I believe that if you install MAC OS Server, it will cache installs for other machines on your network.
On 11 December 2015 at 16:49, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem with this approach is that each time an update is released, > you have to recreate the install in order to keep it up to date. Using the > recovery method, though it takes longer, always installs the newest > operating system right away. > Original message: > >> You could always download El Capitan from the app store, then use >> createinstallmedia (in the resources folder) to create a USB installer. >> Then boot from that and install. >> > > Bill >> >>> On Dec 11, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> > Nice work, Mike. >>> >> > As you discovered, the Erase function of Disk Utility now allows you to >>> choose the partition scheme. The Partition function allows you to >>> partition disks. >>> >> > I love the idea of using the Recovery HD from a USB drive, and I’m glad to >>> see that the Recovery Disk Assistant still works, but that’s still as many >>> copies downloaded from the Interwebs as Macs to upgrade. One of those Macs >>> would have to be a cache to mitigate this. For three Macs, you’d only have >>> to download the operating system twice. >>> >> > In case you missed it, the recovery image was itself updated; I hope you >>> didn’t do a software update to find that there was a newer image >>> available. The update only applies a fixed recovery image, though, and it >>> would be easy enough to recreate your drive. >>> >> > As to the OS itself, even after 10.11.2, I’m still gritting my teeth a >>> lot. 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