[Casper] 10.4 vs 10.5 server for test environment

[Thomas Larkin]

It is totally possible to run multiple JSS on one machine.  When you
launch casper admin, and hold down the option key, you can expand the
window to another path.  You can run multiple instances of the JSS on
one server, how do you think they do the CCA training?  It runs multiple
JSS off of one laptop for the certification.  Attached is a screen shot
of where you would put it in.  If I recall from last years CCA training
when you run the JSS setup utility you can add a custom path, thus
installing another instance and you can do that repeatedly .   

Also, for your test environemnts all you need is a few Mac Minis.  That
is what I do.  Run NAT or use a router that runs NAT, then one mini has
server, DNS, hosts the JSS etc.  Then Have two mini clients.  Separate
from everything else.


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>>> "Criss  Myers" <CMyers at uclan.ac.uk> 02/19/09 9:01 AM >>>

I agree on not mixing, you need a test lab separate so you can reboot it
or flatten it at any time without disruption 


Criss Myers
Senior Customer Support Analyst (Mac Services)
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5
LIS Business Support Team
Library 301
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE
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01772 895054

>>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at  2:57 PM, in message
<C5C2CF75.13C5E%ernstcs at uwec.edu>, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu>
wrote:

The issue is the name of the database and how the components connect to
it. The database is jamfsoftware, you need to be able to change
everything that points to that to a second database with a different
name.

I personally would never want to mix test and production on the same box
regardless of whether or not it’s possible, with the exception of if the
second instance was virtualized.

Craig E

On 2/19/09 8:52 AM, "Criss Myers" <cmyers at uclan.ac.uk> wrote:


                

            

What would happen if you create 2 domain entries with different ip's 
hosted them on the same server, 

                 

       

            

youd have jss1.mydomain.com and jss2.mydomain.com and have two different
ip's resolving via your dns 

                 

       

            

Then using the JSS Setup utility connected to jss1 and installed the JSS
and then conencted to jss2 and installed a second JSS 

                 

       

            

Both would be hosted on your server via the same NIC but have different
databases under different domains and ip's ???? 

                 

       

            

Criss



Criss Myers

Senior Customer Support Analyst (Mac Services)

Apple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5

LIS Business Support Team

Library 301

University of Central Lancashire

Preston PR1 2HE

Ex 5054

01772 895054

>>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at  2:37 PM, in message
<C5C2CAE7.13C57%ernstcs at uwec.edu ( C5C2CAE7.13C57%ernstcs at uwec.edu )>,
"Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:
    
 
 
 

 My test environment is a G5 tower running Tiger Server. Works great. I
attempted to use Parallels server for my test environment Leopard
server, but performance was an issue for some reason (haven’t gotten
back around to that yet), and this wasn’t even on the same Xserve as my
main JSS.

In production I used teamed NICs on my Xserve.

I don’t think it’s convenient or even easy/possible to run a second
instance of the JSS on the same system without some heavy modification.

Craig E

On 2/19/09 8:10 AM, "Nichols, Jared" <jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu> wrote:

        
 
 


                 

 Hi-

I’m going to be setting up a test environment on a second xserve. 
Basically, another JSS.  2 questions about this:
          
 
 







The hardware I have available has 10.4 server on it.  Is there that much
of a difference, that I should go with the cost of upgrading to 10.5 on
that box when it comes to the JSS?       another copy of 10.5 server, is there a way to set up a second instance
of the JSS (the test JSS) on the same box as my prod JSS?  Related note,
my NICs are teamed.  I know this is likely not recommended, but I’m
curious anyway. 

                                                  






                 

 
 Thanks

j
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436


 
 
 


               

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