Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems Guide to Operating Systems Third Edition Objectives After reading this chapter and completing the exercises you will be ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation
After reading this chapter and completing the exercises you will be able to
Understand the overall process of operating system installation and upgrading
Prepare for operating system installation and understand the factors involved in making the decision to upgrade
3 Objectives (continued)
Install and upgrade the following operating systems and understand the various options presented in
Windows 2000 Server and Professional
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
NetWare 6.0 and 6.5
Mac OS X
4 Objectives (continued)
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and understand the basic differences between UNIX-type installation and those of other operating systems covered in this chapter
Review upgrading from one version to the next
5 Installing an Operating System
Varies from one OS to another
Certain features common to all installations
Installation involves
Checking the computer - meets or exceeds the hardware and/or software requirements for the OS
Ensuring that all equipment is powered on and operating correctly
6 Installing an Operating System (continued)
Floppy disks or CDs on hand
Understanding the general features of the OS
Up-to-date device drivers
Pertinent information available about your computer and peripheral devices
7 Installing an Operating System (continued)
May need to provide
Where to install the operating system
Type of installation
Information about you, your company, and your computer
Licensing information
Which components of the OS you want to install
8 Preparing for Installation
PC must be working correctly
Fix any defective hardware
Hardware turned on and ready for use
Information available about your hardware
9 Preparing for Installation (continued)
Obtain any special drivers
Many operating systems have minimum hardware requirements
Hardware compatibility list (HCL)
list that contains names and models for all hardware supported by the OS
10 Preparing for Installation (continued)
Enough time to complete OS installation
11 Upgrading an Operating System
General upgrade considerations
Backup and safety procedures
Specific steps to upgrade
12 Preparing for an Upgrade
Is upgrade necessary?
Information about system that may be needed during the upgrade
Make a complete backup of your current system and data before upgrading
13 Preparing for an Upgrade (continued)
Consider
whether you need to upgrade
whether the time is right to upgrade
Microsoft offers pre-releases in the form of alpha, beta, and release candidate (RC)
14 Preparing for an Upgrade (continued)
Production computer
computer used to perform real work
If unavailable would cause a loss of productivity
Check the computer against the requirements of the new OS
15 Preparing for an Upgrade (continued)
Keep records of custom software
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
rules on accessing databases
some databases may not be accessible when you upgrade
16 Making Backups Before Upgrades
Backup
copying files from a computer to another medium
important part of day-to-day computer operation
most operating systems have a backup utility
17 Making Backups Before Upgrades (continued)
Considerations when backing up your information
close everything before starting a backup
have the software needed to restore the backups
actually make a full backup
new system is able to read your backup without problems
18 Conducting a Test Upgrade
Test an upgrade before you do it to a production computer
Upgrade test is to simulate what would happen in a real upgrade
Discover any problems that might occur
19 Conducting a Test Upgrade (continued)
Deal with any software issues that arise
Test the computer for a couple of days
Repeat the test installation process starting with a clean computer
all unnecessary software and hardware have been removed
20 Installing and Upgrading Windows 2000
Several ways to install
CD-ROMs
over the network
in unattended mode
21 Hardware Requirements
You will need at least the hardware recommended in Table 4-4
22 Installing Windows 2000
Project 4-2 addresses how Windows 2000 Setup works
HAL
hardware abstraction layer
consisting of the code that talks directly to the computers hardware
Windows Update feature available
23 Upgrading to Windows 2000
Upgrade from Windows 95/98
PC meets the minimum system requirements
Obtain new drivers for the devices
Decide if you want to upgrade to NTFS from FAT16 or FAT32
Password for the Administrator account
24 Upgrading to Windows 2000 (continued)
Obtain Windows 2000 drivers
Protocol of preference is TCP/IP
Use the steps on pages 190 and 191 to upgrade a Windows NT Server domain
25 Installing and Upgrading Windows XP
Windows XP stands for experience
Home and Professional versions
Professional version has more features
26 Hardware Requirements
It is important that your hardware is listed on the hardware compatibility list (HCL) for Windows XP
27 Installing Windows XP
Concept of activation
30 days to activate your copy of Windows XP
either by phone or online
activation linked solely to the BIOS
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
28 Upgrading to Windows XP
Upgrade from these operating systems
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows NT
Windows 2000
29 Upgrading to Windows XP (continued)
Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM
Wait for the Autorun program to automatically start the Setup program
Check system compatibility
30 Upgrading to Windows XP (continued)
Obtain product activation code from Microsofts Web site
31 Installing and Upgrading Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 is the next generation OS
32 Installing and Upgrading Windows Server 2003 (continued)
Products
Standard Edition
Enterprise Edition
Datacenter Edition
Web Edition
Small Business Server
33 Hardware Requirements 34 Installing Windows Server 2003
Place CD-ROM in drive and turn on PC
Very similar to install Windows 2000 Server
35 Upgrading to Windows Server 2003
Upgrade from Windows 2000 Server family to Windows Server 2003
Before you upgrade
backup your system
hardware is compatible
meets hardware requirements
obtain any needed drivers
36 Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 (continued)
Obtain the product activation code from Microsoft
37 Installing and Upgrading UNIX Linux
We will use red hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
Other versions of UNIX are very similar
38 Installing Linux
You will get a set of CD-ROMs in the package Install Red Hat from a CD-ROM
Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 from the CD-ROM
15 minutes to over one hour to install
You do not need to make partitions or format your disk ahead of time
39 Upgrading Linux
Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
Upgrades from any version should work
Upgrade is similar to an installation
40 Installing and Upgrading NetWare 6.5
Steps for NetWare 6.5 are very similar to those for NetWare 6.0
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