Upgraded Deploy Studio on svr-mac-francis to 1.6.12 for yosemite support

I have upgraded the Deploy Studio Instance on svr-mac-francis to 1.6.12 so that it can support yosemite

New Boot Set created

Yosemite OSX Image Tests and what works

Base Mavericks Image from DS
Upgrade to Yosemite

Software
Office 11 - Yes
DF - No
Net Extender - Yes although have to use IP not DNS to connect (need fully qualified names)
ARD - no but need to check latest version in office
Adobe CS6 Mastr Collection Patched -
Final Cut X - No - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1740846
Final Cut X Additional Content
iTunes Setup
Remove AppStore
Sophos
Logic Pro
Ableton Live


Mac+OS+X+10.10+-+What+Works
https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/display/CISDOC/Mac+OS+X+10.10+-+What+Works

Limiting Time machine backups to out of hours

Following discussions it was decided to limit time machine to only backup out of hours to limit the network traffic.

• The Time Machine service has been disabled as standard on the servers

• An ARD task has been scheduled to run at 7pm which turns this service back on -Send Unix Command  - run as root - 'tmutil enable' 

• An ARD task has been scheduled to run at 7am which turns this service back on  - Send Unix Command  - run as root - 'tmutil disable'

Time Machine Service on svr-mac-agnes

testing out storage for labs to backup via time machine to svr-mac-agnes

server plus thunderbolt storage attached to:

• svr-mac-urban (sports live)
• svr-mac-macrina (jam live)

• still to do svr-macrena (live music)

Staff MacBook Pro 2014 - JL 26/03/14

 Wouldn't netboot so:

Needed to create a new net boot set for DeployStudio (for mavericks 10.9.2) so:

• downloaded DS to client and installed
• selected 'create new boot set' and chose svr-mac-francis (although wrong login but works with correct one)
• copied .nbi onto svr-mac-francis /library/NetbootSP0/ and enabled through netboot service on server admin (disabled other)
• netbooted the client mac into DS on svr-mac-francis
• cleared nvram etc
• selected 'create master from volume'
• created 'MacBook_Pro_2014' master
• created a new workflow on DS on svr-mac-francis (copy of staff laptop but change step one 'restore master' to 'MacBook_Pro_2014' - new workflow = Staff MacBook pro 2014
• reboot client and boot back into DS on svr-mac-francis
• cleared nvram etc and format hd
• select Staff MacBook pro 2014 workflow and run
• after install bound manually to AD/OD and created local admin
• ran updates

After -
standard .nbi enabled through netboot service on server admin of svr-mac-francis
(disabled Macbook Pro 2014 nbi )

Tested normal workflows and works fine

Staff Machines Mavericks Procedure

boot onto deploy studio on svr-mac-francis

normal nvram and format options

choose 'Mavericks Staff Laptop' workflow

Post install:

• Install any software required
• Software & Apple Updates
• Flash Updates
• Remove Office (if required)
• Add cloud printing
• Create local user for staff (administrator) for off campus access

Current University Mac Infrastructure