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The purpose of this section is to outline the current state of macs within each IT environment at Tufts. Each IT group should provided as detailed explanation as possible of where they stand with mac support and management. Any information about the number of Macs and iOS devices, how they are managed, current tools, etc is appreciated.
OIT
OIT has approximately 110 to 130 macs that they support, almost all of which are within the medical school. OIT don't currently have an exact count of the number of macs without Landesk it is probably around 20-40.
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Landesk is used for remote control, software distribution, and inventory.
UIT
- UIT currently installs Landesk on all new macs but it was not installed on them previously
- Very few macs are on the domain
- Users are given admin access on Macs
- UIT installs their standard applications on top of the stock OS.
ITS
ITS Computer Labs:
- Currently running Open Directory on an OS X 10.6 Server running off of a Mac mini server
- provides workstation management/restrictions for approximately 70 clients
- hosts DeployStudio for client imaging (Netboot and multicast enabled)
- All clients are joined to Tufts domain and are required to login using Tufts username and password
- Running OS X 10.6 and 10.7
- Clients are remotely accessed and managed using Apple Remote Desktop
- Apple Certification in process
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