Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it.

Built on the latest synchronization technology available, CCC version 3.1 delivers a high fidelity backup of your data. With performance enhancements and the new "bootability" verification, it's now faster and easier than ever to create an up-to-date, bootable backup of your Macintosh.

New in Carbon Copy Cloner 3.1:

• Implemented rsync 3.0.0 to provide even greater fidelity when backing up using the "Incremental backup of selected items" backup method
• Improved the wording of options in the interface to make it more clear what CCC is doing
• Implemented "bootability" verification -- CCC now reports whether the backup volume will be bootable based upon the options you have chosen
• Several minor enhancements and bug fixes

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NetRestore 3.4. Meeting your mass deployment needs for over 5 years.

New in NetRestore 3.4

• Release for Leopard compatibility. NetRestore 3.4 and later will be Leopard-only (though like previous releases, it will restore pre-Leopard OSes)
• Windows deployment is now handled by Apple Software Restore (native tools vs. third-party tools) -- Windows can now be deployed via multicast. In general, the mechanics of Windows deployment are now nearly identical to those of Mac OS X deployment.
• Dual-boot deployment is handled entirely by interface-driven tools, no longer need to rely on shell scripts for pre-partitioning and restoring NTFS volumes
• Added support for FAT32 (though its use is discouraged)
• Windows deployment is more robust in regards to managing the MBR. Also added Vista support.
• NetRestore Helper now creates Universal, Leopard-based NetInstall-Restore sets
• Windows master images are now created with hdiutil (native tools vs. third-party tools) -- compression and checksumming is now supported

Understanding the content of the DHCP and BSDP communication between NetBoot servers and NetBoot clients can provide excellent insight for troubleshooting the NetBoot process. In this article I explain the components of a typical DHCP packet, dig deeper into the vendor options and BSDP-specific options, then I describe the NetBoot process from the NetBoot server perspective.

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