Mac OS X 10.5 fast system deployment practices-Plan (1) V1

MacOS X 10.5 fast system deployment practice

Quick system deployment practices for Mac OS X 10.5

 

Plan

Plan is very important. A mistake or mistake in the preliminary plan will be passed to every deployed machine. The plan should be considered in every step, in addition, we need to consider the impact of the logical relevance and other system resources. If the impact is not weekly, it may be a serious error, which may affect
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Network running. There is a small example. One of my colleagues set the automatic update function of a software to automatic check every week when creating the core system image of a department. Then, this core system mirror
After being deployed to all Mac computers in his department, we found that the network started every Wednesday at around a.m. became very slow. After troubleshooting, the software automatically updated the settings.
If the same update plan is used for all deployed computers, the Internet updates are started almost at the same time. Does this affect network usage?

One of the reasons for discussing system deployment is to solve the system problems caused by some reasons as soon as possible. The plan cannot be perfect, especially the first implementation of a new field plan, that is
There are examples and guidance, but there are always omissions. In addition, changes in the planning, enterprise environment, software system, and hardware equipment may affect the implementation of past plans. Plan needs to change
No problem. As long as we correctly implement a Rapid Deployment Solution, we can deploy the solution as soon as possible after an error is found to correct the error and make up for the vulnerability, avoid time delay resulting in a reduction in the company's productivity or service quality
Low. Therefore, this is one of the reasons why we will discuss fast system deployment here.

Here we will first discuss several aspects worth attention in the plan, which will be addressed later in the specific deployment process.

Hardware System

The first is the hardware system. In my previous blog, I emphasized that selecting and testing computer hardware in an enterprise is an important part of determining the total cost of ownership of computer systems in an enterprise environment.
The hardware system consistency can reduce the hardware and software maintenance costs. The planned hardware upgrade can maximize the work efficiency of employees, and the predictability of system upgrades can be achieved,
Manageability of resources and allocation of funds.

Specific to the Apple system, the current situation is likely to change in the future, so pay attention to its dynamics. The Apple system features that support for new hardware structures is generally released in the latest system.
Or the update package includes the latest system installation package, which is always included in the system installation disk of the latest computer purchased; install the old version of the system on the new hardware.
Parts may not be recognized by the system. Of course, this depends on hardware changes. In another aspect, generally, the latest system includes all hardware support for it, that is, for backward compatibility, it packages
Including all hardware drivers. This is the goal of the computer operating system, but the negative problem is that the system will become larger and larger.

Which system is not supported? This depends on the hardware description of each system release or update package. Currently, the 10.5 leopard system requirements are as follows:

For Apple computer hardware, only one apple company has provided so far, so there is no choice on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also reduces the workload for early selection and testing in the enterprise environment.

We recommend that you select the latest hardware computer as the testing and production platform for system deployment. This is an important step to ensure that your system is compatible with all the hardware environments in the enterprise.

It should be noted that, due to historical reasons, the previous Apple hardware platform was based on powerpc, And now Apple has abandoned the PowerPC platform, turning to full development of the world's most popular Intel Platform, of course, there is no compatibility with other intel systems, such as AMD's plan-it may change in the future.

In the future, Apple will no longer develop and support the PowerPC hardware platform. For now, the PowerPC computer has not been completely eliminated, so some enterprises may have to face the hybrid system environment.
. In this hybrid system environment, we recommend that you use the functions of the new system as much as possible, restrict the functions and usage of the system as much as possible, and develop a system hardware update plan as soon as possible.

Similarly, enterprises can consider several Apple Server products. One is their Mac OS.
X server software, coupled with its powerful hardware, powermac or xserver series, not only Apple's Hardware Server products can fully perform tasks at the workgroup level, but also
Using an Apple Server also has complete and convenient control over the management of Apple Computers, giving managers maximum operability and stability. It can be used in environments with low requirements
Powermac is used as a server. xserver and xsan can be used in demanding environments.

Laptops are already essential in today's enterprise environments. Considering MAC system deployment and desktop computers, they have their own mobility and user particularity, mobile user accounts may become a necessity
The technical details of data synchronization/backup and so on that may be introduced are also planned in detail. At the same time, according to the general needs of users and the functions of the system, provides a relatively simple and operable Technology for users.
Technical standards are the key to gaining user recognition.

The hardware also includes other devices, such as printers, scanning, palm/iPhone, and other auxiliary devices, such as external hard disks, wireless mouse, and Bluetooth devices. Most of them are third-party devices.
Is the device compatible with the MAC system? Need to install additional driver?ProgramAnd software?
Are these devices in conflict with internal security regulations or cause security vulnerabilities? Does the deployment process require special processing? And so on.

Continued: Practice of Mac OS X 10.5 fast system deployment-Plan (2) V1 Tony liucalgary, 2009