[Casper] Deploy Studio

[Dorey, Dustin]

Ok so I just got back from that apple event and they demoed Deploy
Studio, and I'd like to point out that he compared it to NetRestore but
made a point to say it does not replace Casper.   

In any case for what it is, it is really really nice.  A huge
improvement on Netrestore and shares a lot of similarities with casper
in an imaging way only, you know without the management, package
building, remote tools  and inventory pieces.   Unfortunately they did
not talk about pxe booting non-apple hardware or anything that didn't
involve building stuff off of anything but apple hardware.   He did
mention that there is now a Wiki for documentation.  So maybe that will
grow.

 

Hey JAMF if you're reading this, one thing that was cool was the
partitioning was built into the workflow and it supported partitioning
for os x, windows, and Linux pre laying down the image.   Any way to get
preflight disk utility functions built into casper w/o having to script
it?

-Dusty-

Dustin  Dorey

Technology Support Cluster Specialist

ISD 196 Apple Valley, Eagan, Rosemount

dustin.dorey at district196.org

952|423|7971

 

 

From: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com
[mailto:casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Larkin
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:23 PM
To: casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
Subject: [Casper] Deploy Studio

 

has anyone looked at this?  While I don't see anything it does that
Casper Doesn't, it does do one really neat thing.   I supports PXE
booting.  So, you can feasibly have PC clients netboot (or PXE boot as
they call it) to it and image Windows or Linux to them.  This sounds
very interesting for mixed client environments.  While, I have not
played with it yet, I was curious if anyone on the list has used it with
Casper or what not.   

 

I mean if I could also use one server technology to image all of our
Windows clients, that would be kind of neat.  You could then have one
Xserve do it all.  Casper does have some, unsupported, but working tools
to image Windows on a Mac.  I have used them and they do work.   

 

I have way too much on my plate to even attempt looking at Deploy
Studio, however, if anyone else has tinkered with it, what are your
thoughts?  I was thinking if possible down the road I may run Deploy
studio on my Xserves in each building for netboot and imaging the PCs
only, and then keep Casper for the Macs.  I really like the auto run
data and would not want to give that up. 

 

http://www.deploystudio.com/Home.html
<http://www.deploystudio.com/Home.html>  

 

Thoughts?  Experiences? 

 

Thanks, 


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