| Rollout QuickStarts - Mac OS X Server |
| Getting started with the administration of your rollout Server |
These notes are provided in a Getting Started folder when your new server is commissioned, and are designed to provide an overview of the services provided by your server and information about some basic maintenance procedures, and "how-to" info for teachers.
| 1. Welcome & Overview |
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3. Administrator Support |
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New Server - Welcome
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For interested staff in your school.
An overview of the setup and services (and possibilities!) provided by your new Mac OS X Server.
- Getting Started
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For network users.
- - How do I change my password?
- What does the Dock do?
- Where do I find the documents and pictures I have saved?
- How do I use the Groups folder?
- How do I choose a different printer?
- How do I edit my Intranet web page?
- Restoring Network Computers
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For network administrators.
An introduction to restoring network computers with their original software installation.
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- (Print Tech Support divider page)
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New Admin FAQ- (106k - pdf)
For network administrators.
some basic troubleshooting information, and a quick guide to undertaking other day-to-day admin tasks.
Adding New Users - Mid Year - (760k - pdf)
For network administrators.
Using xSUIM to add occasional new teachers and student enrolments to the system throughout the year, whilst keeping the server synchronised with the school's OASIS database.
- Adding New Users - New Year
- For schools without Sentral
(1.29Mb - pdf)
For network administrators.
Using xSUIM to add new teachers and/or student enrolments to the system at the start of a new year, whilst keeping the server synchronised with the school's OASIS database. Includes info about creating a new Home folder sharepoint, a new year Group, and associated manage preferences.
Adding New Users - New Year
- For schools with Sentral
(1.56Mb - pdf)
For network administrators.
Using xSUIM to add new teachers and/or student enrolments to the system at the start of a new year, whilst keeping the server synchronised with the school's OASIS database. Includes info about creating a new Home folder sharepoint, a new year Group, and associated manage preferences.
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| 2. Curriculum Support |
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- (Print Curriculum divider page)
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- Rollout Software
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For network users.
A list of all the software installed on your network computers, with a brief overview of each.
- Editing your Intranet Page
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For network users.
A brief overview describing the process for each student and teacher to edit their personal Intranet page using iWeb.
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| Additional "How-to" Notes for Network Administrators |
- Managing Preferences
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Managing Dock prefs, Login options, users' default web page, etc through Group preferences.
Sharing Folders- (450k - pdf)
Create additional folders within the Groups folder, and set appropriate permissions in WGM.
Intranet Information- Editing your school's main Intranet site and teachers' and students' Intranet sites.
- Increasing your DHCP range
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Describes how to alter the scope (range) of your OSX DHCP server after you have moved or re-assigned static IP addresses on your network.
- Accessing your old server
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Users can transfer files from your old server to their Home folders on your new server.
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- Portable Network Accounts
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Configuring user accounts to synchronise their Network account with their laptop.
- Adding a new DNS entry - 10.4
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If you are unable to access your school's (internet) web site from within your school LAN you may need to add a "www" entry to your DNS records. (10.4 Server).
- Adding a new DNS entry - 10.3
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As above, for 10.3 servers.
Managing Printers- (000k - pdf)
(Coming soon!)
Your default client software image does not include printers. Network printers are managed by your server.
- Restoring Data from a Sentral Backup
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Turn back time to retrieve data that has been backed-up from your Mac OS X Server to your Sentral server.
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| Techo Server Stuff - for School ICT Managers |
| Support for experienced OSX Server and network administrators |
These documents and other resources provide support for more technically experienced network administrators:
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- Warren's Server Stuff
- Links to a variety of resources for the setting up and maintenance of a file server and associated network. (Includes step-by-step OSX Server setup notes).
Default User Template - Distributing default preferences (including Mozilla prefs) to each new user from the User Template.
Using Airport- While it is not recommended, you can use wireless connections as part of a managed school network.
Connecting from WinXP - (370k - pdf)
Log on to your Mac OS X account and access your OSX Home folder from a Windows XP computer.
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- Basic Server Backup
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Use Carbon Copy Cloner v3 to make an image of your Boot drive, and schedule an overnight clone of Data drives, to an external Firewire drive.
Shared Resources- (450k - pdf)
Set up shared folders on the server for CDs and other common resources.
Curriculum Software- Links to some popular curriculum software which can be added to your school's software image.
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| Useful Utilities |
| 3rd party software for experienced network administrators |
- Whatsize?
- Great tool for discovering the space-hogs on your OSX server!
Home Directory Helper- Copy or delete files or folders in each user's home directory, set permissions on user home directories, etc.
Keychain Minder - If a network user's password is changed without using their own Accounts pane, you will find that their Keychain password is not updated, and applications like Safari keep asking for their old password. Solve this by creating a new Keychain with Keychain Minder.
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- xSuim
- Use the latest version of xSuim to import new users exported from OASIS. Free - but you will need FileMaker Pro. (Get FMP Demo).
Passenger- Commercial software to import users, set up folders, permissions, etc for OSX servers. (Commercial - about $US60)
Server Cleanup 2- Redirect browser caches and movie saving locations (to local drive). Reset Home Directory and Windows profile permissions.
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| Further Support - Useful Mailing Lists |
| Share experiences or seek assistance from the Mac Community |
Listservs provide a ready means for solving problems and sharing ideas. The following lists are useful for OSX server/network/application/curriculum support.
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- DETOX List (NSW)
- Low tech, low volume.
For teachers in NSW DET schools who are maintaining a network with an OSX server and clients.
To join, send an email to Warren McCullough:
wazmac at ozemail.com.au
- MacEd List (Australia)
- Low tech, low volume.
Support for Macs in an educational environment. Discuss technical problems, and ideas for using Macs and associated software to support the curriculum.
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- Apple Mail Lists (Worldwide)
- Huge variety of lists relating to Apple software and hardware.
Useful lists for OSX network admins include:
Client Management List
Low tech, low volume - generally relates to Workgroup Manager issues.
OSX Server List
High tech, high volume list. One for the tech-heads!
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| Background Info |
| Where did this information come from? |
During 2003 a number of schools throughout NSW were trial sites for the DET Technology Support Project.
Twenty schools in the Illawarra area were involved with the Macintosh part of this project, along with a number of schools in Western Sydney and Broken Hill areas.
The model developed within the scope of this project has now been adopted for implementation across the state.
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- The documentation developed in conjunction with these schools, along with some other useful documents, is provided on this page for use by other schools in NSW.
Model Overview
- A brief overview of the model used in the trial schools - network assumptions, server setup, workstation setup, etc.
Wazza's Server Setup Notes- Setting up your server from scratch in the same way as the DET model is setup.
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The notes on this site are written to support a "standard" DET server setup,
and make certain assumptions about the existing settings of your network.
If you don't have such a setup, Wazza's Server Setup notes
provide details about creating such a setup.
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