NetRestore problem reading installation disc

I am using a NetInstall on a Mountain Lion server, fully patched. I created an NetRestore image of a 15-inch MacBook Pro Mid 2012 by connecting it to the server in target disk mode using System Image Utility. I then booted another 15-inch MBP Mid-2012 holding the option key and selected the image disk I had just created, but I receive the following error message after selecting the image:
There was a problem reading the Mac OS X installation disc. Carefully clean the disc, and then try reinstalling.
I don't think I have a communication problem, because I can create a NetInstall image and succesfully install to another machine. This only happens with a NetRestore image.

That's just a "catch all" error (and an old one at that) for something really bad happened.
Bring up the install log to find (hopefully) more detailed information about the error.

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