Apple Training, Deploying Macs with DeployStudio Course

Amsys is delighted to announce the new DeployStudio 2-day course. This course will focus on building a fully network based deployment system which will enable you to quickly and easily roll out custom images to your target machines.

As many of you will be aware, NetRestore has now been discontinued. This poses an immediate issue for those people currently using the program to deploy machines. During the course we will discuss transitioning an existing setup from NetRestore to DeployStudio.

Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone who has a requirement to efficiently deploy Macs either in their workplace or for their customers. With an emphasis on transitioning from NetRestore to DeployStudio, this course is also ideal for anyone who is currently using NetRestore as their deployment tool.

Prerequisites
The following areas would be advantagous but are not essential:

• Some basic knowledge of Macs in a network environment
• Experience with Mac disk images

Course Overview
Day 1: Overview: An introduction to DeployStudio and its suite of tools. Imaging entire systems: We will look at creating master images using DeployStudio as well as how to create modular system images. Using NetBoot for Deployment: Understanding the NetBoot service; configuring the NetBoot service and creating simple NetBoot images.		Day 2: Booting your target computers: Creating bootable netinstall-sets with DeployStudio. Pre and Post imaging tasks: You will get hands on practise running pre and post imaging scripts to perform common tasks such as naming computers, binding to active directory and configuring other computer specific settings. Automating the deployment: Finally we will look at how you can use DeployStudio to automate the Mac deployment process.