Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 545)

Network Install 545
Setting Up Network Install
This section tells you how to create installer disk images and enable them on your server.
Creating a Network Install Disk Image
To create installer images, use the Network Image Utility. You can find this application on the
Mac OS X Server Administration Tools CD that comes with Mac OS X Server. Look in the
folder /NetBoot, Network Install/Image Creation.
To create an image that includes system software, you need a Mac OS X install CD.
To create an installer disk image:
1 Open Network Image Utility.
2 Click the lock near the bottom of the window and authenticate as the server administrator.
3 Type a name for the disk image you are creating.
4 Choose an image type from the Image Type pop-up menu.
To create an image that includes operating system software, choose Network Install.
To create an image for installing application software packages only (no system software),
choose Custom Package Install Image.
5 Type an Image ID.
Choose a number in the range 1–4095 for an image that will be available on a single server,
or 4096–65535 for an image that you plan to make available on multiple servers but want to
list only once in client computer Startup Disk preferences.
6 Choose the default language for the installed software.
7 (Optional) To have the installation proceed with limited or no interaction from the client
computer, select “Enable automated install of the image.”
8 Click Create Image.
When prompted, insert a Mac OS X installer CD.
The image (.dmg file) and associated files are saved on the server in the following location,
where x is the volume number, and image is the Image Name you provided:
/Library/NetBoot/NetBootSPx/image.nbi
Important To create a custom package install image (an image without system software),
you must use a Mac OS X version 10.2.3 or later install disk.
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