Chapter 5. Deploying 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

Deploy a system image both locally and via a network

Learn how the NetBoot service can provide a network-based operating system that can be used as part of your deployment solution

Configure Mac OS X Server to provide the NetBoot service

Configure Mac clients to start from the NetBoot service

Create custom workflow-generated network disk images

This chapter focuses on the two main Apple system deployment technologies: Apple Software ...

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