Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 503)

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4 Select an image and deselect the Enable checkbox.
Updating Mac OS X Disk Images
Because Network Image Utility works by creating disk images from installation files on a
CD-ROM disc, you cannot update a Mac OS X disk image. You must create a new disk image
using a current Mac OS X installation CD.
Monitoring the Status of Mac OS X NetBoot Clients
Server Status lets you monitor all services on a Mac OS X server.
To monitor NetBoot service:
1 In Server Status, locate the name of the server you want to monitor in the Devices & Services
list and select DHCP/NetBoot in the list of services under the server name.
If the services aren’t visible, click the arrow to the left of the server name.
2 Click the Overview tab to see if DHCP/NetBoot is running.
3 Click the NetBoot Clients tab to see a list of client computers that have started up from the
server, the hardware addresses of the clients, and the clients’ system type.
Note: This is historical information—a list of clients that are currently connected or have
connected in the past. It is not a list of currently connected clients only.
Monitoring the Status of Mac OS 9 NetBoot Clients
Server Status lets you monitor all services on a Mac OS X server.
To monitor NetBoot service:
1 In Server Status, locate the name of the server you want to monitor in the Devices & Services
list and select AppleFile in the list of services under the server name.
If the services aren’t visible, click the arrow to the left of the server name.
2 Click the Overview tab to see if DHCP/NetBoot is running.
3 Click the Connections tab to see a list of client computers currently connected to the server,
their types, IP addresses, how long the computers have been connected, and how long the
computers have been idle.
Filtering NetBoot Client Connections
The filtering feature of NetBoot lets you allow or deny NetBoot access by client computer
hardware addresses. Client hardware addresses are added to the filter list automatically the
first time clients start up from a NetBoot disk image and are allowed access by default, so it is
usually not necessary to enter hardware addresses manually.