13.30 - 15.00

From the Wizard’s hat
Charles Edge - 318 and krypted.com

We asked Charles to talk about some techniques and tools covered in his books and used in the field. This builds a vendor neutral look at the tools leveraged throughout the other sessions. These are some of of the topics he will cover:

1. •Scripting Open Directory Backups
   

2. •Auto Server Setup for Bare Metal Restore and Change Control
   

3. •Converting monolithic images to packages
   

4. •Integrating ARD and RDC with Help Desk Software and imaging
   

5. •Moving computers to and from DeployStudio
   

6. •Scripting changes to Active Directory and Open Directory from dscl
   

7. •Regression testing images, directory services and automations
   

Throughout this session, the tools that are discussed, where possible, will be provided to the audience to be taken to back to their environments and used

15.15 - 16.30

Round Table Discussion

All speakers and the audience

We leave the mike open to a very experienced and vivid panel to a free debate on everything Mac related.

And we hope that everybody else will take part of the discussion too. Because we have a very experienced and vivid audience too!

9.00 - 10.15

Bash your Macs for an Easier Life

Andrina Kelly - Magpies Consulting

Bash scripting, Apple Remote Desktop and Services can all help you get your job as a System Administrator done more quickly, easily and reliably.

We'll look at the benefits of centralizing your script repository - when it works, and when it doesn't, as well as touch on why you should document what you're working on well - even if you're the only Sys Admin in the company.

We'll also look at how to build some simple tools for your end users using the power of bash scripting without the fear factor of a Terminal window opening on their computer by taking advantage of a touch of Automator and the Services menu.

10.45 - 12.00

Advanced Troubleshooting Tools and Techniques

Arek Dreyer - Dreyer Network Consultants

Arek will show you how you can use tools such as fs_usage, Wireshark, and Instruments (dtrace) to identify, isolate, and resolve some complicated problems.

After watching his explanations and demonstrations, you will be able to take the techniques home, practice them, and become a troubleshooting expert.

12.00 - 13.30

Lunch

12.45 - 13.25

Lunch Session:
Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition

Sascha Uhl - Parallels

Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition is the first Parallels solution that can be installed and used on bare Apple hardware. Simple to install and simple to administer, Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition is a cost-effective, fully supported server virtualization solution that is certified to run on bare Apple Xserve. 

We invited Sascha back to tell us all about it during this lunch session. Let’s see how high he will reach this year!

The agenda might be altered