[Casper] Casper 6.0!

Thu Aug 21 01:11:02 PDT 2008

I am also having a problem where by Adobe updates do not install after  
the adobe install. They do get coppied to the volume ready to be  
installed on boot but I've not checked thenconfig files yet to see if  
they are called.

Also Adobe related:
We have CS3 Premium but none of our users require Flash or Dreamweaver  
so I have disabled it within the Adobe install package. Buggers still  
install though? Never did it with Casper 5.13. Has anyone else seen  
this?

I'm just in the process of talking to support about it at the moment.
-- 
Many Thanks
Tom Welch

On 20 Aug 2008, at 23:57, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:

> So the key was are these servers not configured to show up with  
> BSDP, bootp, though? Do they show up in the startup disk options on  
> those network segments? If so, of course theyfll boot to them. =)
>
> Currently exploring an issue with Adobe updates not going out at  
> FirstRun after Adobe CS3 software installs.
>
> The FUT FEU issue.
>
> More of my issues are related to how Leopard changed some things,  
> particularly how if you have a script with a shutdown command (our  
> nightly maintenance script) in it while a user is logged in and that  
> user logs off before the shutdown time is met (5 minutes), at the  
> point of log off that shutdown command is lost. Ifm sure there are w 
> ays around this for me, but I just havenft had time to work it out...
>
> Ifd like to be able to enable FileVault for all AD accounts that log 
> on onto a box, without depending on OD and MCX for the setting, shou 
> ld just be a setting in the OS somewhere.
>
> You name it...overall Casper Suite 6.0 issues sit far below the  
> additional capabilities it has given. Naturally, wefll never be full 
> y satisfied, and will feature request JAMF to death. =)
>
> Craig
>
> On 8/20/08 5:31 PM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:
>
> I have 5 netboot servers in my JSS that all point to them and the  
> clients netboot no problem and imaging works, as long as I have gone  
> through and make sure all the right scripts are in place.
>
> The only thing I have noticed so far is that I had pushed out a set  
> of scripts via ARD admin to the servers and just tossed them in the  
> CasperShare Scripts folder and it was working fine, until at 3AM  
> when my Master server synchronizes down to my distribution points,  
> it was copying over the old script again.
>
> So, I went into Casper Admin, deleted all those scripts, uploaded  
> the scripts through Casper Admin and then Synchronized down to the  
> distribution points.
>
> I still wish I could do selective Syncs.  I don't need any of the  
> PPC images in the high school servers, only in the middle schools do  
> we have those computers.
>
> It is kind of annoying you have to sync out a 6 or 7 gig image to  
> all file shares and maybe only one or two total need it
>
>
> I did have some sort of DNS issue, and changed all distribution  
> points to point by IP instead of DNS and that is now fixed.
>
> Other than that I haven't had any major issues, and my deployment is:
>
> 25 to 30 Xserves
>
> 6,200 Mac clients
>
> 5 of those servers are netboot servers and distribution points and  
> that is it.
>
> I would be curious to hear all of your exact issues as I, myself,  
> may run into them at any point in time.  We are still deploying our  
> Macbooks out so a lot of them are in storage at the moment.    
> However in two weeks we will be back to a full blown 6,000+ Macs on  
> our network.
>
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
> >>> "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> 08/20/08 5:20 PM >>>
> Are you using the JSS to point to a specific NetBoot server added in  
> the JSS that is NOT broadcast to your clients using BSDP?
>
> I found that it wouldn't set the boot information for a specific  
> NetBoot server at all with Casper Remote, even when I used the  
> Override Defaults option.
>
> Craig
>
>
> On 8/20/08 5:18 PM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:
>
> Bob what are your issues? I just migrated from 5.13 to 6.0 and I am  
> netbooting and imaging still and I even used the same .nbi files.
>
> Are your casper servers part of your directory or are they stand  
> alone?
>
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
> >>> <r.wessen at neu.edu> 08/20/08 5:10 PM >>>
> While I'm glad you had a sucessful upgrade, the bugs I had to
> patch/workaround and specific open bug (not letting us netboot at all)
> with development doesn't let me share your glowing review.
>
> We are patiently awaiting the point release and hoping the issues are
> ironed out.
>
> ____________________
> Bob Wessen
> System Administrator
> IS System Production Services
> 4 Hayden Hall
> Northeastern University
>
>
>
>
> "Sandy J. Hinding" <sjhinding at isd194.k12.mn.us>
> Sent by: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com
> 08/20/08 05:44 PM
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> [Casper] Casper 6.0!
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> Casper 6.0 is awesome.
> Our upgrade went almost perfectly. Our only issue came due to FEU  
> boxes
> were checked, but no user data existed in those packages. Once I  
> cleaned
> that up, everything has been working great.
>
> We have 3846 computers in our JSS (includes some archived/ retired)  
> at 16
> locations.
> We are using a single box to netboot, house our JSS and distribute
> packages, and the performance boost with 6.0 is excellent.
> I demo'd new features for our entire District Tech Staff and they  
> can't
> wait to get there hands on it!
> Thanks to Jamf for the great work as always!
> Sandy Hinding
> Lead Macintosh Technician
> Casper Administrator CCA
> HelpDesk Manager
> Lakeville Area Public Schools
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