- SETTING UP DEPLOYSTUDIO SERVER UPDATE
- SETTING UP DEPLOYSTUDIO SERVER PRO
- SETTING UP DEPLOYSTUDIO SERVER PASSWORD
- SETTING UP DEPLOYSTUDIO SERVER MAC
And even if NetInstall does still work on the iMac Pro, NetInstall is still quite broken in High Sierra: additional pkgs have to be in just the right format to work, automated installations are broken, and you cannot initiate a NetInstall remotely through a script or the management system, but have to be physically at the machine and hold the ‘N’ key. There is no way to automate the deactivation, much like you cannot automate disabling SIP.įinally, NetInstall might not work at all, even when the boot security is disabled. While it is still possible to disable the boot security, this has to be done manaully.
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You will have to run the iMac Pro in a lowered security mode, for it to accept an OS that was not installed on itself and verified by the internal T2 system controller chip. So, as predicted, the iMac Pro puts yet another nail in the coffin of imaging. Imaging is dead and NetInstall is not doing so well Internet Recovery is a form of NetInstall as well, albeit with a different discovery method. There has not (yet) been an amendment to the Internet Recovery support article. The other question that remains is whether Internet Recovery still works on the iMac Pro. If you happen to get your hands on an iMac Pro and can test, NetBoot/NetInstall, please let me (and everybody else) know. The phrasing in the articles seems clear, but it may be an error/omission. It is as of yet unclear if this means that iMac Pro will not NetBoot under any circumstances or if it will NetBoot, but not in the default configuration and you have disable the boot security first. IMac Pro doesn’t support this startup key.
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IMac Pro computers don’t support starting up from network volumes.Īlso the support article “ Mac startup key combinations” has added this to the description of the ‘N’ key: However, Apple updated their support article “ Create a NetBoot, NetInstall, or NetRestore image” with the note:
Prohibiting External Boot will (probably) also prohibit NetBoot and NetInstall. This can also be difficult in settings where a tech or admin might not know a local password.
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Also the support article states that you have to enter a local administrator password to change the setting. This renders most automated installation and imaging procedures useless. You can only select internal drives with the option key.īoth of theses settings can probably only be disabled manually in Recovery mode. You can still boot to the Startup Manager with the option key but when you select an external drive you will get an error message. This setting can be changed in the ‘External Boot’ area of the Startup Security Utility. We will have to wait and see how far back Apple will “trust” older versions of macOS.īy default an iMac Pro will not boot from an external device.
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The support article seems to imply that on the strongest setting, the iMac Pro might force an update before you can boot. (The continued persistence of BootCamp makes me wonder what Apple uses it for internally.) Somewhat surprisingly, Secure Boot on the iMac Pro will verify the integrity of a BootCamp/Windows installation as well as macOS. It may require an update to be installed before continuing to boot.
With secure boot enabled, a Mac will verify the integrity of the OS and confirm with Apple before booting. You can disable (or moderate) the settings in the new ‘ Startup Security Utility’ in Recovery. iMac Pro comes with Secure Boot enabled and External Boot disabled. Now that we have all gotten over the sticker shock when you max out the configuration in the Store, what does the new tech in iMac Pro mean for admins? Secure Bootįirst is the new secure boot. The first iMacs Pro will ship this week to some lucky buyers, just in time to keep Apple’s promise of shipping this year.
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