progress disclosure triangle. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Featured Software to install.
Installation
There are two ways to update to Mac OS X Server 10.2.8.
Automatic Software Update Installation
You may have been referred to this document by Automatic Software Update. For more information on this feature, see technical document 106704, "
Mac OS X: How to Update Your Software".
Because some updates are prerequisites for others, you may need to use Software Update more than once to get all desired updates.
Standalone Installers
An installer is also available from Apple Featured Software (
http://www.apple.com/swupdates/).
There are two versions of the update installer available:
- "Mac OS X 10.2.8 Server Update (Combo)" updates Mac OS X Server 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3, 10.2.4, 10.2.5, or 10.2.6 to version 10.2.8. This document describes how to use this installer.
- "Mac OS X Server 10.2.8 Update" updates only Mac OS X Server 10.2.6 to the new version. To learn more about that installer, see technical document 107647, "Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.8 Update".
Enhancements Delivered with this update
Many enhancements are delivered with this update. Because this is a combo update, it includes those delivered with Mac OS X Server versions 10.2.1 through 10.2.8. These enhancements are listed individually in these technical documents:
107038: "
Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.1 Update"
107142: "
Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.2 Update"
107265: "
Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.3 Update"
107364: "
Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.4 Update"
107491: "
Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.5 Update"
107491: "
Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.6 Update"
107647: "
Mac OS X Server: About the Mac OS X Server 10.2.8 Update"