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Chapter 11 Working with NetBoot Service and System Images 175
Port Record Array
An array of the following items is included in the NetBoot service settings for each
network port on the server set to deliver images.
Enabling NetBoot 1.0 for Older NetBoot Clients
If you want older computers, such as tray-loading iMac or Power Macintosh G3 (Blue
and White), to use NetBoot, you need to enable NetBoot 1.0. You may do so by using
the nicl tool.
To enable NetBoot:
$ sudo nicl . create /config/dhcp old_netboot_enabled
port_list
$ sudo killall bootpd
Note: NetBoot 1.0 and 2.0 can run on the same network interface simultaneously.
netBootImagesRecordsArray:
_array_index:<n>:IsEnabled
Sets whether the image is available to NetBoot
(or Network Image) clients.
netBootImagesRecordsArray:
_array_index:<n>:IsInstall
yes specifies a network installation image;
no specifies a NetBoot image.
Parameter (netboot:) Description
Parameter (netboot:) Description
netBootPortsRecordsArray:_array_index:<m>:
isEnabledAtIndex
First parameter in an array
describing a network interface
available for responding to
netboot requests.
Default =
"no"
netBootPortsRecordsArray:_array_index:<m>:
nameAtIndex
Default = "<devname>"
Example: "Built-in
Ethernet"
netBootPortsRecordsArray:_array_index:<m>:
deviceAtIndex
Default = "<dev>"
Example: "en0"
Parameter Description
port_list
List of ports you want to enable for NetBoot 1.0, formatted
like:
en0 en1 en2.