System Image Utility
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System Image Utility is an application for making NetBoot
and other image sets
to be used with Mac OS X Server
. It is available as part of the server admin tools package on a disc
with the server software and as a download from Apple's website. There are several third party applications that perform similar functions.
NetBoot
NetBoot is a technology from Apple which enables Macs with capable firmware to boot from a network, rather than a local hard disk or optical disc drive. NetBoot is a derived work from the Bootstrap Protocol , and is similar in concept to the Preboot Execution Environment...
and other image sets
Disk image
A disk image is a single file or storage device containing the complete contents and structure representing a data storage medium or device, such as a hard drive, tape drive, floppy disk, CD/DVD/BD, or USB flash drive, although an image of an optical disc may be referred to as an optical disc image...
to be used with Mac OS X Server
Mac OS X Server
Mac OS X Server is a Unix server operating system from Apple Inc. The server edition of Mac OS X is architecturally identical to its desktop counterpart, except that it includes work group management and administration software tools...
. It is available as part of the server admin tools package on a disc
Optical disc
In computing and optical disc recording technologies, an optical disc is a flat, usually circular disc which encodes binary data in the form of pits and lands on a special material on one of its flat surfaces...
with the server software and as a download from Apple's website. There are several third party applications that perform similar functions.