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Apple Remote Desktop gives you powerful administrative
control. You can manually or automatically get detailed
information about every computer, install software, and
maintain systems from a single administrator computer.
This chapter describes Remote Desktop capabilities and how to use them. You can
learn about:
“ Â Keeping Track of Task Progress and History” on page 104
“ Â Installing Software Using Apple Remote Desktop” on page 109
“ Â Upgrading Software” on page 114
“ Â Copying Files” on page 11 5
“ Â Creating Reports” on page 12 0
“ Â Maintaining Systems” on page 136
“ Â Managing Computers” on page 144
“ Â UNIX Shell Commands” on page 152
Keeping Track of Task Progress and History
The task history area is on the left side of the Remote Desktop window (see “Remote
Desktop Main Window” on page 30) with all computer lists and scanners. Every time
you execute a task (generating a report, copying a le, restarting a computer), the
task name, aected computers, task result, and time you execute it are stored in the
Task History window. The History list, in the main Remote Desktop window, shows
the task name and result. You can collapse the History list to reduce its size.
You can select a task in the History list to see some information about it, and double-
click it to view a more detailed description of the task, as well as the computers
involved with it. Tasks in progress appear in the Active Tasks list, where you can stop
and restart them.
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Administering Client Computers