Deployment Solution 221
Chapter 19
Mac Imaging
Deployment Solution supports native imaging of Mac PowerPC and Intel-based
computers. Using an OS X Server to provide the boot image, Deployment Solution can
capture and deploy images to most Mac computers.
Requirements:
z A Mac computer to provide the source for the automation image. Instructions for
creating this image are contained in Creating an Automation Image (page 221). A
separate image is required for PowerPC and Intel-based computers.
z OS X Server. Instructions for enabling NetBoot to provide the boot image are
contained in Configuring the NetBoot Service (page 223).
z One of more AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) shares to host disk images.
Use of OS X is subject to the Apple license agreements, see your operating system
documentation for information.
Process Overview
The following provides a basic overview of the Mac imaging configuration process:
1. Create an automation image. This image is a standard OS X operating system with
the Deployment Agent installed and configured for automation.
2. Enable NetBoot. This is an OS X Server feature that enables network booting similar
to PXE Server.
3. Add your automation image as the default NetBoot image.
When an imaging job is assigned to a Mac computer, the Mac agent in the production
operating system shuts the computer down and instructs it to restart and contact your
NetBoot server.
When the NetBoot server is contacted, the automation image is loaded, and then the
Deployment Agent inside this image starts and contacts your Deployment Server.
The computer then receives any automation jobs assigned.
Creating an Automation Image
The automation operating system is a basic OS X image with the Deployment Agent
installed. To create an automation image, complete the following procedures:
z Step 1: Configure a Source Computer (page 222)
z Step 2: Provide Credentials to Access Images (page 222)
z Step 3: Image the Source Computer (page 223)
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