Boot the client Macs from the server with NetBoot while using NetInstall or NetRestore to install OS X on the Macs’ internal hard drives. Booting from a known clean configuration is a useful way to deploy public Macs, such as those in a school computer lab.īut you can also use NetBoot as a mechanism to deploy the operating system remotely. Every time the Mac starts, it boots from a clean copy of the startup drive image, regardless of any changes made by users. Instead of using a USB flash drive, NetBoot enables the client Macs to boot from your server from a disk image. This process is similar to how NetBoot works with NetInstall and NetRestore.
The Mac then boots from the USB stick, downloads Mountain Lion from Apple, and installs the operating system on the Mac’s internal drive.
In Chapter 4, I recommend installing Mountain Lion Server by creating a recovery drive on a USB flash drive.
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