nmors/netsus

NetBoot and Software Update Server

NetSUS Downloads

Installer: https://github.com/jamf/NetSUS/releases/download/5.0/NetSUSLPInstaller_5.0.run

OVA: https://github.com/jamf/NetSUS/releases/download/5.0/NetSUSLP_5.0.ova

What is NetSUS?

The NetSUSLP allows you to host an internal software update server (SUS), a NetBoot server, file shares, and a LDAP Proxy server all on the same Linux system. For a list of supported Linux distributions see Requirements.

• Web Application - The NetSUSLP includes a web application that can be used to easily manage your NetBoot, Software Update Servers and File Shares as well as your LDAP Proxy. The dashboard page is shown above.

• File Sharing - Use the NetSUSLP as a file share distribution point for Jamf Pro. You can share files using SMB, AFP, and HTTP.

• Software Update Server - Unlike a standard SUS, the SUS hosted by the NetSUSLP allows you to control which software updates should be installed on each computer in your organization.

• NetBoot Server - The NetSUSLP allows you to host a NetBoot image. You can boot computers to a NetBoot image in place of a recovery partition or external drive when imaging.

• LDAP Proxy - Use the NetSUSLP as a lightweight proxy that acts as a middleware layer between LDAP clients and LDAP directory servers.

Documentation

For a getting started guide and step-by-step walkthroughs check out the documentation for the current release

Requirements

Supported Linux distributions:

• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server (Recommended)
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Server
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4 or later
• CentOS 6.4 or later

To install the NetSUSLP using an installer, you need:

• The NetSUSLP Installer (.run), available from the Releases page.
• 500 GB of disk space available
• 1 GB of RAM

To set up the NetSUSLP as an appliance, you need:

• The OVA file for the NetSUSLP, available from the Releases page.
• Virtualization software that supports Open Virtualization Format
• 500 GB of disk space available
• 2 GB of RAM

If you are running a Kinobi Patch Server:

• Kinobi 1.0 is incompatible with NetSUS 5.0. You will need to install Kinobi 1.1 after upgrading to NetSUS 5.0, available from: https://github.com/mondada/kinobi/releases/download/1.1/KinobiInstaller_1.1.run

Only Intel-based Macs can use a NetBoot server hosted by the NetSUSLP.