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DeployStudio, Munki, Software Update Server, and Managed Client

May 20, 2011 5 Comments

This video will look at how leveraging Open Directory along with client management allows for a seamless and easy to deploy computer imaging workflow. This uses Deploy Studio to lay down an image, Munki for application management, Apple Software Update Services for Apple updates and workgroup manager for management.

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5 Responses to “DeployStudio, Munki, Software Update Server, and Managed Client”

  1. Rusty Myers May 20, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    Very nice job, Randy! Really sums up the power of the tools. Thanks for sharing!

  2. agentx May 23, 2011 at 8:23 am

    Excellent stuff and i thank you. I am working through this very structure at the moment so has come in very handy. Please please…..publish some notes.tips etc on this if you get a chance.

  3. Randy June 5, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    I’ll try to add some more things to this topic as I can. I’ve done a bit now on this topic with rsync so I can have one munki repo and sync it across a few different buildings. The main reason behind this is to make sure clients use the bandwidth of the local site.

  4. Nico November 1, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    Where did you get the munki package that sets it to automatically run managed installs?

    I have set the required flags in the managed installs plist.
    Deploy studio installs the munki tools

    but when my machine loads up it doesn’t get the software, i have to log in and go to managed software updates.

    In deploy studio i have a postflight script that has the following
    touch /Users/Shared/.com.googlecode.munki.checkandinstallatstartup
    but even if i run this manually it does nothing

    anyideas?

  5. Randy November 9, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    Nico,

    The UNIX command to touch the file didn’t always work, so I went and made an install .pkg that simply takes /Users/Shared/.com.googlecode.munki.checkandinstallatstartup and installs it into the location. It works great since I can just push it out via ARD and restart a machine so it runs munki. If you want the .pkg, I can send it along. Drop me an email.

    Randy

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