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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Stable release | 10.7.4 / 2012-05-09 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server |
| Type | remote administration |
| Website | apple.com/server/macosx/ |
System Image Utility is an application for making NetBoot and other image sets to be used with Mac OS X Server. It is available as part of the server admin tools package on a disc with the server software and as a download from Apple's website. There are several third-party applications that perform similar functions.
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