[Casper] Migration

[Dorey, Dustin]

Though we haven't exactly "migrated" from one server to a different one,
we have backed up all data and the JSS and wiped current servers for a
fresh install.    And in our experiences here if you make sure and back
everything up properly and per JAMF's instruction you should have no
issues.    What took us the longest was zeroing the drives and
re-installing the OS.   The casper piece went quickly and smoothly.
Too smoothly in fact, I spent the next couple days digging for issues
that I never found.  Also out of paranoia we took screenshots of all of
our settings and printed a list of all of our policies just in case
something went wrong we'd at least know what was set before hand to redo
it.   I'm pretty sure we never looked at them.

 

Hopefully your experience goes as well.   Good luck!

-Dusty-

 

Dustin  Dorey

Technology Support Cluster Specialist

Independant School District 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools

dustin.dorey at district196.org

651|423|7971

 

 

 

From: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com
[mailto:casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Nichols,
Jared
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:16 AM
To: Casper List
Subject: [Casper] Migration

 

Hi-

I've gotten a brandy new Xserve in house (oh she's a beast) and will be
planning server migration soon.  I've read through the migration bit in
the documentation and it seems straightforward enough, though I have two
questions:

1.	Is there anything "out of the ordinary" that people ran into
during a migration that they weren't expecting? 
2.	I currently employ a two server strategy - one for the JSS, one
for the SUS - but the new server is certainly beefy enough to do double
duty.  Ideally, I'd like to go "big bang" and get it all done in one
fell swoop, reassigning everyone's SUS to the new JSS.  Advisable?
Pros/Cons?


FYI, the JSS uses DNS rather than direct IP so cutover is a breeze.

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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