What is a NetInstall image?

What is a NetInstall image?

What is a NetInstall image?

NetInstall images are specialized disk images designed to be hosted on a NetInstall server. A NetInstall client is any Mac that is using your NetInstall server to install an operating system or application package, restore an image, or stream an operating system.

What is NetRestore?

NetRestore is the tool used to actually restore your ASR image onto a target volume. It’s called NetRestore because it has the ability to restore ASR images either locally or over a network – either via AFP or HTTP.

How do I create a NetInstall image on a Mac?

The first step in this process is selecting the source you want to create the image from.

  1. Click the Source menu.
  2. Select Install OS X El Capitan from the Source menu.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Click the radio button next to NetInstall Image.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Click the Agree button.
  7. Click Next until you see Image Settings.

How do I create a NetBoot image on a Mac?

Create a NetBoot image

  1. Locate the disk image you created last week using AutoDMG and double click it.
  2. Open the System Image Utility.
  3. Click the Source menu, and select your disk image’s Macintosh HD volume.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Choose NeBoot Image.
  6. Click Next and agree to the software license.

What is Debian Netinstall?

A network install or netinst CD is a single CD which enables you to install the entire operating system. This single CD contains just the minimal amount of software to install the base system and fetch the remaining packages over the Internet.

What is Kali NetInstaller?

NetInstaller. This image can be used if you want the latest package every time you install Kali Linux or the standard installer image is too big to download. This image is very small because it does not contain a local copy of (meta)packages to install.

How do I NetBoot my macbook pro?

Restart your Mac while holding down the Option key. Holding down the Option key reveals all the drives, including NetInstall images, available for your Mac to startup from. Use the arrow keys to select your NetBoot image. Press the return key.

How do I set up NetInstall?

Instructions for Windows

  1. Download Netinstall from the downloads page.
  2. Download the RouterOS Main package from the downloads page;
  3. Disconnect your computer from WiFi, Ethernet, LTE, or any other type of connection!
  4. Configure a static IP address for your Ethernet interface, open Start, and select Settings:

What is NetBoot used for in macOS?

NetBoot is a service from Apple that allows Macs to boot from a network rather than a local hard drive. It is based on work from the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) and works very similarily the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).

What is Deploystudio?

Deploy Studio is a free open-source deployment suite that offers imaging, management for apps and settings, and more. deploystudio.com/ 495,115.

What is netrestore image and how do I use it?

A NetRestore Image will wipe the contents of your hard drive and replace it with the contents of the NetRestore Image. If your client Mac is not a Mac that you have a backup of or which you can’t afford to lose the contents of, be very careful which image you select in the next exercise.

What is the difference between a NetBoot and a netrestore image?

A NetBoot Image will make no changes to your local hard drive. Your operating system will be delivered to your Mac from your server and will be run over your network. A NetRestore Image will wipe the contents of your hard drive and replace it with the contents of the NetRestore Image.

NetInstall images are a special kind of disk image, similar to what you might create using the Disk Utility, that makes it possible to boot your Mac up using a network connection rather than a local hard drive. (More on using the System Image Utility to create an image later.) There are four types of NetInstall images.

What is a NetInstall server?

The NetInstall server acts as a repository for NetInstall images, hosts the NetInstall service, and delivers NetInstall images to NetInstall clients. NetInstall images are specialized disk images designed to be hosted on a NetInstall server.