Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) User Manual
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Be sure the disk image has enough space for the software you want to install. However,
increase the size of an image only as much as needed. You cannot reduce the size of an
image without reverting to a smaller backup copy.
7
Install the software or make changes to the system configuration.
Make sure to install the latest updates for the system software.
If you are installing software, follow the installation instructions that came with the software.
If necessary, restart the computer.
After installing an application, open it. Doing so lets you enter a registration number, if
necessary. If you don’t enter the number now, every time users open the application they will
need to enter the registration number. In addition, most applications create a preferences file
in the System Folder. If you don’t open the application, users may not be able to open the
application because the preferences won’t exist.
8
Be sure there aren’t any files in the Trash that you want to save. (The Trash is emptied
automatically after the next step.)
Note: If you cannot empty the Trash because it contains files that are in use, you may need
to restart the computer.
9
User the Chooser, log back in to all the server volumes.
10
Open the NetBoot Desktop Admin application, then click Save. The computer restarts
automatically.
If you need to make other changes, click Quit and return to Step 7.
Clicking Discard removes the changes you’ve made to the disk image.
11
Start the NetBoot client computer again, and log back in to all the server volumes.
12
Open NetBoot Desktop Admin.
If you want to keep a backup copy of the old disk image, leave the “Keep previous disks as
backup” option selected. Backup copies are stored in the Backup Images folder in the Shared
Images folder on the NetBoot server.
Note: Because there is only one Backup folder, the backup image saved at this time will
overwrite any backup image in the folder from a previous session.
13
If you clicked Save in Step 10, click Restart. Otherwise, click OK.
If you click Restart, NetBoot Desktop Admin saves your changes, deletes the old disk image,
and then restarts the computer. Changes are available the next time a NetBoot client
computer restarts. If you click OK, NetBoot Desktop Admin deletes the old disk image.
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