This message is in two parts...
For anyone using InstaDMG with the Casper suite, I'd like to hear your
experiences. I like the idea of never having booted my base system before
dropping it. I'm curious as to how deeply we can mesh the InstaDMG concept
& methodology with the Casper tool. It seems that they should be largely
compatible.
Secondly, I'm trying to automate my Mac OS X Server installs. Right now,
I'm just thinking through workflow conceptually.
If I create a Netinstall image from the OS X Server install disc, I'll still
need to get a configuration file to the machine. There's the simple Apple
answer of putting the configuration file on a USB key attached to the
server, but I'm looking for a more automated way that won't require me to
ever see the server, just to know its serial number . I've got Casper, and
I want to rebuild Xserves via my iPhone at a café while on my way to more
interesting things.
One thought I had was to create a traditional image at a point before going
through the server setup, and include the configuration file as
a separate package on top of the image. Theoretically, at first boot, the
system should see a config file present and use it.
If anyone has any ideas, or better yet, proven workflows, I'd love to hear
about them.
Thanks,
Miles