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10. (Optional) Select the DeployAnywhere option if you want to do hardware
independent imaging.
11. (Optional) Select the Boot to production to complete configuration task.
12. From the Automation pre-boot environment (DOS/WinPE/ Linux) drop-down
list, select the required pre-boot environment to perform the Distribute Disk
Image task. By default, the Default Automation (Auto-select) type is selected.
13. (Optional) Click Advanced to resize partitions and set additional options. See
Distribute disk image-resizing on page 166. Click OK.
14. Click Next.
15. (Optional) Set Return Codes. See Setting up return codes on page 193.
16. Click Finish. The task appears in the Task list for the job. The disk image is
distributed when you run this task.
See also Deployment tasks on page 155.
Distributing a Mac image
You can deploy a Mac image using the Distribute Disk Image task.
This task deploys only .DMG files that were created using a Create Disk Image task. The
Distribute Disk Image task cannot deploy an image that was created by Apple Disk
Utility or the hdiutil tool.
To deploy a Mac image
1. Select the Select a disk image file option.
2. In the Name field, choose from one of the following options to add the path to the
Mac (.DMG) image:
Specify the share using the following format:
afp://server/sharepoint/path/filename.dmg
Provide credentials using the following format:
afp://username:password@server/sharepoint/path/filename.dmg
If no credentials for this server are provided in the automation configuration, the
guest account is used by default.
Warning!
These credentials are passed unencrypted and can be read by a network sniffer.
Caution
The captured disk image must be stored on an AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) share.
3. Select Automatically perform configuration task after completing this
imaging task to run the configuration task after the imaging task is complete.
4. Click Next. The Return Codes dialog appears.
5. (Optional) Set Return Codes. See Setting up return codes on page 193.
6. Click Finish. The task appears in the Task list for the job. The Mac image is
deployed when you run this task.