Apple M9547Z/A Administration Guide - Page 44
Upgrading the Remote Desktop Administrator Software, Upgrading the Client Software
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Upgrading the Remote Desktop Administrator Software Upgrading Remote Desktop is just like installing it for the first time. The only difference is that the final button in the installer reads "Upgrade" rather than "Install." The installer upgrades existing software to its latest version, imports previously created lists, and restarts the underlying processes after completion. See "Installing the Remote Desktop Administrator Software" on page 42, for detailed instructions. If you are upgrading from version 1.2 and changing administrator computers, you'll need to transfer your existing computer lists. See "Transferring Old v1.2 Computer Lists to a New Administrator Computer" on page 62. Be sure to transfer your lists from Apple Remote Desktop v1.2 to the new computer before upgrading to Apple Remote Desktop 3. If you upgrade from version 1.2 to version 3.1 on the same administrator computer, this list migration is done for you. Upgrading the Client Software This section contains information on installing Apple Remote Desktop 3 on client computers. Since Apple Remote Desktop client software was automatically included on the clients running Mac OS X v10.3 and later, all Apple Remote Desktop 3 installations are upgrade installations, even if you are setting up clients for the first time. You can only upgrade Apple Remote Desktop v1.x and v2.x computers if they meet the minimum system requirements (see "System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop" on page 41). Please note that there is no supported "downgrade" to any previous version, and if you upgrade the client computers to version 3.1, you will not be able to administer them with earlier versions of Remote Desktop. There are two methods to upgrade the client computer's software. Method #1-Remote Upgrade Installation This method works best with existing clients already configured using a previous version of Apple Remote Desktop. If used with existing administered clients, use Remote Desktop to identify those clients running a previous version. You may then upgrade them to the latest version. The main benefit of this upgrade method is the ease of installation and the retention of previous client settings, if any. This method only works for Apple Remote Desktop 1.2 clients and later. Earlier versions of Apple Remote Desktop like 1.0 must be upgraded to version 1.2 using Mac OS X's Software Update, or they must be updated manually. See "Method #2-Manual Installation" on page 45 for more information. 44 Chapter 3 Installing Apple Remote Desktop