Chapter Review

1. What are the advantages of using NetBoot?

2. What are three ways to configure the network startup disk?

3. Which network protocols are used during the NetBoot startup sequence? What components are delivered over each of these protocols?

4. What is a NetBoot shadow file?

5. What are the major differences between NetBoot, NetInstall, and NetRestore?

Answers

1. Because NetBoot unifies and centralizes the system software that NetBoot clients use, software configuration and maintenance are reduced to a minimum. A single change to a NetBoot image propagates to all client computers on the next startup. NetBoot also decouples the system software from the computer, decreasing potential time invested in software troubleshooting.

2. A ...

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