Specifications

• DHCP Machine will not boot at all. Other machines on subnet won’t get
IP addresses assigned to them.
• TFTP Machine will not get to ”spinning globe” stage of NetBoot (only
flashing globe icon). TFTP is needed to send the initial booter file to
clients, so if your boot fails early, check the TFTP service on the server.
• NFS NFS is needed to mount the NetBoot image and complete the boot
process. If you get to the ”spinning globe”, but freeze up afterwords, check
to make sure you’re passing NFS traffic over UDP correctly.
• AFP Diskless NetBoot requires AFP be enabled on the NetBoot server, so
clients can connect and use space for temporary files. Non-diskless boots
do not require AFP. If AFP is not working properly, diskless boot will
either fail, or will not allow you to unmount the local hard drive.
If your clients boot, test the software and confirm that they are all properly
running and registered. Once that’s done, you’re all set!
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