mass deploying server

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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Do you image them remotely with ARD admin?

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

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.