Thread: The Server Operating System

You can also need to install server operating system. You need either the disk distribution CD-ROM disks or access to a copy of them over the network and some more as follows:

• The product key: The installation program will ask you to enter the product key during the installation to prove that you have a legal copy of the software. If you have the actual CD-ROM disks, the product key should be on a sticker attached to that CD.

• Manuals: If the operating system came with the printed manuals, you should them handy.



• A startup diskette: If you are installing on a brand new server, you need some way to boot the computer. Depending on the NOS version you are installing and the capabilities of the server computer, you may be able to boot the computer directly from the CD-ROM distribution disk.

• Your license type: You are purchasing a Microsoft operating system on per-server or a per-server basis. You need to know which plan you have when you install the NOS.

Other Software

In most cases the installation program should be able to automatically configure your server hardware devices and install appropriate dri verso Then you Just need the driver disks that came with your devices, such as network interface card, SCSI devices, CD¬ROM drives, printers or scanners and so on.