1. A method for controlling operating system images for a group of diskless servers comprising: creating a binary image of an operating system on a random access memory (RAM) disk by assembly of a kernel, an operating system loader, configuration files, drivers, and data files; modifying configuration and kernel parameter files by automated operation; creating a common base operating system image for multiple servers using configuration information from a configuration file loaded at bootstrap loading; discovering and managing a set of diskless servers in conjunction with a server manageability interface and a boot server; and performing run-time configuration and management for the diskless server set including high-availability management, server and application health monitoring, and enforcing a security protocol between a network and a host server and individual diskless servers.