Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 512)

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4 Enter an Image ID.
The Image ID lets you mount multiple identical disk images (on multiple servers) without
each of them showing up in a client’s Startup Disk control panel or pane. All the images with
the same image name and ID will be listed only once.
5 Choose the default language for the system: English, French, German, or Japanese.
6 (Optional) Enter the default user name, short name, and password (in both the Password
and Verify fields) to create a default user account.
Entering a default name and password creates a user account that anyone can use to log in to
the disk image. Users that have their own accounts can also log in with their own names and
passwords. The default user is created with administrator privileges for the client computer.
7 Click Create Image.
If you haven’t inserted a Mac OS X installer CD, you will be prompted to do so.
The image file is created and saved in a NetBoot image folder in the following location,
where x is the volume number and imagename is the Image Name you provided:
/Library/NetBoot/NetBootSPx/imagename.nbi/
Creating Custom Packages for Network Install
You can use Package Maker to create additional packages to include with an installer disk
image. Package Maker is included with the Mac OS X Server product on the Mac OS X Server
Administration Tools CD, at the following location:
NetBoot, Network Install ƒ/ImageManipulation ƒ
Use PropertyListEditor to update the property list file to include your custom packages. See
“Including Packages in an Installer Disk Image” on page 512.
Including Packages in an Installer Disk Image
Use PropertyListEditor to update the property list (.plist) file of the installer disk image to
include packages with the installer. PropertyListEditor is included with the Mac OS X Server
product on the Mac OS X Server Administration Tools CD, at the following location:
NetBoot, Network Install ƒ/ImageManipulation ƒ
To update the property list to include packages in an installer disk image:
1 Make sure the disk image file (.dmg) is unlocked.
In the Finder, select the image file and choose Show Info from the File menu. If the file is
locked, click the Locked checkbox to unlock it.
2 Double-click the image file to mount the Mac OS X image on your server.