User Guide
Table Of Contents
- System Imaging and Software Update Administration
- Contents
- About This Guide
- PartI: System Imaging Administration
- Understanding System Imaging
- Creating NetBoot and NetInstall Images
- Using System Image Utility
- Creating Images
- Understanding Workflows
- Workflow Components
- Configuring the Customize Package Selection Action
- Configuring the Define Image Source Action
- Configuring the Add Packages and Post-Install Scripts Action
- Configuring the Add User Account Action
- Configuring the Apply System Configuration Settings Action
- Configuring the Create Image Action
- Configuring the Enable Automated Installation Action
- Configuring the Filter Clients by MAC Address Action
- Configuring the Filter Computer Models Action
- Configuring the Partition Disk Action
- Assembling Workflows
- Adding Software to NetBoot and NetInstall Images
- Setting Up NetBoot Service
- Setting Up Clients to Use NetBoot and NetInstall Images
- Managing NetBoot Service
- Solving System Imaging Problems
- PartII: Software Update Administration
- Understanding Software Update Administration
- Setting Up the Software Update Service
- Managing the Software Update Service
- Manually Refreshing the Updates Catalog from the Apple Server
- Checking the Status of the Software Update Service
- Stopping the Software Update Service
- Limiting User Bandwidth for the Software Update Service
- Automatically Copying and Enabling Updates from Apple
- Copying and Enabling Selected Updates from Apple
- Removing Obsolete Software Updates
- Removing Updates from a Software Update Server
- Identifying Individual Software Update Files
- Solving Software Update Service Problems
- Glossary
- Index
28 Chapter 2 Creating NetBoot and NetInstall Images
You can also assemble a workflow to create a NetBoot image that permits advanced
customization of your images. For more information, see “Understanding Workflows”
on page 31.
Note: You must purchase a Mac OS X user license for each client that starts from a
NetBoot or NetInstall disk image.
To create a NetBoot image:
1 Log in as an administrator user.
2 Open System Image Utility (in the /Applications/Server/ folder).
3 In the left sidebar select the image source.
If no image sources are listed, make sure you have inserted a valid Mac OS X v10.5 or
later installation DVD or have mounted a valid Mac OS X v10.5 or later boot volume.
Note: To create an image, you must have valid Mac OS X v10.5 image sources (either
volumes or installation DVDs). You cannot create an image of the startup disk you are
running on.
4 Select NetBoot Image and click Continue.
5 In the Image Name field, enter a name for your image.
This name identifies the image in the Startup Disk preferences pane on client
computers.
6 (Optional) In the Description field, enter notes or other information to help you
characterize the image.
Clients can’t see the description information.
7 If the image will be served from more than one server select the checkbox below the
description field.
This option generates an index ID for NetBoot server load balancing.
8 If your source volume is a Mac OS X Installation DVD, enter a user name, short name,
and password (in the Password and Verify fields) for the administrator account in Create
Administrator Account.
You can log in to a booted client using this account.
9 Click Create.
10 In the Save As dialog, choose where to save the image.
If you don’t want to use the image name you entered earlier, change it by entering a
new name in the Save As field.
NetBoot service must be configured on a network port and Server Admin must be set
to serve images from a volume for this option to appear in the pop-up menu. For more
information, see “Setting Up NetBoot Service” on page 48.