Create a NetBoot, NetInstall, or NetRestore volume
Learn how to create network startup volumes for Mac computers that support them.
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Computers that support network startup volumes
These Mac models support starting up from a NetBoot, NetInstall, or NetRestore volume:
MacBook Pro introduced in 2017 or earlier
MacBook Air introduced in 2017 or earlier
MacBook introduced in early 2016 or earlier
Mac mini introduced in 2014 or earlier
iMac introduced in 2017 or earlier
Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or earlier
Create a network startup volume
If your Mac supports network startup volumes, you can use either of these utilities to create the volume:
System Image Utility, which is available at /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/.
The command-line utility
imagetool. For information about this utility, enter this command in Terminal:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/System\ Image\ Utility.app/Contents/MacOS/imagetool
The network volume must contain a version and build of macOS that is compatible with the Mac using it. To prevent a Mac from trying to start up from an incompatible network volume, use the Filter Computer Models workflow action with System Image Utility.
