Does anyone know of a NetBoot server that runs on the 'desktop' edition of OS X, or even better, Linux? (BSD or Darwin would be acceptable as well.) I just need to host one NetBoot image (a restore image,) that will only be accessed by one computer at a time. I know that the image works just as I want it to when hosted on an OS X server, but I need to put it on a lower-end computer that can do double-duty as a desktop machine. (My client is willing to take the hit for those few times that the restore is needed.)
This is for a computer lab that needs to do restores a couple times a month on a machine or two, not one that needs to be constantly working off NetBoot; so a dedicated NetBoot server is out of the question. There current server is a simple file/print affair running Linux on commodity x86 hardware; but they could press a Mac desktop into double-duty. They would also be willing to install another OS on the server should it be necessary. (For example, if there is a NetBoot server for Darwin, but not Linux.)
From a personal side, I would like to know about a NetBoot server on the 'desktop' OS X for use in my own house, but the one above is more important.
This is for a computer lab that needs to do restores a couple times a month on a machine or two, not one that needs to be constantly working off NetBoot; so a dedicated NetBoot server is out of the question. There current server is a simple file/print affair running Linux on commodity x86 hardware; but they could press a Mac desktop into double-duty. They would also be willing to install another OS on the server should it be necessary. (For example, if there is a NetBoot server for Darwin, but not Linux.)
From a personal side, I would like to know about a NetBoot server on the 'desktop' OS X for use in my own house, but the one above is more important.