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After way more glitches than I had expected, I finally had success. Our district DHCP server wasn't configured right and I have no access to it. I spent 9 hours one day trying to figure out why NetBoot wasn't working when I had been doing for 7 years. Not to mention it worked on older model iMacs, not just the main lab model. Very frustrating. I had to setup DHCP on the Xserve. I also got Munki running this year, which is nice. I also got your default home profile script working. That works great. Much easier than trying to set through WGM or PM. I might try to upgrade the Xserve with a new GPU so that I can run 10.10, but then I lose the functionality of being able to import students from a CSV . . .

I am SOOOOO close. I had to not have DS set the network settings. Instead I had to setup DHCP on my Xserve. Only took six hours to figure that out. SMH. Anyhow, everything works (rename computer, restore image, bind to OD, install munkitools) except the client installing the software from the muni_repo. Munki flashes and then nothing. Something must be wrong with my script that is supposed to point the client to the repo.

I am so close I can taste it. My test machine is having an issue binding to OD during the first boot process. I keep getting an error " An error occurred while trying to get IP addresses, new attempt in 10 seconds..." My DNS for the server looks good. I did nslookup and the domain and IP are resolving. I think it might be in the computer configuration setup in DS. I have a computer group created called "maclab". I usually have DS name and configure the network for each computer. Our IP range for the lab is: 10.74.55.10-10.74.55.54. I wasn't quite sure what IP Address Scope is. I put: 10.74.55.0. Anyhow, it just keeps restarting and not binding. Any ideas? I am not sure if it is a 2006 version. I don't think so. I think we purchased them in 07 or 08. I'll have to look it up on EveryMac.

Carter I just I post on Twisted Mac about updating the GPU on the XSERVE and this will allow you to run OS X 10.10? That might be worth it for a $100. I keep coming across so many guides for everything, but most reference newer versions of OS X Server.

This may seem like a dumb question, but how do I get munkitools to install the apps/pkgs as part of an automated workflow? For the past 7-8 years I have been building a monolithic image. One machine setup exactly as I wanted and I used NetBoot and DeployStudio to image the lab (36 iMacs and 2 MacPros) overnight. I'd come back in the morning all of the computers would be imaged, bound to OD, named, and booted to the login screen. Granted the fits couple of years had some hiccups, but things have been running smoothly for several years. Obviously I am now trying to wrap my head around this new modular/thin image method. From reading a lot of blogs this is the workflow I have so far (let me know if I am screwing up somewhere): AutoDMG to create a base image CreateUserPKG to create local user accounts Create install packages with Munki on a test machine Deploy Image (DeployStudio and Netboot), run user pkgs, name machines, bind to OD, install profile manager profile, ??? Then how do I get the apps to install automatically using munki? After everything is imaged I download student roster from our SiS, convert to CSV, import into Passenger, export users, import users into WGM. Apple suggested that I move away from network accounts, so I am going to try mobil user. Cross my fingers that everything works. On a side note, having a heck of a time getting Maya and Sketchbook Pro to install. Not sure how to get munch to add serial numbers after install. Haven't tried Adobe CC, yet. Just built the package.

I have figured out how to import dmg files and pkgs. The problem with the App Store stuff is that it just downloads and installs automatically into the Applications folder. No dmg file or pkg. Unless I am missing something. Also, I did a test run using the munki demonstration setup guideline. Worked great on my test machine, but it was host and client. In my lab I have two Xserves. One is the web server that hosts my class websites and student websites. The other is for Open Directory, NetBoot, and DeployStudio. I assume I install Munki server on the Web server?

I am trying Munki now on a test machine. I am going through the process of building the repo packages. Any tips on getting the newest versions of Garageband, iBooks Author and iWork as deployable packages? I stumbled across this: DeployWiz: Deploying iLife '13 and iWork '13. Is that still the only method? Also, it seems Cinema 4D can't be deployed from the downloadable installer. You have to repackage after it is installed. I have never doing that. Is it pretty easy? Here is my current list of apps I plan to install with asterisks next to the ones I already created Munki packages for (whether or not Munki actually works . . . well I have gotten that far in the process, yet). *Pro Video Formats Adobe CC C4D *DaVinci Resolve Unity 3D *Maya *Smoke *Evernote *VLC *Google Drive *Chrome Garageband & iMovie iWork iBook Author *Sketchbook *Burn *The Unarchiver *Text Wrangler

I am hoping for some guidance. I am a high school digital media teacher and by default am also my own NetTech. My second year of teaching (about 9 years ago) we got our first Mac lab and an Xserve. The school didn't have funds to pay for enterprise support so I had to figure out how to setup the Xserve (ODM, NetBoot, Network Homes, etc.). I had no clue how to do this and must have reformatted the Xserve at least a half dozen times until I figured it out. Anyhow, over the years I have managed to figure out how to: Create Gold Master image Use NetBoot Use DeployStudio Create student network home accounts using Passenger Use Workgroup Manager to customize settings We got new iMacs two years ago and now everything I used to know how to do . . . isn't the right way to do it. So, I REALLY need some people to point me in the right direction (YouTube, blogs, etc.). Here is what I need help on: Apple says I need to ditch WGM and network homes in favor of local accounts or mobile accounts and profile manager. I upgraded the Xserve to Lion. It is the highest it will go. The iMacs are all current. How do I do this? Is there a way to still import students using passenger without WGM? How do I build an image that is thin/modular? I need to also install: Adobe CC 2015, Cinema 4D, Unity 3D, AutoDesk Maya and Sketchbook Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Garageband, iWork, Google Drive, VLC, etc. I'd prefer to do the "new" method of clean image plus packages, but not quite sure what I am doing. [*]Setup printer [*]Create two local accounts (in addition to individual accounts authenticated by the server).