User Guide

90 Chapter 5 Managing Clients and Users
Accessing 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.
 Connect to and manage another server on the network using Server Admin.
Controlling a Client Using Screen Sharing
You can use the screen sharing feature of Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard to view and control
the screen of a SAN client over the network. Xsan Admin can start a screen sharing
session with the client.
To connect to a client using Leopard screen sharing:
1 In Xsan Admin, select Computers in the SAN Assets list.
2 Select the client you want to observe or control.
3 Choose “Connect Using Screen Sharing” from the Action (gear) pop-up menu.
Action menu