Mac OS X Server 10.3, 10.4: NetBoot images over 2 GB cause kernel panic when served via HTTP

Symptom

Clients experience kernel panic when using a NetBoot image served via HTTP.

Because the same image may work normally when served via NFS, this issue is especially notable when changing an image from NFS to HTTP.

Solution

Use either of these workarounds:

• Use NFS to serve images larger than 2 Gb.
• Compress the image. If the compressed image is 2 Gb or smaller, you can serve it via HTTP.