Re: Newbie Questions

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have a great opportunity, but I’m sorta stuck. I’m a tech teacher in a high school. I’m into New Media, but teaching Office apps. I’d like to have all my kids send their their stuff to their own file, that they and I, have access to rather than always printing out stuuf-I could just look at it as a digital file “correct it” and drop it back into the kids folder.. I have access to a OS X server 1.0 9 (as admin), my lab has a flock of 500 mhz iMacs running 9.2.2…I have been given approval to drop Jaguar into the iMacs, as well.

Q1. What do I need to make and run the “private files” for the kids?

Q2. Can I upgrade all the iMacs in my lab (from 9.2.2 to 10.2) in one fell swoop using a disk image, etc.

I know enough to be dangerous, and have enough drive to keep going until I do it.

Thanks so much for you thoughts and help.

Smelt

[Anonymous]

what imacs are they? Ifthey are early ones they will run 10.2 very slow. Also make sure u have lots of ram in there.

[Anonymous]

Upgrade as far as you can.

Depending on how your LAN is set up, you will need the Xserve to run AFP and Open Directory, plus NetBoot and related services (it will prompt you)

The Xserve you have access to may be already running these services. If it is already running Web, Mail and similar services it might be better to employ another server for the services you need

I’m not sure about the details re: OS9 / OSX.2 / OSX.1 Server – you should look at upgrading the OS to Panther – but your iMacs may limit you (also with NetBoot) but you can install the client machines using a disk image that you make with NetRestore / NetRestore helper (freeware) here – http://www.bombich.com/software/netrestore.html

good delpoyment guide here – http://www.bombich.com/mactips/workshop.html

You make a boot image using NetRestore helper, make the main disk image using NetRestore helper, and put both images on the server. The clients boot from the boot image, which is modified to launch NetRestore (not the OS X login/desktop). NetRestore then uses the install image to install the client.

Using AFP and Open Directory on the Xserve (presuming you are creating users from scratch) you will provide a sharepoint (a folder) that you and your pupils can write to. You can make this available in the dock for all users.

This is a very brief overview, you will have to look into the details and you really will need to upgrade as much as possible.

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