This variety ofĬhoices makes NetInstall a very useful tool because it can be used to performĬomplete workstation configuration deployments (with a preconfigured operating (similar to ASR) or to deploy specific packages or files. NetInstall can also be used to deploy a complete disk image Most basic variation, NetInstall uses the Mac OS X Installer CDs or DVD toĬreate an image that performs the same basic install that can be started from NetInstall can be used to perform a variety of types of deployments. Settings chosen when the NetInstall set was created on the server). Performs the deployment (with or without user interaction as indicated by the Workstations boot into the Mac OS X Installer application. Instead of booting into Mac OS X, however, the
Will be the targets of the deployment boot from the NetInstall set as they wouldĪ traditional NetBoot set. A NetInstall set contains the disk image that will be used for theĭeployment and the same boot files contained in a NetBoot set. Apple NetInstall is an offshoot of the NetBoot technology built into Mac OS X