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

Contents
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Configuring Images Settings
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Configuring Filters Settings
50
Configuring Logging Settings
50
Starting NetBoot and Related Services
51
Managing Images
51
Enabling Images
52
Choosing Where Images Are Stored
52
Choosing Where Shadow Files Are Stored
53
Using Images Stored on Remote Servers
53
Specifying the Default Image
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Setting an Image for Diskless Booting
55
Restricting NetBoot Clients by Filtering Addresses
55
Setting Up NetBoot Service Across Subnets
Chapter 4 57 Setting Up Clients to Use NetBoot and NetInstall Images
57
Setting Up Diskless Clients
57
Selecting a NetBoot Boot Image
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Selecting a NetInstall Image
58
Starting Up Using the N Key
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Changing How NetBoot Clients Allocate Shadow Files
Chapter 5 61 Managing NetBoot Service
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Controlling and Monitoring NetBoot
61
Turning Off NetBoot Service
62
Disabling a Boot or Installation Image
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Viewing a List of NetBoot Clients
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Viewing a List of NetBoot Connections
63
Checking the Status of NetBoot and Related Services
64
Viewing the NetBoot Service Log
64
Performance and Load Balancing
64
Load Balancing NetBoot Images
64
Distributing NetBoot Images Across Servers
65
Distributing NetBoot Images Across Server Disk Drives
66
Balancing NetBoot Image Access
67
Distributing Shadow Files
Chapter 6 69 Solving System Imaging Problems
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General Tips
69
If NetBoot Client Computers Won’t Start
70
If You Want to Change the Image Name
70
Changing the Name of an Uncompressed Image
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Changing the Name of a Compressed Image










