![]() ![]() If you need to make a change on the Windows master, you need to use Winclone to recreate the Windows image, copy it to the OS X master, then re-create the OS X master image.If you need to make a change on the OS X master, it will take longer to recreate an image from it because the new image will contain the Winclone image.The OS X image will be unnecessarily large if you want to use it for non-dual-boot Macs.There are three disadvantages to this method: Note: It is possible to store your Winclone image on the image of your OS X volume, then use a post-restore script to use the Winclone winclone_helper_tool to restore the Winclone image to the Windows volume. If you create your OS X volume with a different tool, be sure to place the. This automatically places the image of the OS X volume in your DeployStudio repository's Masters/HFS folder. It is most simple to use the default DeployStudio workflow named "Create a master from a volume". I chose to compare Casper Imaging with DeployStudio as they’re closer competitors than the one trick pony of NetRestore.Create the image of your OS X volume. I’ve been trying to get rid of OS X in my server rooms, so as I mentioned in my last post, we’re using JAMF’s NetSUS appliance (dear JAMF, why can you make an awesome free product like NetSUS, but your flagship product be so poor?) and NetRestore with a InstaDMG made image with just an OS and a package to hook it into Puppet. All the apps connect to the load balancing services and the service connects to the POD. SQL server service always runs on TCP port 1433 we are using the same setting in the SQL load balancer service. I’ll finish this post with an admission: I don’t use DeployStudio either. This is equivalent to the SQL server service running on the SQL server. No idea if it’s going to take five minutes or two hours. With Casper Imaging you get nothing other than a back window, and the nice Casper logo. With DeployStudio, you at least get some indication that something is happening - you have the log scrolling by in the background. One that is likely to be the biggest package you’re installing. So, you’ve managed to get past the lovely Casper Imaging interface, and now you’re installing a package that’s best installed when running from the target system - like an Adobe CS package. I dread to think how that same person would cope with the random UI elements that have been thrown at the screen when making the casper imaging app. DeployStudio, a free product, has a wizard for making a customised NetBoot set that offers an iTunes like interface that is so simple, I’ve regularly taken an office manager through imaging a Mac. With Casper, the chap doing the jump start told me that I had to manually build up a NetBoot image with Casper Imaging set up. ![]() This is where DeployStudio really starts to poop on Casper Imaging from a great height. Set to set admin password navigate to computer management select local users and groups-> users right click on Administrator account-> set password. Winner: Draw (just! if pushed, I’d say DeployStudio just edged it) I couldn’t see a direct replacement for this in Casper Imaging. ![]() If you had a standard group of packages that you deploy over several different workflows, DeployStudio makes it easy to maintain - yes, this should probably be done elsewhere, but it can be handy to install a certain set of applications at imaging time. and continue with the default Set up a DeployStudio Server option. The only real differentiator here are the package groups that DeployStudio offers. 2) A netboot disk image well build, which is how a computer runs the DeployStudio. The DeployStudio interface feels a bit more polished, but that’s probably just my bias showing though. It’s just a drag and drop to place the tasks you need. First up is DeployStudio.īoth Casper Imaging and DeployStudio have a nice GUI for creating the workflow. I’m hoping to write a series of articles comparing the various aspects of Casper against the free tools I use every day. I don’t use it regularly, and at what it costs, I probably won’t! It’s this price that gave me high expectations for this last install. I’ll preface this with one thing - I’m not a Casper Suite expert. ![]()
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