Apple Mac OS X Server (Version 10.6 Snow Leopard) - Manual (Page 125)

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In the following illustration, the arrows originate from administrator computers and
point to servers the administrator computers might be used to manage.
Mac OS X Servers
Mac OS X
administrator computer
When you’ve installed and set up a Mac OS X Server that has a display, keyboard,
and optical drive, it’s already an administrator computer. To make a computer with
Mac OS X into an administrator computer, you must install additional software.
Mac OS X Server v10.6 administration tools require:
Mac OS X v10.6 Â
1 GB of RAM Â
1 GB of unused disk space Â
To enable remote administration of Mac OS X Server from a Mac OS X computer:
1 Insert the Mac OS X Server Admin Tools CD.
2 Open the Installer folder.
3 Start the installer (ServerAdministrationSoftware.mpkg) and follow the onscreen
instructions.
Using a Non-Mac OS X Computer for Administration
You can use a non-Mac OS X computer that offers SSH support, such as a UNIX
workstation, to administer Mac OS X Server using command-line tools. For more
information, see the online help and Mac OS X Server Resources website at
www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/.
You can also use any computer that can run a VNC viewer to administer
Mac OS X Server. Administering the server via VNC is the same as using the server’s
keyboard, mouse, and monitor locally.
You enable a VNC server on Mac OS X Server by enabling Screen Sharing in the
Sharing pane of System Preferences.