[Casper] Automating Server Installs

[Miles Leacy]

This message is in two parts...

For anyone using InstaDMG with the Casper suite, I'd like to hear your
experiences.  I like the idea of never having booted my base system before
dropping it.  I'm curious as to how deeply we can mesh the InstaDMG concept
& methodology with the Casper tool.  It seems that they should be largely
compatible.

Secondly, I'm trying to automate my Mac OS X Server installs.  Right now,
I'm just thinking through workflow conceptually.
If I create a Netinstall image from the OS X Server install disc, I'll still
need to get a configuration file to the machine.  There's the simple Apple
answer of putting the configuration file on a USB key attached to the
server, but I'm looking for a more automated way that won't require me to
ever see the server, just to know its serial number .  I've got Casper, and
I want to rebuild Xserves via my iPhone at a café while on my way to more
interesting things.

One thought I had was to create a traditional image at a point before going
through the server setup, and include the configuration file as
a separate package on top of the image.  Theoretically, at first boot, the
system should see a config file present and use it.

If anyone has any ideas, or better yet, proven workflows, I'd love to hear
about them.

Thanks,
Miles
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