Configuring NetBoot Images
The NetInstall image you created is a very basic image used for the same purpose as the OS X installation media. In most NetBoot situations in which people are working off the network image, you’ll probably want to create a customized environment for them. In this example, you’ll take the OS X client computer you’ve been working on and use it as your template computer for creating a NetBoot image that hundreds of computers could boot and operate from.
1. Hold the T key on your client computer and power it on. Release the T key once you see a FireWire logo on the screen.
This boots your client computer into Target Disk Mode, effectively turning the computer into an external FireWire disk enclosure.
2. Plug a FireWire ...
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