Dan Siercks

Funny, this is how you find XServe serial numbers. Nobody tell Steve!

http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27065

If you ctrl click on your user account in SysPrefs/Accounts, and select Advanced Options, there's an option for Home Directory location. You'll want to be careful of this, and make sure there is a duplicate copy of your home directory when you make this change, but you CAN relocate your homedir using this option.

I'd be careful and read up on this change online before you do it.

I just don't like seeing anyone recommending the V 64gb vs the 40gb. Especially now that Intel is releasing their lower capacity x25 ssds.

For what its worth, the Kingston 64GB has the old JMicron controller that is significantly slower then the 40GB V Series, which uses Intel's latest x25 chipset. If you need > 40GB, I'd look at Intel's x25 80gb SSD.

Can't display native resolutions on an Intel MacMini.

This isn't Mizzou's idea, Apple is using the "requirement" pitch all across higher ed.

I would like please HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

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I never thought I'd leave NetRestore PHP Services behind, especially now that it's populated with 350+ machines in 42 Machine Groups. We have started looking into Deploy Studio as an additional option for deploying to labs where customizations need to be made based on area and when you don't want to rely on ARD Task Manager to do post-install tasks.

As we couldn't really start assessing Deploy Studio with out the migration of our existing NetRestore DB, I wrote up a php script and instructions on how to migrate existing machines and machine groups into Deploy Studio:

http://www.deploystudio.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?id=235

Give it a shot, the server end is a 5 minute install and the plist import is easy with the provided script. Its an additional optional NetBoot image, so it can run side by side with NetRestore, and the option of having workflows is intriguing. In the future, we'd like to maintain one thin lab image for all labs, with individual software pieces installed via workflows with a solution comparable to Deploy Studio.

Go Brewers!

Finally! No longer will I have 8 sshd processes running at 81% CPU each morning.