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Ap ple Remote Deskt op F ocus on T ask Ser v er.
K Apple Computer , Inc. © 2006 Apple C omputer , Inc . All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consen t of Apple. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple C omputer , Inc., registered in the U.
3 1 C on ten ts Chapter 1 5 T ask Ser ver Overview 5 Description 5 Benefits and Requirements Chapter 2 7 T ask Ser ver Setup 7 Planning to Deploy a T ask Ser ver for Reports 8 Planning to Deploy a T a.
4 Contents.
1 5 1 T ask Ser v er O v er view T ask Ser ver capability is a power ful new featur e of Apple Remote Desktop 3 tha t allows alway s-on administration of client comput ers. Description A dedicated T ask Ser ver acts as an always-on, automated administrat or .
6 Chapter 1 Task Server Overview.
2 7 2 T ask Ser v er Setup T ask Ser ver can run on either an administrator c omputer or a dedicated remot e computer tha t accepts jobs from the Remote Desktop applica tion.
8 Chapter 2 Task Server Setup F or example, if you normally run a repor t every week, then set 1/7th of your clients to rebuild caches on da y one, another 1/7th on the next day and so on. Y ou could also stagger the cache rebuild over the c ourse of the day .
Chapter 2 Task Server Setup 9 Setup Check list  Check firewall and network settings on the T ask Ser ver computer .  The T ask Ser ver needs to have either a manual IP addr ess or a DHCP-assigned static address.  The T ask Ser ver needs to allow connections on TCP and UDP ports 32 83 and 5900.
10 Chapter 2 Task Server Setup.
3 11 3 T ask Ser v er Scen ario This chapter pr esents a sc enario in which a dedicated T ask Ser ver is set up for use b y a Remote Desktop administrator f or repor ting and AutoInstall.
12 Chapter 3 Task Server Scenario The follo wing diagram illustrates the simple network in this scenario . T o accopmlish these goals, the administrator is going to:  Check his network setup  Inst.
Chapter 3 Task Server Scenario 13 Pr eliminar y Planning and Setup The administrator first makes sure that the netw ork settings and infrastructure are configured properly . The administrat or does the following: 1 He checks the network settings on the server .
14 Chapter 3 Task Server Scenario 4 When the Setup Assistant finishes , he launches Remote Desktop to configur e this ser ver’ s T ask S er ver . He goes to Remote Deskt op > Pref erences > T ask S er ver , and selects “Use T ask S er ver on this computer” and “ Allow remote connections to this ser ver .
Chapter 3 Task Server Scenario 15 b Later , he chooses what r eport data to upload and sets up a preliminar y automatic scheduled upload for his clients . 3 He uses Remote Desktop to v erify that it finds the client comput ers and adds them to a list.
16 Chapter 3 Task Server Scenario Using the T ask S er ver f or Repor ting Once the T ask Ser ver is set up in Remote Desktop on the administrator computer and the clients are set up to upload r epor t data on a schedule, it ’ s easy to use the T ask Ser ver for reporting.
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