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Objectives Identify different types and versions of Network Operating System and evaluate hardware requirements Create and format hard disk partitions using an appropriate file system for the target NOS Identify different methods for performing software installations Perform post-setup tasks such as installing additional drivers, configuring virtual memory, and performing system updates 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 2

Installation Procedures Network Operating Systems – Microsoft Windows Server Editions – *nix UNIX Linux Distros Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) Vendor Standards for Hardware 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 3

File Systems Partitions Bootloader File System Choices – Windows File Systems FAT / FAT32 NTFS – *nix File Systems ZFS ext3 – Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 4

Installation Methods Local Media Cross-network Installation Image-based Installation – Remote Installation Services (RIS) – Windows Deployment Services (WDS) – Ghost / Altiris 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 5

Driver Installation Source 32-bit versus 64-bit Device Manager modprobe 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 6

Virtual Memory Disk space used to supplement RAM Programs crash if there is not enough memory pagefile / swapfile Tuning 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 7

Patch Management Testing patches Windows Update Deployment server Linux package managers 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 8

Shut Down Close processes and complete disk writes in an orderly manner Rights Proper startup sequence for multiple servers 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 9

Review Identify different types and versions of Network Operating System and evaluate hardware requirements Create and format hard disk partitions using an appropriate file system for the target NOS Identify different methods for performing software installations Perform post-setup tasks such as installing additional drivers, configuring virtual memory, and performing system updates 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 10

Labs Lab 2 Installing an NOS Lab 3 Configuring an NOS 1.4 Installing an NOSSlide 11