Using the administration tools – Apple Mac OS X Server (Version 10.6 Snow Leopard) User Manual
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Using the Administration Tools
Information about administration tools can be found on the pages indicated in the
following table.
Use this application or tool
To
See
Command-line tools
Administer a server using a
UNIX command shell.
“Command-Line Tools” (page 48)
iCal Service Utility
Add locations and resources to
your iCal server.
“iCal Service Utility” (page 46)
Installer
Install server software or
upgrade it from v10.4 or 10.5.
“Using the installer Command-
Line Tool to Install Server
Software” (page 104)
QTSS Web Admin, QuickTime
Broadcaster, and QuickTime
Player
Manage media playlists and
prepare it for streaming or
progressive download.
“Media Streaming
Management” (page 47)
Server Admin
Configure and monitor services
and administrator access, and
configure share points.
Set up and manage QuickTime
media streaming.
“Working with Settings for a
Specific Server” (page 130)
“Server Admin” (page 38)
Server Assistant
Set up a v10.6 server.
“Setting up Servers
Interactively” (page 113)
Server Monitor
Monitor Xserve hardware.
“Using Server
Monitor” (page 172)
System Image Utility
Manage NetBoot and NetInstall
disk images.
“System Image
Management” (page 47)
Workgroup Manager
Administer accounts and their
managed preferences.
“Workgroup Manager
Basics” (page 150)
Xgrid Admin
Monitor local or remote Xgrid
controllers, grids, and jobs.
“Xgrid Admin” (page 49)
Apple Remote Desktop
(optional)
Monitor and control other
Macintosh computers.
“Apple Remote
Desktop” (page 50)
Working with Pre-v10.6 Computers from v10.6 Servers
You can use the version of Server Admin included with Mac OS X Server v10.6 to
administer the latest Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Using Mac OS X Server v10.6 will not administer DNS hosted on a server version earlier
than v10.6.
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