mass deploying server

[tlarkin]

I know this has been asked before but I am looking at different methods of installing OS X server at our work. It seems like one of the ways that on paper may work the best is just creating an image of the installer DVD and then using the bless command to have the servers netboot to that image and installing it over ARD admin.

Anyone done this? Are you using casper? How do you handle post image configurations and license serial numbers for the OS X Server?

thanks

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Thomas Larkin
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[milesleacy]

I am managing servers via Casper.
I have created an OS package/image using Composer after installing Mac OS X
Server, but before configuring any services.

I change the serial number and network settings via serversetup ( found
at /System/Library/ServerSetup/serversetup) and networksetup scripts.

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[tlarkin]

Do you image them remotely with ARD admin?

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TIS Department
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[dustydorey]

If you are using one of the netinstall sets created by the casper netinstall creater from the resource kit I didn’think you could ARD in?

We’ve been having issues with that since we were netbooting tons of machines and then kicking them off in batches remotely with ARD during our summer imaging. And with the netinstall set created from the resource kit we haven’t been able to do that. Are we just missing something here?

-Dusty-

Dustin Dorey

Technology Support Cluster Specialist

ISD 196 Apple Valley, Eagan, Rosemount

dustin.dorey at district196.org

952|423|7971

[tlarkin]

That is basically what I want to do. Upon reading on some solutions it
was suggested by an Apple SE to just create an image of the Installer
DVD with disk utility and then mount it on a server. Then use ARD admin
and use the bless command to netboot it to that volume and then I should
be able to do installs over ARD admin.

I would also like to create a RAID 1 for the OS as well. I can use a
script to do that. I am just trying to automate this so I can image all
30 servers in like one day and then configure them in one day as well so
I can get working on making the end user experience more pleasant for
this next coming school year.

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Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
blackberry: 913-449-7589
office: 913-627-0351