[Techtrouble] Radmind working

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Hi techies,

Hope you're all having a good summer so far. FYI, I've installed and run Radmind on 10 computers in the lab. Ch is running the Radmind server process and the other 9 (Ci plus all of the eMacs along the wall) have the client software. I used the client software to reimage all of those 9 computers in under an hour--much faster than our previous method! They now have purple login screens. The only catch is that they all think they're named Ci--we'll see if they figure out their real names again once the Northshoreview server comes back online (I see that it's been turned off since the end of the school year).

For reference here is the process for installing and running Radmind on a client for the first time. Once installed, we can configure automatic updates going forward. The next step, though, is installing Radmind on the remaining lab and classroom computers.

Best,
--Mark

Twelve steps for installing the Radmind client

1. Log in as the local administrator (admin on blue/grey screens, nsvadmin on the purple screens).
-- Cancel any automatic updates.

2. Open the local Utilities folder (Go / Utilities)

3. Open the Utilities folder on a computer that has the Radmind software
-- Go / Connect to Server
Server address: NS-Lab-Ch.local
Log in with the administrator password for *that* computer (always nsvadmin)
-- Mount Macintosh HD
-- Open Applications / Utilities

4. Copy the Radmind folder from the remote computer's Utilities folder to the local computer's Utilities folder

5. On the local computer, run Utilities / Radmind / Radmind Assistant

6. Install Radmind Tools
-- OK
-- Continue (3 times)
-- Agree
-- Click on Macintosh HD, then Continue
-- Install
Enter the local administrator password
-- Close

7. First-time run window
-- Click "I'm an old hand and want to update this client"
-- Continue (2 times)
-- Host: NS-Lab-Ch.local
Enter the local administrator password (2 times)

8. Check filesystem for changes to make
-- Click on Disable Checksums, then Continue
Runs for about 3 minutes

9. Apply Necessary Changes
-- Click on Disable Checksums, then Continue
-- Process (2 times)
Enter the local administrator password
Runs for about 7 minutes
-- Finish

10. Reboot now? Click Don't Reboot to finish the program (trying to reboot here fails)

11. Restart the computer (from the Apple menu)

12. Verify that you can log in (will now be purple screen, nsvadmin administrator account)

Notes on the Radmind server installation
--The Radmind server program is running on NS-Lab-Ch (an eMac, not the Xserve) so that computer must be on for the clients to run their updates.
--The Radmind positive transcript (collection of files to be installed/restored on all clients) was created from NS-Lab-Ci.
--If/when new transcripts need to be created, use Radmind Assistant to upload a new transcript to the Radmind server, then use the Radmind Server Manager tools on NS-Lab-Ch to update the command file that all clients will access.

-=- Mark Henderson, Ph.D.
=-= Mills College, Oakland, California USA
=-= Masters in Public Policy Program
-=- www.mills.edu/publicpolicy

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