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

Restoring Lion Image on Mavericks Hardware

via Deploy Studio

• First test using quick format did not work
• Now hard drive formatting at higher level to see if removes all data on drive before trying again (takes 3 hours to format via disk utility option 3)

Update Test Using ARD and Scripts

This is the current setup and works in testing:

Deep Freeze on 2 test machines set to thaw between 0.00 and 4am every day

4 tasks on ARD

1. Update Flash at 0.30 every day (script on http://marjonmacsupport.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/script-to-update-flash-being-tested-to.html)
2. Check for Any Updates at 1am (script on http://marjonmacsupport.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/unix-command-to-update-via-ard.html)
3. Install rebind package at 3am
4. Restart Clients at 3.40 am