Ok here is my basic note on images and using the xserver to fire them out (whatever).
Saving the image
With the machine you wish to image
Start up pressing t for target disk mode.
Let go at symbol
Connect firewire to machine and control machine
Start control machine
Make sure the hardrive is named differently to the imaging drive.
Connect to server xserve
Open share folder Mac Software (you may have something else but it is where I store the net restore software)
Copy net restore zip to desktop
Close share
Double click zip
When folder appears remove zip
Click into net restore folder
Double click on net restore helper
On Master Image Tab
Select source from master disk pull down
Make sure the following are ticked:-
Read only compressed
Skip file level restore checksuming
Skip multicast restore with processing
Click on padlock (bottom left of window)
Click on create master image and select location to create into. Give the file a sensible name e.g. admin_iMac_0908_9e25
Wait and make sure Norton is not running or cancelled.
Ok now to build a machine from an image:-
To build a machine from the server use n on boot up until you see the globe
Select appropriate image
Tell it to go.
On machine image use build number e.g. 9e17 = Mac OS X 10.5.4
