Is it possible to create & deploy a diskless netboot image of a windows volume (NTFS or FAT32).
I would like to be able to boot an XP image from a server, in order to use Symantec Ghost for imaging dual-boot intel macs. I have created a Windows live CD (using Bart PE), including Ghost, which I used to successfully create and deploy a dual-boot image (using -ir switch).
So far I have been able to:
- Create an image of a NTFS windows volume with NetRestore Helper 3.3.2
- Restore an image of a NTFS windows volume with NetRestore 3.3.2
- Create a NetInstall set of a NTFS windows volume with NetRestore Helper 3.3.2
- Create a .dmg image of a Windows partition using Disk Utility
- Create a netboot image of a windows partition using System Image Utility
- Create a .dmg image of a windows live (Bart PE) CD
- Create a netboot image of a windows live (Bart PE) CD
However, I have not yet been able to netboot any Windows image successfully. In the Netboot settings in Server Admin, the NetInstall images created using NetRestore Helper display as Intel architecture (cannot boot diskless). The Netboot images created using System Image Utility display as PowerPC architecture. I can enable the image on the Server, but the client intel mac will not netboot the windows image. It works fine with OS X images.
I am using using two intel Macbooks to test dual-boot deployment solutions, one of which is running Mac OS X Server 10.4.8.
I have searched the usual forums, but have not been able to find any solutions.
Any advice, help or ideas will be much appreciated!
I would like to be able to boot an XP image from a server, in order to use Symantec Ghost for imaging dual-boot intel macs. I have created a Windows live CD (using Bart PE), including Ghost, which I used to successfully create and deploy a dual-boot image (using -ir switch).
So far I have been able to:
- Create an image of a NTFS windows volume with NetRestore Helper 3.3.2
- Restore an image of a NTFS windows volume with NetRestore 3.3.2
- Create a NetInstall set of a NTFS windows volume with NetRestore Helper 3.3.2
- Create a .dmg image of a Windows partition using Disk Utility
- Create a netboot image of a windows partition using System Image Utility
- Create a .dmg image of a windows live (Bart PE) CD
- Create a netboot image of a windows live (Bart PE) CD
However, I have not yet been able to netboot any Windows image successfully. In the Netboot settings in Server Admin, the NetInstall images created using NetRestore Helper display as Intel architecture (cannot boot diskless). The Netboot images created using System Image Utility display as PowerPC architecture. I can enable the image on the Server, but the client intel mac will not netboot the windows image. It works fine with OS X images.
I am using using two intel Macbooks to test dual-boot deployment solutions, one of which is running Mac OS X Server 10.4.8.
I have searched the usual forums, but have not been able to find any solutions.
Any advice, help or ideas will be much appreciated!