Netrestore Not Working (client sees image)

[bloomage]

Hi All,
I've got a server i'm setting up to do one thing and I can't get it to work!
Here are the details:
I have a new mac mini with 10.8 server
I am trying to make this a net restore server. (we get new macs, and have a custom image that i want to install on them)
I have created an image using a spare volume on an external hard drive.
I used the server app to "Create Netrestore image from volume"
I have placed the image in the correct folder as all of the client computers can see the image in the startup disk preference pane
But when they reboot, i get the flashing globe and then it boots to the internal OS
I have the client directly connected over ethernet to the server's ethernet port (the client is a macbook air so i am using a thunderbolt to ethernet adapter

No firewall on the mini

It has a self assigned IP address, using DHCP

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Mike Bloom

 

[Mattie Num Nums]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4178?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Check that KB out first to make sure your use of Net Restore is correct. My setup is a Netinstall image with a Minimal Base OS as the Netboot image and then of course image from there via Casper but you could use anything to image like CCC or Disk Utility from there.

 

[osxman1970]

I had a similar problem, which was fixed by configuring the mac server and clients to be on the same subnet. all works fine now.
From what I understand, if you want to image across subnets you need to allow BSDP across subnets.

 

[DJLC]

Not very experienced with NetRestore, but I've never been able to get it to work with a custom image. DeployStudio is great, though.