Create package-only images in System Image Utility on Mac
Images without an operating system can contain configuration profiles, scripts, or packages. These images are useful when you want to run a script or install a package on many computers at once. You can also install configuration profiles without using a mobile device management (MDM) solution.
Create a package-only image
In the System Image Utility app
on your Mac, click the Source pop-up menu, choose “Package-only (no OS) installation,” then click Next.Read the macOS License Agreement. If you agree, click Agree to continue.
Click the Add button
to add configuration profiles, packages, or scripts to your image, then click Next.Click the Remove button
to remove any items.(Optional) Specify system configuration options, then click Next.
To learn more about computer naming and ByHost preferences, see System Configuration settings.
(Optional) Click the Add button
to bind the recipients of this image to a directory server, then click Next.To learn more about binding to a directory server using System Image Utility, see Bind to a directory service.
(Optional) Choose to automatically install on a specific volume and whether to erase the volume, and set the system language.
To learn more about automating installations, see Configure automation settings.
Enter a network disk name and description, select how the image number is to be assigned, then click Next.
To learn more about defining image settings, see Define image settings.
(Optional) Select the computer models that can start up using this image, then click Next.
To learn more about restricting computer models, see Manage supported computer models.
(Optional) Click the Add button
or click Import to add MAC addresses to an allow or deny list, then click Next.In the Save As dialog, choose where to save the image (you can move it later), then click Save.
If NetInstall service is configured on an Ethernet network port and the Server app is set to serve images from a volume, the NetInstall service share point folder NetBootSPn appears in the pop-up menu.