#OS X SERVER 5.1. MAC OS X#
#OS X SERVER 5.1. MANUAL#

#OS X SERVER 5.1. MAC OS X#

25Serial Number Considerations 25 Setup Overview NetBoot 27 Setup Overview Network InstallChapter 2 29 Creating Boot and Install Images 29 Creating Mac OS X Boot Images 29Creating a Mac OS X Boot Image 32Adding an OS Update Package to a Mac OS X Boot Image 33Creating a Mac OS X Boot Image from an Existing System 33Synchronizing an Image with an Updated Source Volume 34Choosing the Protocol Used to Deliver an Image 34Compressing Images to Save Disk Space 35Changing How Mac OS X NetBoot Clients Allocate Shadow Files 35 Creating Mac OS X Install Images 35Creating an OS Install Image 37 Adding Software to Boot and Install Images 38About Packages 38Creating Packages 39Adding Packages to a Boot or Install Image 39Creating an Application-Only Install Image 40Automating Image Installation 40Viewing the Contents of a Package 41Installing Mac OS Updates 41 Adding Post-Install Scripts to Install ImagesChapter 3 43 Setting Up NetBoot Service 43 Configuring NetBoot Service 44 Starting NetBoot and Related Services 45 Enabling Images 45 Choosing Where Images Are Stored 46 Choosing Where Shadow Files Are Stored 46 Using Images Stored on Remote Servers 47 Moving Images to Other Servers 47 Deleting Images 48 Editing Images 48 Specifying the Default Image 49 Setting an Image for Diskless Booting 49 Restricting NetBoot Clients by Filtering Addresses 50 Changing Advanced NetBoot Options 50 Setting Up NetBoot Service Across SubnetsChapter 4 51 Setting Up Clients to Use NetBoot and Network Install 51 Setting Up Diskless Clients4Contents 5.

1 Contents Preface7 About This Guide7 Whats New in NetBoot Service and Software Update Server Version 10.48 Whats in This Guide8 Using Onscreen Help9 The Mac OS X Server Suite 10 Getting Documentation Updates 11 Getting Additional Information Part I System Imaging Administration Chapter 1 15 About System Imaging Administration 16 Inside NetBoot 16Disk Images 16NetBoot Share Points 17Using NetBoot and Network Install Images on Other Servers 17Client Information File 17Shadow Files 18NetBoot Image Folder 19Property List File 19Boot Server Discovery Protocol (BSDP) 20BootP Server 20Boot Files 20Trivial File Transfer Protocol 20Using Images Stored on Other Servers 21Security 21 Network Install Images 21 Before You Set Up NetBoot 22What You Need to Know 22Client Computer Requirements 23Network Hardware Requirements 24Network Service Requirements 24Capacity Planning 3 4. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products.019-0683/02-09-06 3. Mention of third-party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation.

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#OS X SERVER 5.1. MANUAL#

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Mac OS X Server System Imaging and Software Update Administration For Version 10.4 or Later Second EditionДў.

Os x server 5.1.