May 20 2012

Target Disk Mode A Mac To VMware Fusion

I wanted to create a NetBoot image from a MacBook Pro, but apparently booting it into Target Disk Mode (holding “T” as it’s booting) doesn’t trigger Fusion to request if the new volume should be mounted in the virtual machine. To do it:

  • Bridge the Ethernet connection VMware Fusion is using
  • Share the TDM-booted Mac via File Sharing in the Sharing pane of System Preferences on the machine running the VM (be sure to propagate permission by right-clicking the user you’re granting permission to and selecting “Apply Permissions to Enclosed Items”)
  • Mount the share in your VM by connecting to the host machine (I did this with “Connect To Server” (Command + K) in the Finder’s Go menu) via the IP address (ex: afp://10.0.1.17)

You should now be able to see the Target Disk Mode Mac. I launched System Image Utility and it auto-detected it and built a NetBoot image with no problems.

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Dec 29 2011

Once Per User Per Computer

The Casper Suite is a robust framework for Mac management, allowing an administrator to be extremely flexible with how they choose to manage their Apple environment. An example of this flexibility is the ability within the Suite to go beyond its boundaries while utilizing its capabilities to enhance administration. The following is a once-per-user-per-computer workflow that will deliver a payload one time to every user in the environment on any computer they log onto. Read on…

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Dec 28 2011

Remove Office for Mac 2011

Microsoft doesn’t include an uninstaller with Office for Mac 2011. Instead, they released an 11-step guide to completely removing an Office installation. Read on…

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