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LECTURE # 1
Zakaria Abukari
OUTLINE
• Introduction
• What makes a computer a server or client computer is the software installed on it.
• A server-based network is the best network for sharing resources and data, while
providing centralized network security for those resources and data.
Servers: Selecting a Server
• Hardware specifications
• Server OS
Servers: Selecting a Server hardware specs
• Processor
• Memory
• Storage
• Network
Server OS vs. Client Operating Systems
Processor 1.4 GHz 64-bit CPU 3.1 GHz or faster 64-bit multicore
Memory 512 MB RAM 2 GB RAM or more
Available disk 32 GB 60 GB or more for the system partition
space PCI Express SATA, SAS, or SCSI disk controller
(PATA/IDE not supported)
Network interface PCI Express Gigabit (10/100/1000 PCI Express Gigabit (1000 BaseT) Ethernet Adapter
card BaseT) Ethernet Adapter supporting supporting PXE boot
PXE boot
Additional drives DVD drive (required only if installing Optical Storage DVD drive
from DVD media)
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