XServe G5 doesn't boot from OSX 10.5 Server Install DVD

After a long and rather happy life with 10.4 Server on my XServe G5 I decided I'd like to check out the ical Server and the other goodies in 10.5 Server.
I still have installer DVD form my maintenance I bought with the XServe.
XServe G5 10.4.11 runs headless, I have ARD
Admin computer is a MBP 17" unibody (INTEL) runing OSX 10.6.2
A few problems:
Admin tools 10.5 cannot be installed on my MBP -
I downloaded the Admin Tools for 10.6 they 'should' work for this but
I wasn't able to connect to the XServe due to other problems:
Here what I tried:
Insert OSX10.5Server Install DVD into XServe G5 -> gets ejected (no clue why or where to check why)
Insert OSX10.5Server Install DVD into external FW400 DVD drive -> is mounting, can be chosen as startup drive but reboot always ends up booting from installed 10.4 Server OS.
I also tried doubleclicking the "INstall OSX Server 10.5" Icon when the DVD was mounted but same failure, XServe boots from internal system rather than from install DVD.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong ?
Any hints how to "service" the existing istallation so it will allow to boot from external (or better internal) DVD drive ?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Jo

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1812?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
The trouble with a headless G5 is you can't see what happens when holding down the option key at boot but an external DVD-drive (if needed) must be firewire on a G5.
An Open Firmware reset sometimes make the computer find firewire drives afterwards.
We have a customer running iCal server for 10-15 people on such a machine but the RAM is "upped" to 5GB. It is also running FileMaker server 10 and filesharing. + Retropect 6.x "Backupserver".
You can run with non-ECC RAM (PC3200) in that Xserve.
It could work OK but expect 100% CPU periodically mostly because of running Python scripts for iCal server.
Keep calendars fresh - don't import/save/keep old events for years back in them.
10.5 iCal server It can't handle too many events in one celandar (1500 max I belive someone found out by testing). I can take "forever" syncing calendar with many events.
iCal server in 10.6 is revised for less resource use.

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