About NetBoot Read this important information before you install NetBoot 2 v.2.0.2 software on your Mac OS X Server. Netboot 2 software is compatible with Mac OS X Server.
NetBoot features have been extended in this release of NetBoot 2. Early NetBoot capable Macintoshes will not be able to use the new feature of obtaining IP addresses from a DHCP server. Newer Macintoshes are all NetBoot capable, although some will need the latest Open Firmware Update to use DHCP. You can obtain the Open Firmware Update at www.apple.com/support. You should run the proper Update on all Macintoshes you plan to use for NetBoot. Refer to the Admin Guide.pdf on the Mac OS X Server CD for more detailed information about this new feature of NetBoot and for system requirements for your NetBoot client machines.
You must install the NetBoot client image provided on this CD. Earlier or updated versions will not have the necessary modifications for the new NetBoot features.
By default, the NetBoot client image searches for a Macintosh Manager server. The NetBoot client image also contains a default user that allows you to get to the Finder when a Macintosh Manager server can't be found. The default user name is NBUser with the password netboot.
To use NetBoot with the earliest Macintoshes you will need to configure NetBoot 1.0 in the NetBoot Setup Assistant.
For more information about NetBoot and Mac OS X Server, visit this Apple Web site:
For the latest information about this release of Mac OS X Server, open Server Admin Help or Macintosh Manager Help and click More. For the latest news about a particular service, click the service icon in Server Admin, choose Help from the pop-up menu, and then click More. For QuickTime Streaming Server, click the question-mark button in Streaming Server Admin, and then click More.
For information about the support available for this product, see the Professional Software Support Guide included with Mac OS X Server.