ShaneShepherd-Ashby

Has anyone used the built in Profile Manager (with MDM enabled)??? this is the option that was given to me... If so, I'd like to here or even see how you have got it to work... The following is a guide to how I've been told to set up: 1. Mac Mini running MAC OS X Lion Server - OD and DNS running 2. Services to be configured and in this order: 1. Web - to see if I can get it from outside the DMZ it is located in; 2. Profile Manager with Device Mgnt config'd/enabled; 3. File Shareing (SFTP); 4. iChat and Wiki (Wiki I know works); 5. iMail - MAYBE Closed mail between devices??? ... Appox 109 iPads, 200+ users, 4 MACBooks (currently configured for Apple Config), Still not sure how they want to manage the "USER ACCOUNTS", ie: account for the Device or for the Person Users...???? These devices are not here in my LOC, So registration will be done by remote... Yet another layer of complexity, just what I need!!!!

Signed up so I can ask some, what some may see as BASIC questions, in relation to setting up a MAC OS X Lion server to be used as an MDM for an iPad deployment we are working on... Having used and administered MS since the phase out of NT - W2K3 and now 2008 server environments, this is just like going back to IT School to learn another lanuage... Struggling but getting there... The fellow that was tasked to work with me is an Ex Pilot and is more concerned about the content Management than what we were task to do - Remote Management (Lock, Find and if needed Wipe)... This is making the process a little hard as he has all ready deployed some of theses ipads using Apple Configurator - this allows for "Personal" Content Managemant and the user's don't mind the process required to retain thier content... I don't think that they will be all that ammused when I finally configure, TEST and deploy OUR test iPads prior to telling them that it's up and running (he won't, just get them to add device to MDM), once this happens they will loose a lot of their current abilities and I can see this will **** THEM OFF ... NMP!!! So that's me for now... No Doubt I'll see the MAC GURU's in those Forums ove the next month, Oh, did I mention that we are moving offices and I need to rebuild our internal Physical and Virtual Environments (time Frame - Approx 3wks - TESTED ready for the staff to walk in), and the wife asks why I just wanna buy a B&B somewhere and relax!!!! Cheers... Shane