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Network Install
Network Install lets you install Mac OS X system software and other software onto client
computers over the network. Network Install is similar to NetBoot, but instead of using
startup disk images, client computers start up from installer disk images. An installer disk
image looks and behaves like an installer CD. Client computers start up from an installer disk
image on a server, and then system software, application software, or other files are installed
on the client. Installations can be set up to run unattended (“automated”) or to require user
interaction, allowing users to specify installation options.
Note: You can use Network Install to install Mac OS X system software and associated
applications on client computers, but you cannot use Network Install to install Mac OS 9.
If you haven’t done so already, read Chapter 12, “NetBoot,” before continuing. In addition to
describing how NetBoot works, Chapter 12 includes important prerequisites for using
NetBoot and Network Install.
You use the following Mac OS X Server applications to set up and administer Network Install:
m Network Image Utility—to create Mac OS X installer disk images.
m PackageMaker—to create package files that can be included in disk images.
m Property List Editor—to edit property list (.plist) files to include packages in an installer
disk image.
These applications are on the Mac OS X Server Administration Tools CD that comes with
Mac OS X Server. Look in the folder named “NetBoot, Network Install.”
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