NetBoot image reports errors in Disk utility

I am running all the latest greatest updates to Tiger Server. I have setup a computer just for NetBoots. I created the images properly. I can boot the images with no issue. The images were created as troubleshooting boot volumes instead of using physical hards drives when trouble comes up. When I open Disk Utility while booted in the NetBoot image, choose to Verify the actual physical disk within the computer that has problems, I get the message "Verify volume failed with error Could not unmount disk." The same message is given when you attempt to repair the disk as well, however it says Repair volume. At any rate, I have booted a known good computer and used Disk Utility on the good computer, and the same error message is given. My assumption is that I can boot via the network to a known good system, and then repair hard drives that need repair. It should work right"?
None Mac OS X (10.4.7) Tiger Server 10.4.

Is the Netboot image 'diskless'? If it isn't, the Netboot image is using the local Hard Drive to save some of the image's preferences that are always in use by the Operating System.

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I am getting the "underlying task reported failure on exit." every time I click the verify disk button in DU.
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