[Casper] Netboot newbie

[Ben W Young]

Jim,

We are experimenting also with making an automated process through Netboot.
We could do with advise on improving what we current have so any tips would
be welcome.

We fist rename out computers and add them into the JSS manually. We name out
computers based on site and room location so that it helps with remote
management and with organizing the JSS

Once we have the correct names and in the JSS we setup the school and add
the appropriate configuration and Autorun information using the Mass Edit
feature. 

We can then tell the computers to Netboot via Capser Remote to the Netboot
server and then the Netboot takes over for stage 1 of the imaging process.

Stage 1:  Netboot / Partition disk / Deploy Recovery OS (ROS) to the Restore
partition.

We have a pre-script that partitions the disk in two drives once it has
Netbooted and then Netrestore takes over and restores an the ROS to the
newly created Restore partition. Once that's complete it then reboots to the
ROS and thats Stage 2.

Stage 2: Primary OS deployment and packages

Once it boots to the ROS it automatically runs Casper imaging and restores
the primary OS and delivers he appropriate packages and runs post scripts to
bind to AD ad OD.

That a snapshot a what we have started to do. But there is probably is a
better way...faster way of making this automated.

Regards,

Ben W Young.



On 3/11/08 12:14 PM, "Jim Oring, Jr." <Jim.OringJr at schawk.com> wrote:

> I'm in the process of experimemting with netbooting and am very
> interested in what others are doing to make this a seemless process.
> 
> Thanks to all,
> 
> JIM ORING, JR.
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