[Casper] Using Casper Distribution Points

[Thomas Larkin]

I have 5 buildings with about 900 to 1300 laptops in each of them.  Each
building has both a Mac mini and an Xserve.  The Xserve is the main
distribution point and also the netboot/imaging server for that building
since we don't want to image over the WAN. 

We do have Mac Minis in the smaller computer labs and middles schools
where there are less macs deployed, and they do work fine.  You have to
load OS X server on them though to get past the 10 client limit of AFP
connections. 

Overall, the Xserves make all the difference.  At first we just had mac
minis, now that we have both running and load balancing enabled I get
policy pushed out notably faster.  I also had my boss buy me the most
top of the line Xserve last year for our JSS and it has 8gigs of RAM in
it. 

Minis will work, but if you are unicasting policies to 1000s of laptops
an xserve is much much better.  Plus if you try to netboot/image off a
Mac mini, forget about it.  You'll be there for days imaging just a few
machines.  I have not tried multi casting with a Mini though, and I
wonder how that would work out? 

Hope that helps 

Tom 




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Thomas Larkin
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>>> "DuCharme, Cynthia (ESC)" <DuCharmeC at District279.org> 06/04/09 11:27
AM >>>


Our district is currently beginning the process of migrating our imaging
and software package need to Casper.   I was wonder if any of the larger
districts that are using this software have distribution points in the
schools?   If so what kind of hardware are you using?  Has any one tried
using the Mac Mini’s?  Thanks for your input.   


  


Cynthia R. DuCharme 



Technical Support Specialist\Helpdesk Support 



VM 763-391-7221 


  





  

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