using iPad Pro to manage MacOS environment

[Flint Ironstag]

Well,

as I venture into this experimental phase, I'm wondering if I can live without the usual MBP. I use Apple Remote Desktop for lots of tasks. Consider the typical client environment to be 1-3 MacOS servers and 20-40 Macs.

Is there an ARD equivalent for iOS? Server management app equivalent? I figure somebody around here must have tried it.

All feedback welcome.

 

[chrfr]

Well,

as I venture into this experimental phase, I'm wondering if I can live without the usual MBP. I use Apple Remote Desktop for lots of tasks. Consider the typical client environment to be 1-3 MacOS servers and 20-40 Macs.

Is there an ARD equivalent for iOS? Server management app equivalent? I figure somebody around here must have tried it.

All feedback welcome.

There are screen sharing apps, but none offer the extra functionality that ARD does. There is a server admin app which used to be somewhat functional but is really not of any use at this point:

‎Server Admin Remote

‎IT administrators can use Server Admin Remote to monitor Mac OS X Server services on the go. With the Server Admin Remote IT administrators can monitor the alive status of OS X Server services, start/stop services and observe the services' logs (OS X Server 5). Server Admin Remote ist...

apps.apple.com

I could not imagine trying to manage Macs exclusively on an iPad.

 

[bsamcash]

I've done it through SSH using a mini as a headless server and my iPad to manage it. But I don't think you'll find a screen sharing experience that won't drive you nuts simply because of the input differences between macOS and iPadOS.