Casper Suite Administrator's Guide v8.7 - JAMF Software

Managing Autorun Preferences
Autorun preferences allow you to control delay, load balancing, and caching settings the Autorun feature
in Casper Imaging. The following list explains each preference setting:
• Delay—The minimum number of seconds that Casper Imaging waits before automatically imaging a
computer.
During this delay, a pane is displayed that allows you to cancel reformatting of the drive if necessary.
• Random additional delay—The number of seconds added to the delay.
Setting an additional delay can relieve stress from the distribution point when a large deployment is
staggered over a period of time.
• Enable Load Balancing for distribution points—Randomly assigns distribution points for each
computer if the distribution point has a backup.
This does not guarantee distribution points will balance perfectly as the balancing is done client-side.
• Leave this much space available when caching packages—Caches packages locally until the
specified amount of space remains on the client.
This only takes place if Casper Imaging is configured to cache packages during the Autorun process.
See the “Using the Autorun Feature” section for more information.
• Compare Cached Packages using—Specifies whether file size, modification date, or checksum is used
to ensure the latest copy of a package.
This only takes place if Casper Imaging is configured to cache packages during the Autorun process.
See the “Using the Autorun Feature” section for more information.
To set Autorun preferences:
1. Log in to the JSS with a web browser.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click the Autorun Preferences link.
4. On the pane that is displayed, set Autorun preferences as needed.
5. Click the Save button.
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