Chapter 4. Creating System Images

Chapter Files

Deployment Planning Template.pdf, available at www.peachpit.com/acsa.deployment

Mac OS X v10.6 installation media

Time

This chapter usually takes approximately 4 hours to complete, but it could take much longer depending on the complexity of your deployment.

Goals

Select a system imaging technique that meets your deployment needs

Integrate advanced Mac OS X managed preferences with your system image

Create a cloned system image using Disk Utility

Create basic network disk images using System Image Utility

Build a modular NetRestore image using System Image Utility

For many deployments, the best solution is a unified system disk image, which involves creating an ideal system, saving it to a disk ...

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