Removing old computers from jss

Easy answer... Wait for 7.3... Mass computer removal is supported. :-)

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er=92... The timeline is still pretty loose right now.

In the past, we=92ve had to have someone just go in and delete each compute
r individually, and yes, it was a pain. We had thought about scripting aga
inst the Db, but then we worried about whether it would properly account fo
r deleting the logs, etc. for the computer records that would just disappea
r as far as the JSS was concerned... So, it was a manual process.

We have a two stage process though, and still will... We put all of our co
mputers into a =91recycled=92 building whenever they are headed out of circ
ulation. Then, we make a smart group based on if the computer is in the =91recycled=92 building yet comes only again, to send us an e-mail. This w
ay, we catch any computers that end up back online, either because a tech g
oofed on putting it in the recycling group, or a computer magically finds i
ts way out of the recycling room and back into a classroom.... Then, after they sit in that group a couple to a few months, then they individually ge
t deleted from the JSS after we pull a spreadsheet of everything for our au
ditors. Using the building also allows us to take the computer out of the building for use in auditing and also for our equity compliance reports and helping to decide purchasing for new computers.

I=92m really looking forward to this new feature as this year we=92ll be de
leting about 900 computers from the JSS, and then using prestaged imaging t
o add in about 1000 along with re-imaging another 1200 or so... The mass r
emoval will allow us to automate the process of de-commissioning as much as the commissioning (pre-stage) of new hardware.

John

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John Wetter
Technical Services Manager
Educational Technology, Media & Information Services
Hopkins Public Schools
952-988-5373

This feature is much needed!

Whilst we do not have the largest casper environment, we do currently have some 30 macs unmanaged that I've yet to delete.

We normally do a pdf of the computer overview before deletion too,

Ben Toms
IT Support Analyst GREY Group
The Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS
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'... The timeline is still pretty loose right now.

In the past, we've had to have someone just go in and delete each computer individually, and yes, it was a pain. We had thought about scripting again
st the Db, but then we worried about whether it would properly account for deleting the logs, etc. for the computer records that would just disappear as far as the JSS was concerned... So, it was a manual process.

We have a two stage process though, and still will... We put all of our co
mputers into a 'recycled' building whenever they are headed out of circulat
ion. Then, we make a smart group based on if the computer is in the 'recyc
led' building yet comes only again, to send us an e-mail. This way, we cat
ch any computers that end up back online, either because a tech goofed on p
utting it in the recycling group, or a computer magically finds its way out of the recycling room and back into a classroom.... Then, after they sit in that group a couple to a few months, then they individually get deleted from the JSS after we pull a spreadsheet of everything for our auditors. U
sing the building also allows us to take the computer out of the building f
or use in auditing and also for our equity compliance reports and helping t
o decide purchasing for new computers.

I'm really looking forward to this new feature as this year we'll be deleti
ng about 900 computers from the JSS, and then using prestaged imaging to ad
d in about 1000 along with re-imaging another 1200 or so... The mass remov
al will allow us to automate the process of de-commissioning as much as the commissioning (pre-stage) of new hardware.

John

--
John Wetter
Technical Services Manager
Educational Technology, Media & Information Services
Hopkins Public Schools
952-988-5373