Hello all,
I've posted responses a few times here, but I think this is my first question. I'm looking into deploying NetBoot in a good sized network (about 500 Macs out of about 5000 computers). I know I have the subnet issue to deal with. I'm working with our networking group to get that straightened out. I do have three NICs on different subnets installed in a Tiger Server to get me up and running on the three main subnets that I support.
I'm using diskless NetBoot for remote troubleshooting and upgrades.
I have NetBoot working with multiple images, but only one works well in our DNS environment- a Panther image made from a firewire drive.
By working well, I mean that the client will boot and get assigned a hostame like NetBoot020. I can ping, ssh, connect with ARD, etc. by using NetBoot020 as the hostname. The next client that boots will automatically receive the hostname NetBoot021, the next NetBoot022 and so on. This is my desired behavior.
The new PowerBooks require 10.4.3 and will not boot from my working Panther NetBoot image. I have been successful in creating a new Tiger NetBoot image except this hostname/DNS issue. Clients booted from my Tiger image get kNotSet in the sharing System Preferences Pane, or maybe NetBootxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where the x's are the IP address assigned by our QIP DNS system.
How can I set up an image master so that images created from it have the desired hostname? I really like the serial numbering seen in the Panther image, how can I recreate that?
Thanks in advance, let me know if I can provide any additional info.