Can I view a MacMini on the iMac?

I need to "reconfigure, etc." a MacMini. Rather then doing this on the TV, to which it is normally hooked up, I'd rather do this on my iMac, because that would be so much more convenient.
How to I hook up the MacMini, such that I can "see" it on the iMac?
Any pointers/suggestions/advice? Thanks in advance
Cheers, Veit Burger

No you can not hook them together with a DisplayPort connection, because the Mac Mini is to old and the 21.5" iMac does not support Display input like a 27" iMac.
Depending on exactly what you want to do?
If you want to simply share the 21.5" iMac's Display with the Mac Mini you will need to use something like ScreenRecycler.
see > ScreenRecycler
Or you could use a 6 to 9 pin FireWire cable and in Target Disk Mode access the Mac Mini's Hard Drive from the iMac.
see > How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode

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