313 REIMAGED

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we loaded a new image onto the computers in room 313:
image from July 28, 2009

for whole lab, the image process took about 30 minutes
we created 2 partitions: AIB-HD (40GB) and Temporary Storage (~112GB)

Post Installation:
Renamed Computers
System Preference > Sharing

Changed Permissions to Ignore Ownership on Temporary Storage

Installed Deep Freeze via Remote Desktop

316 REIMAGED

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we loaded a new image onto the computers in room 316:
image from July 28, 2009

for whole lab, the image process took about 40 minutes
we created 2 partitions: AIB-HD (40GB) and Temporary Storage (~220GB)

Post Installation:
Renamed Computers
System Preference > Sharing

Changed Permissions to Ignore Ownership on Temporary Storage

Installed Deep Freeze via Remote Desktop

Digital Print Lab REIMAGED

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we loaded a new image onto the digital print lab computers:
image from July 29, 2009

for whole lab, the image process took about 11 minutes
we created 2 partitions: Digital Printing (30GB) and Temporary Storage (~120GB)
*with the exception of #2, Temporary Storage (45GB)

Post Installation:
Renamed Computers
System Preference > Sharing

Changed Permissions to Ignore Ownership on Temporary Storage

Installed Deep Freeze via Remote Desktop

Image Processes:

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Created images: (07/27-29/09)
Master Image
Media
Digital Printing
Mobile (G4)
Mobile (Intel)

Cloned:

Macbook 14
Macbook 06
Macbook 13

Powerbook 10
Powerbook 09

Room 316 *hopefully

Major Image Backup

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Updating:
Digital Printing Image
Backing up + Updating - Universal Image (Spring 2009)
Backing up + Updating - Mobile Image - Universal (Spring 2009)

Configured Local User

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on the video-animation studio image:
configured local user & macadministrator
*NO deep freeze, yet.

still in beta test
redirected Temporary Storage, post-install, & automatic update disabled
software update.

Configured Local User

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on the video-animation studio image:
configured local user & macadministrator
*NO deep freeze, yet.

still in beta test
redirected Temporary Storage, post-install, & automatic update disabled
software update.

DeployStudio Server @ 601 Newbury St

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Configured DeployStudio Server on aibanimation (10.123.32.40).

DeployStudio Server @ 601 Newbury St

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Configured DeployStudio Server on aibanimation (10.123.32.40).
Reinstalled ServerDaemon
Configured netinstall set.

Recreated a netinstall set with VNC and a local admin user enabled.
This was pretty annoying.

Tested image restore:
Video image at 12:22 seconds on a single machine.

ChangeLog for Master Image (071709)

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Opened all applications on Local User after Install:
iDVD - check
Bridge CS3 - removed unnecessary Favorites
FireFox
--- added xmarks
-------- configured xmarks
--- set as default browser
--- added cooliris

Word - check
Final Cut Express - check
VLC - disabled automatic update
Sketchup - check
Painter - disabled automatic update
itunes
--- registered
--- removed sidebar
--- removed media guide
--- disabled automatic update

Acrobat - installed safari plugin
Photoshop CS3 - check
Illustrator CS3 - check
After Effects CS3 - skipped registration

Toast 9 - disabled automatic updates
Poser 7 - skipped registration - check

Processing - check
iMovie - check

System - cleared recent
-- cleared caches
-- cleared receipts
-- added printers

Shifting Images around...

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Media & Presentations image:
Restored onto Laptop#13
(media-presentations.dmg) from 04/13/09
*set to reconfigure

--Repackaging Master:
(Media_09.07.17_15.43.dmg)

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Configuring LocalUser on Master Image
(MasterImage-061609.dmg)
*macadminlocalhome on Laptop#14
--- Ran Software (configured/registered)
--- Ran Software Update
+Final Cut Express
+ iLife
+iTunes
+ Safari

-- RePackaging master
(Master_Image_09.07.17_15.38.dmg)

est. time is about 3 hours.
i'm going home.

Image Updates: Digital Printing

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Software Update:
iLife
Quicktime
iTunes
MacOSX

---Reconfigured LocalUser

--Recasted Image

Creating Boot Environment

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I'm moving the video image sets over to the aibanimation server.
We should be able to multicast deploy from the other location as autonomously as we have in this building.

Last image is:
Digital_Video_09.06.23-localadminonly.ppc.hfs.dmg

others:
VideoMaster-BETA1-061909.ppc.hfs.dmg
media-presentations.dmg

~45GB or so.
these will be the seeds for subsequent images.
good stuff!

Digital Printing Updates

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Fixed file associations with *.psd
Updated Adobe DNG converter to 5.4.x

DPL - 01 Problems booting

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Repeated problems booting on DPL workstation #1...
safeboot with single-user mode and a fcsk scan revealed nothing.
Netboot with utility scan revealed nothing.

Restoring image:
Digital-Pringing-051809.dmg

Estimated image time: 4:53 minutes.

Post-install procedure to follow:
Temporary Storage permissions
Scratch Disk for Photoshop
Power Management/Energy save settings

Updates: July 1, 2009

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VideoMaster - Software Update...
--- ProApplications
--- iLife
--- FrontRow
--- Safari (4.0.1)
--- Java Update