Other Small Tasks Before Getting Started

You will need to do a few overhead tasks to install software, find some PDFs, and so on. You can do these tasks now, or do them in your spare moments when you need a study break during the first few chapters of the book. But do these early, so that if you do stumble upon an installation problem, you have time to work through it before you need a particular tool.

Register (for free) at the Cisco Learning Network (CLN, http://learningnetwork.cisco.com) and join the CCNA Data Center study group. This mailing list allows you to lurk and participate in discussions about CCNA DC topics, for both the DCICN and DCICT exams. Register, join the group, and set up an email filter to redirect the messages to a separate ...

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