We’ll be using NetInstall as the fleet of client systems need the firmware updater that comes with High Sierra.
Apple netboot server install#
Before setting it up, download the Install macOS High Sierra installer app into the /Applications directory from the App Store.
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The first step in doing so is to create a Network Disk Image (in this case 10.13), or the 10.9 installation media (which is the Install macOS Sierra bundle for this example). Use this option to restore an image that has been prepared.įor the purposes of this example, we’re going to use a macOS High Sierra (10.13) installer on a NetInstall server running on Server to boot a Mac over the network.
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Since the very first versions of macOS, the service has been called NetBoot and so the name remains at the command line, but is listed as NetInstall in the Server app. The NetBoot service allows administrators of Apple computers to leverage images hosted on a server to boot computers to a central location and put a new image on them, upgrade them and perform automations based on upgrades and images.