DeployStudio has the ability to import a csv file that is populated with the MAC address and a few specific settings. This allows you to prepopulate the database with the names that you want each machine to have. If you purchase a lot of machines from Apple then you can get a list of MAC addresses, or, you can use a bar code scanner to scan them as you’re unboxing. If you have a list of MAC addresses (en0), then you will need to format them in a very specific manner. Here, I have included a sample csv file with the data that goes into each field, which I have…
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Open Directory Populated ARD Computer Lists
In Mac OS X 10.5-based Open Directory (or higher) and Apple Remote Desktop 3.3 (or higher) you can now add directory services objects as computer lists. Simply open Apple Remote Desktop from a bound computer, click on Scanner and then click on the drop-down list for the type of scanner. Here, select Directory Server and you should start to see your Open Directory objects populating the list, obviating a previous article on populating lists at deployment time. BTW, if you’re interested in creating computer lists based on Active Directory, start with cn=computer_lists. Note: Turns out Randy Saeks has also done an article on this topic. Find it here: http://rsaeks.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/using-opendirectory-computer-lists-with-apple-remote-desktop/