Fail to re-image my Mac Pro

Thanks for reading. Recently, I have troubles re-imaging a few Mac Pro at my office. We store the image file on network and it works fine, at least for most of the Mac Pro except two. When we select the startup disk, these 2 Mac Pro will not proceed for the re-imaging process as others do. Instead, they just reboot back into their existing Mac OS. I have tried starting up in the safe mode but still the same reason. We checked these 2 workstations and they should have no troubles accessing the network. Any idea?
Many thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Au from Hong Kong

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System Log Report
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: System Sleep
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: Started CPU 01
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: Started CPU 02
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: Started CPU 03
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: System Wake
Jan 30 10:43:04 Macintosh kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Jan 30 10:43:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: Intel8254x -- Link Up -- 00:17:f2:07:af:71 -- called by interruptOccurred() --
Jan 30 10:43:06 Macintosh configd[43]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Jan 30 10:43:10 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Advertisement Register (04d) = 0xde1
Jan 30 10:43:10 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Ability Register (05d) = 0xcde1
Jan 30 10:43:10 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Gigabit Advertisement Register (09d) = 0xe00
Jan 30 10:43:10 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Gigabit Link Partner Ability Register (10d) = 0x7c00
Jan 30 10:43:10 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- PHY Specific Status Register (17d) = 0xaf08
Jan 30 10:43:10 Macintosh kernel[0]: Intel8254X -- Negotiated Speed: 1 Gb/s, Duplex: Full, Flow Control: Receive Pause Enabled, Transmit Pause Enabled
Jan 30 10:43:11 Macintosh lookupd[3328]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Fri Jan 30 10:43:11 2009
Jan 30 10:43:12 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to connect: BEEPError 600 (could not bind socket)
Jan 30 10:43:12 Macintosh crashdump[3329]: WindowServer crashed
Jan 30 10:43:13 Macintosh crashdump[3329]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/WindowServer.crash.log
Jan 30 10:43:13 Macintosh configd[43]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Jan 30 10:43:13 Macintosh lookupd[3330]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Fri Jan 30 10:43:13 2009
Jan 30 10:43:14 Macintosh kernel[0]: AFPSleepWakeHandler: waking up
Jan 30 10:43:16 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:43:16 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:48:16 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:48:16 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
<== this is the manual restart at 10:52 ==>
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: 64 bit mode enabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: vmpagebootstrap: 1230515 free pages
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: migtable_maxdispl = 71
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: 79 prelinked modules
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI CA 20060421
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: ready
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=2 LocalApicId=7 Enabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=3 LocalApicId=6 Enabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=4 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=5 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=6 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=7 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 01
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 02
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 03
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: B4C50221-5F1E-4039-A399-B8A077BADEC1
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleAHCI/PRT0 @0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDri ver/Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/AppleHFS_Untitled1@2
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 26849280 to: 10866176 (joffset 0xe8e000)
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8025 built-in now active, GUID 0016cbfffe7992ba; max speed s800.
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: hfs mount: enabling extended security on Phyllis_VII
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 7 orphaned unlinked files
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: PXS1: family specific matching fails
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV40HAL loaded and registered.
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: PXS1: family specific matching fails
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost memberd[46]: memberd starting up
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost xgridcontrollerd: Warning: the file /etc/xgrid/controller/client-password has incorrect permissions or ownership (must be 0600, and root/wheel). Password not read.
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost mDNSResponder-108.6 (Jul 19 2007 11: 41:28)[37]: starting
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost xgridcontrollerd: Warning: the file /etc/xgrid/controller/agent-password has incorrect permissions or ownership (must be 0600, and root/wheel). Password not read.
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost lookupd[47]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Fri Jan 30 10:52:01 2009
Jan 30 10:52:01 localhost DirectoryService[52]: Launched version 2.1 (v353.6)
Jan 30 10:52:02 localhost xgridcontrollerd: Warning: database file was not closed cleanly.
Jan 30 10:52:02 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk4s3 hfs 3391641B-2431-3F99-A77D-397F417615F1 Boot OSX [not mounted]
Jan 30 10:52:02 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk0s2 hfs C1617214-1C69-33DC-BC3F-1F7559B84120 Phyllis_VII /
Jan 30 10:52:02 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk2s3 hfs 3391641B-2431-3F99-A77D-397F417615F1 Boot OSX [not mounted]
Jan 30 10:52:03 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 1948672 to: 8487424 (joffset 0xba5000)
Jan 30 10:52:03 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntel8254XEthernet: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:07:af:70
Jan 30 10:52:03 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntel8254XEthernet: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:07:af:71
Jan 30 10:52:03 localhost configd[43]: No AirPort Driver found.
Jan 30 10:52:03 localhost lookupd[84]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Fri Jan 30 10:52:03 2009
Jan 30 10:52:03 localhost xgridcontrollerd: started.
Jan 30 10:52:03 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 37588480 to: 30012416 (joffset 0xe8e000)
Jan 30 10:52:04 localhost xgridcontrollerd: Database load completed.
Jan 30 10:52:04 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk1s2 hfs C7580D0F-35C6-3678-BC27-FFEBE31CCBAC 372 GB Bootable /Volumes/372 GB Bootable
Jan 30 10:52:05 localhost xgridagentd: Notice: agent maximum task count is 4
Jan 30 10:52:05 localhost xgridagentd: Notice: Jacks Computer started.
Jan 30 10:52:05 localhost xgridagentd: Notice: agent will bind to first available controller
Jan 30 10:52:05 localhost /usr/bin/open: kCGErrorRangeCheck : Window Server communications from outside of session allowed for root and console user only
Jan 30 10:52:05 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Jan 30 10:52:05 localhost loginwindow[95]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Jan 30 10:52:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: Intel8254x -- Link Up -- 00:17:f2:07:af:71 -- called by interruptOccurred() --
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Advertisement Register (04d) = 0xde1
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh configd[43]: setting hostname to "Macintosh.local"
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Ability Register (05d) = 0xcde1
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Gigabit Advertisement Register (09d) = 0xe00
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- Auto-Negotiation Gigabit Link Partner Ability Register (10d) = 0x7c00
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: -- PHY Specific Status Register (17d) = 0xaf08
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: Intel8254X -- Negotiated Speed: 1 Gb/s, Duplex: Full, Flow Control: Receive Pause Enabled, Transmit Pause Enabled
Jan 30 10:52:09 Macintosh configd[43]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-net work
Jan 30 10:52:09 Macintosh configd[43]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Jan 30 10:52:09 Macintosh lookupd[104]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Fri Jan 30 10:52:09 2009
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 3 orphaned unlinked files
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh kernel[0]: hfs mount: enabling extended security on 465.8-1 to -2RAID Set 1
Jan 30 10:52:06 Macintosh diskarbitrationd[45]: disk3 hfs EEEA9F73-B66F-3711-8AA4-A9008B69A26A 465.8-1 to -2RAID Set 1 /Volumes/465.8-1 to -2RAID Set 1
Jan 30 10:52:08 Macintosh configd[43]: target=enable-network: disabled
Jan 30 10:52:08 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:52:08 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:52:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:52:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:52:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:52:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:53:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:53:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:54:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:54:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:56:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:56:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:57:29 Macintosh /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner.app/Contents/Resources/ccchelper.app/Contents/MacOS/ccchelper: kCGErrorInvalidConnection : CGSGetNextEventRecord: Invalid connection
Jan 30 10:57:29 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Jan 30 10:57:30 Macintosh launchd: com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.9E385C48-1FFF-4A13-8F98-DF4033634CAE: exited abnormally: Abort trap
Jan 30 10:57:30 Macintosh launchd: com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.9E385C48-1FFF-4A13-8F98-DF4033634CAE: 9 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jan 30 10:57:30 Macintosh loginwindow[241]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Jan 30 10:57:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:57:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:58:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:58:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 10:59:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 10:59:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 11:01:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 11:01:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 11:02:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 11:02:38 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
Jan 30 11:03:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Unable to open: BEEPError 200 (Success)
Jan 30 11:03:23 Macintosh xgridagentd: Warning: error opening connection (Jacks Computer): Authentication failed
==== end====

Hello Alexandre,
First - thank you very much for taking time to offer thorough and informed advice.
However - as indicated in my last post, I have performed the first (and very basic) "test" - I checked to see if Xgrid was included in my network prefs and found that it was. I unchecked it because I don't have the setup to make use of processor resources on the other Mac I have in my home network. (And that other Mac is an old G4 eMac - not much help anyway!)
More specifically: it's apparent that I was using Xgrid "inappropriately" so I think the System Log really indicates that no connection can be found -because there isn't one!
I too still wonder about the "missing CPU 4" but, overall, I see no other indications that there's a problem. Activity Monitor shows all four CPU cores and they're all showing activity. I have not seen (or noticed) this in prior System Log reports so, if I see this again - I'll renew efforts to find it's significance and take appropriate action.
I then put my Mac Pro to sleep, waited a bit, then depressed an arrow key: the machine woke from sleep normally. This "solves" the immediate problem of abnormal wakening - at least I'm satisfied that it does and will continue monitoring for any similar "misbehaviors."
Power Management: I have purposely avoided doing anything with Power Management once I had it set to my liking. That is, I set the screen to sleep in 1 hour, I set the hard drive to "never" (sleep) and only use the Sleep menu command to put the Mac Pro to sleep. My dictum is to "not fix what isn't proved to be broken." Again - if I continue to have problems or new problems crop up, I will then go ahead and start making changes such as those you mention. (Like deleting com.apple.PowerManagemetn.plist)
Next: I did already run permissions repair and may do so again anytime I see problems which could be connected to permissions. Since I have "taken Xgrid" out of the picture, I don't think this particular permissions issue is going to be a problem under my current set up.
CarbonCopyCloner: Here we have a bit of a conundrum. I need! to keep CCC "available" to run scheduled back up tasks. I was given (a very expensive) 1TB wireless backup drive for Xmas and - through long trial and error - found that CCC is the most appropriate back up application for that drive.
For now: I consider that the problem is a bug in CCC and will contact Mr. Bombich about this.
Again: I do appreciate your pointing out this and the other things. You have helped me think through what could have been a very complex process in trouble shooting.
I think that my issue turned out to be simple: I may have accidentally touched the wrong key or key combination when I moved to wake the Mac Pro from sleep. I think that Xgrid was a problem but that now seems to be eliminated. The Mac Pro is now waking normally - which was my original objective.
Oh, and just to be clear: I forgot to mention above that I did re-examine the System Log and there are now no signs of the items in the log I posted originally here.

MacPro backed up to Time Machine, added Mac Mini now get "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Jerry Booher's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use." error when Mac Pro tries to back up

MacPro backed up to Time Machine, added Mac Mini now get "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Jerry Booher’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use." error when Mac Pro tries to back up

It is standard Mountain Lion error due to the networking ability which is comparable to wet string. (actually that was lion.. it dried out some with Mountain Lion.. higher in the hills perhaps!!)
See C12 and C17
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
But many people are suffering the same issue..
And the above is even a little out of date.. you might need to do a reset to the TC.
Welcome to Apple's beta program for everyone.

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