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Chapter 3
Task Server Scenario
13
Preliminary Planning and Setup
The administrator first makes sure that the network settings and infrastructure are
configured properly.
The administrator does the following:
1
He checks the network settings on the server.
Passes: The server has as static IP address (192.168.1.2) and a fully qualified domain
name in the DNS (taskserver.example.com).
2
He checks the firewall settings on the server.
Passes: He sets the firewall to allow communication between the server and the client
IP address groups (192 168.1.20–192.168.1.70) on TCP and UDP ports 3283 and 5900.
TCP port 22 was already open for server administration.
3
He checks for proper connectivity from a few of the clients.
Passes: He’s able to ping the server from the clients and make connections on the
correct ports.
4
He checks for proper connectivity from the server.
Passes: He can scan the IP address range of the clients and gets network ping results
from a sampling of them.
Setting Up a Task Server for Reporting
Now the administrator is ready to install Remote Desktop on the server. Then he can
configure and enable the Task Server.
The administrator does the following:
1
He makes sure he has two Unlimited Managed Systems licenses, one for the server and
one for the mobile administrator computer.
2
He installs Remote Desktop on the server, using the server’s attached display and
keyboard.
If the server were headless, he would use the Remote Desktop kickstart tool via SSH to
enable the Remote Desktop Sharing and other command-line file copy tools to install
the Remote Desktop application. For this example, he uses the GUI method rather than
the command-line method.
3
After the installer finishes, he launches Remote Desktop to configure it via the Setup
Assistant.
When the Setup Assistant asks if he’s going to use another computer as a
Task Server, he makes sure to leave the default, which indicates he is
not
using a
different Task Server.