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Step 14NetBoot your Mac!
Now that we have the NetBoot Images we want/need... It would be a great idea to restart the server Mac so that we're out of the Root User account. Restarting will also assure that the NetBoot system will see our images correctly.
Once the Server is up and running and you've created at least one bootable image, go to one of your other Macs connected to the network via Ethernet cables. It won't work over WiFi.
Open System Preferences and select Startup Disk. If all went well, you'll see all the NetBoot sets applicable to your Mac. Select the one you want to boot into and click the Restart button.
If the boot fails, you'll likely get a System Panic; The box telling you to reboot in multiple languages. To get back to your regular Boot drive, reset and hold the Option key to select the hard drive. Note on some older Macs, you will have to reset the PRAM with Command-Option-P-R after reset. Now go and fiigure out what's wrong with your NetBoot files...
If all went well, you will be presented with whatever your NetBoot image has. Use the Startup Disk option under the Utilities menu of Install images or in System Preferences of normal images.
You should be well on your way now. I hope you enjoy your new setup!
Once the Server is up and running and you've created at least one bootable image, go to one of your other Macs connected to the network via Ethernet cables. It won't work over WiFi.
Open System Preferences and select Startup Disk. If all went well, you'll see all the NetBoot sets applicable to your Mac. Select the one you want to boot into and click the Restart button.
If the boot fails, you'll likely get a System Panic; The box telling you to reboot in multiple languages. To get back to your regular Boot drive, reset and hold the Option key to select the hard drive. Note on some older Macs, you will have to reset the PRAM with Command-Option-P-R after reset. Now go and fiigure out what's wrong with your NetBoot files...
If all went well, you will be presented with whatever your NetBoot image has. Use the Startup Disk option under the Utilities menu of Install images or in System Preferences of normal images.
You should be well on your way now. I hope you enjoy your new setup!
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