[Casper] Running out of HD space on Distribution Points
Thomas Larkin
tlarki at kckps.org
Fri Dec 12 10:29:13 PST 2008
I would also like the feature to modify a script on the Master server
with say Casper Admin, and then have it sync a new copy of that script
down and over write the previous ones. That would be a small time
saver.
I would also like a sync list, where you can check packages you want to
sync out to all shares and then anything else you can manually sync
later on. For example at some of our smaller deployments at the middle
schools they still use PPC macs, and they are the only buidlings that do
so, and they are the only casper share points that would ever need PPC
packages. I only want PPC packages to sync to those buildings and no
where else.
A set of rules for package synchronizing would be a very nice feature.
I'd vote for it, if this were a democracy.
>>> <sean.hansell at jwt.com> 12/12/08 12:19 PM >>>
Thing is, I *DO* want the deleted packages copied, and I do want
everything in Casper Data copied, but when I clean things up on the
Master Server (e.g. Emptying the deleted packages folder), those
deletions don't carry over to the remote distribution points, and worse,
those deleted packages are *STILL* in the main packages folder on the
Distribution Points.
"Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu>
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Hello,
I like the idea of expanding the functionality, but at the same
time...if you don’t want it copied, don’t put it in there.
By default I thought rsync used mod and size, again according to the
site for it:
“Rsync finds files that need to be transferred using a "quick check"
algorithm (by default) that looks for files that have changed in size or
in last-modified time”
That would concern me if your ntfs file isn’t getting updated.
If it’s not comparing by mod and date...I’m wondering why not. I started
to sync to my second server recently, but just now have time to look
into doing more. Like putting my backups in the CasperShare directory so
it automatically goes to the other server in the event of a hardware
failure and I need to setup the new server fast. Lazy way of not setting
up my own task.
It should also be easy to set it to delete what’s no longer on the
master if that isn’t being set, to help clean things up:
--delete-delay find deletions during, delete after
--delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not before
I believe those are the options in the current release. I would have
looked more into what is actually being set by the JSS util but don’t
have time right now.
As for the comment about copying over Deleted Packages...true it doesn’t
need to, but Empty the trash if you are truly deleting something. I
actually keep a separate subfolder of packages I want completely removed
from being visible to the JSS, Package Archive. It requires me to do it
manually, but that’s fine by me. I know I’ve asked for that feature at
one point. As always...different strokes for different folks. =)
Craig E
On 12/12/08 11:05 AM, "Nathaniel Lindley" <NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org>
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I've noticed that too, the Automatic Sync with the JSS utility copies
EVERYTHING in the master "CasperShare" folder to the remote distribution
points. However, all that needs to be on remote distribution points is
/Packages and /Scripts. So all the Deleted Packages get rsynced out,
too.
Other problem I noticed is that when I replace a file in an /Extras
folder
"Mac_WinXP.ntfs" for example, it doesn't replace on the remote dist.
points
because the file name is the same, even though the size and modification
date is different. So I delete it on the master one day, wait a day or
two, then put the new one back which is then rsynced out.
Feature Request: Can we select which folders get synced or not? I'd
like some distribution points to get the tell it to look at size and/or date in addition to filename? I did
get
help from JAMF support on modifying the plist at each dist. point, but
that
is a pain and gets reset when you change the scheduled sync time.
This added auto-sync feature has been great for me with many
distribution
points, just needs a little more to be awesome.
Thanks,
Nathaniel Lindley
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Educational Technology
Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul, Minnesota
nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
phone: 651-248-6861
sean.hansell at jwt.
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Hey guys, I'm having a bit of a critical issue.
My Master Share clocks in at about 85GB. In addition to the normal stuff
in
there I also have keep 14 days worth of database backups.
I have about 12 remote Distribution points. I use remote sync on all of
them. It runs every night after I do a DB Backup, this way the sync
carries
the latest backup to all the remote distribution points.
My problem is that I noticed that casper remote sync is not cleaning up
after itself after it does a sync. It is not moving deleted packages
into
the deleted packages folder, but recopying the ones from the Master
share
that I've deleted since the backup, leaving two copies of the same
package
on the repository. Its also not deleting old database backups from the
remote distribution points either, so when I last checked my smallest
repository which has a 160GB Hard Drive in it, it was completely full.
How can I make this work?
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