Step 1: Create a NetInstall image from the Install DVD
This step doesn’t need to be done on the target computer. It can be done on an administrator computer that has enough free space to image the entire Install DVD.
Step 2: Start up the computer from the NetBoot server
There are four ways of doing this, depending on your environment.
To create a NetInstall image from the Install DVD:
1Launch System Image Utility from /Applications/Server/.
2Select the Install DVD on the left, and choose NetInstall image on the right.
3Click Continue.
4Enter a name for the image and a description.
This information is seen by clients selecting it a startup disk.
5Click Create and then choose a save location for the disk image.
Upon completion, you can use this image with an existing NetBoot server to start up a server for installation.
For more information about NetInstall images and System Image Utility, including customization options, see the documentation at www.apple.com/server/resources/.
To start up the computer from the NetBoot server:
mm In the target computer GUI, select the NetInstall disk from the Startup Disk pane of the System Preferences.
mm Restart the computer, holding down the “n” key.
The first NetBoot server to respond to the computer will start up the computer with its default image.
mm Restart the computer, holding down the Option key.
The computer will show you the available startup disks, locally on the computer and remotely from NetBoot and NetInstall servers. Select a disk and continue the startup.
mm Use the
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Preparing Disks for Installing Mac OS X Server
Before performing a clean installation of Mac OS X Server, you can partition the server computer’s hard disk into multiple volumes, create a RAID set, or erase the target disk or partition.
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