Unable to install headless Xserve G5 from DVD/CD: sa_srchr doesn't show any

Hi,
I am trying to install a Xserve G5 with a new OS X Server 10.4.
It has no graphics card installed.
I booted the Xserve from CD/DVD (Service/LED1). I have another Xserve G4 at the same Switch with a "real" IP. There is no DHCP server in the network. I suppose the Xserve G5 uses a self-assigned 169.254.. address. Therefore the headless G5 is in a totally different network than the G4.
sa_srchr (performed on the G4) does not find any "ready and waiting" Xserve G5...
I tried to configure the other Ethernet card in the G4 for DHCP (thus hoping it will get an 169.254..-address as well) or trying to set it manually to (let's say) 169.254.0.123 (netmask 255.255.0.0).
Nothing of that helps... sa_srchr does not find anything.
Pinging the Bonjour Broadcast IP does not return an up and running IP, just down hosts.
What solutions do I have?
Can I just install OS X Server using the target disk mode? (How would I set up the Network (IPs) and root password in that case?)
Or do I need a PowerBook which I can attach to a spare Switch (which won't be attached to the network), attach the G5 to the same Switch and then hope that sa_srchr will find anything?
How should sa_srchr normally work? Which IP do I have to set on the Mac that is running the search?

A couple of points.
First, since sa_srchr uses multicast (assuming you're using sa_srchr 224.0.0.1), it doesn't matter what IP address the host and remote server have. It should find them anyway.
The commonest issue I've found with sa_srchr is when using multiple NICs. Are both NICs on the active XServe in use? This seems to cause a problem - almost as if sa_srchr is looking out the wrong NIC. Can you disconnect the second NIC while you run this, or run sa_srchr from a machine that has only one NIC?
Also, on the new server, make sure you're only using one NIC there. Even if you plan to use two once the machine is setup, just have one NIC (en0, the bottom one) connected to the switch during this phase. This avoids similar issues with setup running on the wrong NIC.

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