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36 Chapter 2 Inside Mac OS X Server
A managed network view is one or more network neighborhoods, which appear in the
Finder as folders. Each folder contains a list of resources an administrator has associated
with the folder.
Managed network views offer a meaningful way to present network resources. You can
create multiple views for different client computers. And because the views are stored
using Open Directory, a computer’s network neighborhood is automatically available
when a user logs in.
Windows User Management
You can maximize the support you provide for Windows users by setting up a Windows
primary domain controller (PDC) on Mac OS X Server and defining Windows settings
for a user. When you do so, the server:
 Provides domain Open Directory authentication for Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP clients.
 Hosts home directories for Windows users in the domain.
 Supports roaming user profiles for home directories.
If you have more than one Mac OS X Server system, you can make one server a PDC
and other servers BDCs (backup domain controllers). BDCs provide automatic failover
and backup for the PDC. The PDC and BDCs have synchronized copies of directory and
authentication data, and they share client requests for this data. If the PDC becomes
unavailable, the BDCs automatically take over its load.
A user account can contain both Macintosh and Windows attributes, so users can log in
from either type of computer. Windows users can use Mac OS X Server’s VPN, file, and
print services, as described later in this chapter.
The Windows services administration guide describes how to set up the many
Windows-specific options that Mac OS X Server supports.
System Imaging Services
You can create disk images and then set up Mac OS X Server to host the images, letting
Mac OS X computers start up from the images or install the images over the network.
NetBoot images are used for remote startup, and Network Install images are used for
remote installations.
The source of an image can be a CD, DVD, or DMG (disk image). You can also create an
image that mimics an existing system already set up the way you want client
computers to be set up. In this case, the source of the image is a volume or partition.
The system image administration guide provides complete information about NetBoot
and Network Install.