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Chapter 6

Manage clients and users

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Manage client computers remotely

Xsan Admin can help you connect to an Xsan client computer so you can observe or
control it over the network. Using Xsan Admin, you can:

Start a screen sharing session so you can observe or control another computer.

Open Terminal so you can log in using SSH and control another computer.

You can also connect and manage a server in the SAN by using the Server app on a
computer that has it installed.

Connection
options

Action menu

Control a client using screen sharing

You can use the screen sharing feature of Mac OS X to view and control the screen of a
SAN client over the network. Xsan Admin can start a screen sharing session with the client.

Connect to a client using screen sharing:

In Xsan Admin, select Computers in the SAN Assets list.

Select the client you want to observe or control.

Choose “Connect Using Screen Sharing” from the Action pop-up menu (gear).