Setting Up Your Own afp ImageServer

This process uses one of your campus Macs to store and serve images to reimage your Macs that will not boot from a FireWire drive and involves Booting from an OS X Boot CD. This basically includes your tray-load iMacs and possibly some G3 PowerBooks. This same process can be used to reimage any G3 and newer Macs on your campus. AFP stands for Apple File Protocol and is a method Macintosh computers use to network to one another, otherwise known as AppleTalk.

For this process you will need to following equipment and supplies:

1. A Mac that can serve as your AFP Imaging Server. We recommend one of your newest eMacs, or an iBook, the faster the better. Also, as you try to move this server around, the iBook looks better and better. Don't worry, this process should not effect any software or settings on this computer. It can be used for other purposes. This computer must already be running OS X or you will need to image it it before beginning this process. See OS X Imaging Instructions for details.

2. One FireWire Drive with your custom images loaded. (supplied)

3. OS X boot CD's (supplied) for your targeted computers.

4. A multimedia cart that can be used to roll your server around to the various computers to be imaged.

5. A quantity of ethernet cables of various lengths.

6. Optional: A small 100 megabit switch that has 4 or more ports for connecting and imaging multiple computers at once.

This process uses one of your campus Macs to store and serve images to reimage your Macs that will not boot from a FireWire drive and involves Booting from an OS X Boot CD. This basically includes your tray-load iMacs and possibly some G3 PowerBooks. This same process can be used to reimage any G3 and newer Macs on your campus. AFP stands for Apple File Protocol and is a method Macintosh computers use to network to one another, otherwise known as AppleTalk. For this process you will need to following equipment and supplies: 1. A Mac that can serve as your AFP Imaging Server. We recommend one of your newest eMacs, or an iBook, the faster the better. Also, as you try to move this server around, the iBook looks better and better. Don't worry, this process should not effect any software or settings on this computer. It can be used for other purposes. This computer must already be running OS X or you will need to image it it before beginning this process. See OS X Imaging Instructions for details. 2. One FireWire Drive with your custom images loaded. (supplied) 3. OS X boot CD's (supplied) for your targeted computers. 4. A multimedia cart that can be used to roll your server around to the various computers to be imaged. 5. A quantity of ethernet cables of various lengths. 6. Optional: A small 100 megabit switch that has 4 or more ports for connecting and imaging multiple computers at once.

Step 1 Preparation	We recommend you create two images for your campus. One for your G3s and one for your G4s See: Creating Your Own Custom Image. Load these images on your FW drive to transport them to your AFP ImageServer. Note: each Macintosh computer to be imaged using this procedure still needs to have its firware updated as appropriate. See the other sets of instructions for details.

Step 2 Select Your AFP Imaging Server	a. Select your AFP ImageServer. This computer must already be running OS X. d. Using the provided FW cable, plug the FW Drive containing your images into the FW port on your AFP ImageServer.

Step 3 Log In as Teacher	a. Boot your AFP ImageServer computer. c. Log in to the Teacher Account. Check your training notes for the Teacher login and password.

Step 4 Turn on Personal File Sharing	a. Go to Apple/System Preferences/Sharing and activate Personal File Sharing. b. Close System Preferences and reboot this computer to activate Personal Web Sharing.

Step 5 Store you dmg Images on Your Server	a. Create a new folder inside the Root Directory (your hard drive) folder called: installs. b. Place your custom .dmg images in this installs folder.

Step 6 Connecting to your AFP Imaging Server	Option 1: Simply connect your AFP Imaging Server to a Mac to be imaged using a regular ethernet cable. Next, boot the AFP Imaging Server normally. Next, boot the Mac to be imaged from a Boot CD. Next, from the Mac to be imaged, connect to your AFP Imaging Server by: Go to Go/Connect to Server... Click the Browse button. This window should appear with your AFP Imaging Server's name showing. Double-click on the name of your AFP Imaging Server and log in using the teacher login and password. Your AFP Imaging Server should now mount on your desktop. Launch Netrestore. Open your server's HD icon , locate your image dmg file. Drag that dmg file to Netrestore's Source entry window and proceed with imaging as usual following the Boot CD method directions. Option 2: Connect the AFP Imaging Server and your computers to be imaged to a 100 mbit switch using regular ethernet cables. Follow the same instructions as option one above to image multiple computers simultaniously. Note: This will slow down the speed of the imaging process. Up to 10 computers can log into a computer using Personal File Sharing. Option 3: For a campus wide solution, connect the AFP Imaging Server to the ethernet wall port in room on campus, using a regular ethernet cable. Follow the same instructions as option one above to image multiple computers simultaniously. Note: This will slow down the speed of the imaging process. Up to 10 computers can log into a computer using Personal File Sharing. This option allows the server to stay put as you move from room to room, booting from the Boot CD. You can even set up several of these servers on campus to speed up the imaging process.

Helpful Info	Static IP Addresses on Campus Two ranges for static IPs have been reserved for campus use. It is intended that the campuses will manage the use of these IPs to prevent two computers or printers being assigned the same IP. Campus managed servers: 10.<campus number>.32.51-70 Campus printers: 10.<campus number>.32.101-199. Some IPs in the range 10.<campus number>.32.71-100 have been designated for Food Service, Campus Police, and other systems not normally managed by campus staff.