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- Understanding System Image Creation
- Integrating with Managed Preferences
- Customizing System Configuration
- Cloned Image: Overview and Preparation
- Cloned Image: Clean Up System
- Cloned Image: Create Restore Image
- Understanding System Image Utility (SIU)
- Creating Basic Images with SIU
- Modular Image Overview and Preparation
- Understanding SIU Workflows
- Building Modular NetRestore Images with SIU
- What Youve Learned
- References
- Review Quiz
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What You’ve Learned
- When defining requirements for a system image, you must take into consideration user requirements, computer-specific requirements, software update requirements, and the pros and cons of using a unified system image.
- Mac OS X’s managed preferences architecture is a more flexible alternative to including configuration settings in your system images.
- You can create a deployable Mac OS X system image by cloning a model system that you have already configured. The clone process can be performed manually with Disk Utility or automated with System Image Utility (SIU).
- You can use SIU to build a cleaner and easier-to-update system image by using prebuilt and custom installation packages.