Apple Mac OS X Server (Version 10.6 Snow Leopard) - Manual (Page 131)

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The following table contains a summary of what you find for each button:
Toolbar button Shows
Overview Information about the server’s hardware,
software, services, and status.
Logs The system log and security systems log.
Graphs A pictorial history of server activity.
Sharing Configuration options for defining file sharing
folders, share points, and automounts.
Server Updates Software updates available from Apple to update
the server’s software. This only controls updates
to the server’s own software.
Certificates The server’s security certificates.
Settings The server’s network settings, server software
serial number, service access controls, and other
information.
When you click Settings, you have access to the following panes:
 General pane: Click General to work with the server serial number or to enable
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Network Time Protocol (NTP),
Secure Shell (SSH), Remote Management, and server-side mobile home-sync
feature support.
SNMP is a standard that facilitates computer monitoring and management.
The server uses the open source net-snmp project for its SNMP implementation.
Although no server administration tools use or require SNMP, it enables the server to
be monitored and managed from third-party SNMP software such as HP OpenView.
Use the NTP checkbox to enable NTP service. For information about NTP,
see the online help and Mac OS X Server Resources website at
www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/.
SSH is a shell you can use to access command-line tools to remotely administer
the server with. Mac OS X Server uses the open source OpenSSH project for its SSH
implementation. SSH is also used for other remote server administration tasks, such
as initial server setup, Sharing management, and displaying file system paths and
the contents of folders in the server administration tools. SSH must be enabled
while creating an Open Directory replica, but it can be disabled afterwards.
Remote Management allows the server to be administered by Apple Remote
Desktop (ARD). You enable and disable ARD administration in this pane in addition
to the Sharing pane of System Preferences.
Client Binding Discovery with Bonjour offers directory services to client computers
on the local subnet, allowing the users to choose whether to bind to the server.