How To Share Netboot Image For Mac
I will try to advise as best I can within this limit medium.
You need to be running an Open Directory Master (LDAP). To do this, you must first ensure you have both forward and reverse DNS setup for your server's hostname and IP address. Study the Tiger version of the Open Directory admin guide for help with this.
Next Workgroup Manager must be creating your accounts in LDAP and not in NetInfo's local node.
Macintosh Manager for Mac OS X is called MCX (Managed Client X).
your client systems need to be 'integrated' with LDAP. There are a number of ways of achieving this. Manually this is done by configuring the LDAPv3 plug-in in the Directory Access utility on your client systems.
It really gets more complicated than this. You're probably going to have to spend a lot of time teaching yourself this. The Apple course would probably speed things along a lot.
More free advice is out there... make sure you read through Apple's Tiger server docs at http://www.apple.com/server/documentation
Good luck!
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- This action forces the Mac to look for a server with the NetBoot/NetInstall image. Release the N key when a globe icon appears onscreen. If you have a NetInstall or NetRestore image, the Mac starts from the image on the server and begins the installation process.
- Server-side NetBoot image can boot entire machines, although NetBoot is more commonly used for operating system and software deployment, somewhat similar to Norton Ghost. To NetBoot a client machine, hold the 'N' key as the Mac boots, or select the NetBoot server using the Startup Disk preference pane (macOS) or control panel (Mac OS 8 and 9).
NetBoot provides modern Mac® computers with the option to boot directly from a shared network volume instead of a local drive or data medium. This is particularly relevant for recovering from a damaged macOS® installation or for initial setup of new devices. This functionality is based on the firmware of compatible Mac computers that enables them to boot from network drives or from a system image at a storage location that is accessible for the Mac. NetBoot can also provide new Mac computers with a customized installation file to roll them out in the organization.
Once the NetBoot image is loaded, the DeployStudio Runtime will load and login automatically to the DeployStudio server, if that was an option selected during the NetBoot image creation process. I use NetInstall images too for installing the OS but I primarily use Diskless NetBoot images to diagnose and repair disk problems. I run this on my laptop, plug into someone's network, and BAM. Or what is more often the case, on wifi-only networks, I just plug in directly mac to mac and use DHCP service also running on my laptop.
It shouldbe noted that some current Mac models do not support NetBoot anymore.
How toenable NetBoot for Microsoft SCCM
Parallels® Mac Management for Microsoft® SCCM allows organizations toutilize the NetBoot functionality within an SCCM environment. Only a few prerequisitesneed to be met to make NetBoot work with SCCM. The IT team needs to install theNetBoot component on a server for it to assume the role of a distributionpoint. All other requirements are explained in detail in the Administrator’s Guide (PDF). Dynamic Host ConfigurationProtocol (DHCP) forwarding needs to be activated if the NetBoot server and thetargeted Mac clients reside in different subnetworks.
Afterinstallation, the Parallels NetBoot Configuration Wizard will runautomatically. A small number of steps need to be configured here. Afterentering the SCCM environment’s SMS provider and opening a user account for theNetBoot server, the IT team needs to create a directory for the image files.
The last step for the IT team is to create a NetBoot image of macOS that the Mac devices can boot from. The Parallels tool PmmOsdImageBuilder helps with this. The IT team will need a reference Mac computer for the software tool to mirror its operating system. The next step is to add this image in SCCM. This is done by navigating to “Software Library / Overview / Operating Systems / Operating System Images” and selecting: “Add OS X Image.” The last thing to do is to add this operating system instance to the distribution point.
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