Apple 10.6 manual Toolbar button Shows

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:

ÂÂ 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.

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