erratic imaging

[#1]

All,

What's going on when my imaging logs say: "The file: nameOfSomeFile.dmg does not exist on server" ?

I'm imaging a computer lab nightly (from a Restore partition). Most of the machines image properly, but many don't, and the logs are filled with those lines.

Thoughts?

-Baker

Baker Franke
Computer Science Dept.
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
773.702.5419

[Bukira]

check permissions on the dmg

Criss Myers
Senior Customer Support Analyst (Mac Services)
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5
LIS Business Support Team
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[ernstcs]

Or that, but doesn’t explain how some work and some don’t...

[#4]

Hey, thanks. As far as I can tell, they're all set to the right distribution point (the JSS itself) and there's nothing funny with permissions.

I'm suspicious of the load issue. I've noticed that when I use Casper Remote to do things to the lab (26 machines) only about 20 machines go at once, and the other 6 wait until the first 20 are done. Not sure if this is a function/limitation of Casper Remote, OS X server, or the JSS software.

For the time being, I think I'll just split the lab in half for overnight imaging and see what happens.

-Baker

Baker Franke
Computer Science Dept.
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
773.702.5419

[ernstcs]

The 20 SSH connections for Remote is a limitation of Casper Remote, but I was under the impression this was increased to more systems at one point. Apparently not the case though since I still see that same limit.

Craig E