Macworld

Fire up the NetInstall Service

Once you’ve created your first NetInstall image, which we did last week, you’ve got what you need to begin using the NetInstall service. But, in order to start the service up, you’ll need to configure ...
Macworld

How the NetInstall Service works

Before you begin using the NetInstall service it’s a good idea to gain a basic understanding of how it works and to learn about the four different types of NetInstall images. During the course of this ...
ZDNet

The rules for NetInstall images for multiple Mac models

A recent Apple support note spells out the installation rules for creating a NetBoot and NetInstall image that applies to multiple Macs. For Mac OS X Server, managers can use a retail shrinkwrapped ...
Computerworld

Hands on With Apple’s NetBoot, Part 2: Creating and working with images

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at how Mac OS X Server’s NetBoot process allows Macintosh machines to boot by using a server-based disk image instead of booting via a local disk. Part 1 also ...
Computerworld

Hands on: Configuring Apple’s NetBoot service, Part 1

Apple’s NetBoot technology has been a staple part of Mac OS X Server since the latter’s original release. NetBoot allows Mac clients to start and run applications using a server-hosted disk image ...