making images

jcombs_31 · #1 January 20th, 2005, 01:07 PM

I'd like to be able to create and restore images like ghost on windows. Is there a similar program for OSX. It would be much easier to do this from a workstation acting as a ghost server rather than trying to use external hard disks.

I've used disk utility with an external drive, but then you have to have a seperate OS installed for each type of mac to be able to boot from the external drive and drag the image over to the client machine. this is a pain and I'm looking for a better solution as I support many different macs.

Any help would be appreciated.

HateEternal · #2 January 20th, 2005, 01:23 PM

Check out BootCD http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15196

You can continue to use Diskcopy to make the image of your drive because it boots into a full 10.3.x enviroment from the CD. It is REALLY slow to boot, but it is the only solution that I know of other than having a panther server to do netboot with.

HateEternal · #3 January 20th, 2005, 02:58 PM

You could also use bombich's Carbon copy cloner to make your images fairly easily. Runs from your current OS install.

http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

jcombs_31 · #4 July 6th, 2005, 10:08 AM

Is there no network utility similar to that of ghost that you don't need a X server? There has to be an easier way than doing it one by one.

bobw · #5 July 6th, 2005, 10:57 AM

Take a look at NetRestore

jcombs_31 · #6 July 6th, 2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bobw

Take a look at NetRestore

I would still need netboot which requires a server as far as I know.

bobw · #7 July 6th, 2005, 12:17 PM

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50623094230186

jcombs_31 · #8 July 6th, 2005, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobw

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50623094230186

That didn't help.