Identifying Pre-installation Tasks

Circling back to the installation prerequisites mentioned earlier, you should list four tasks when asked to name the key parts of the pre-installation process. There’s a fifth, however, that will serve you well to remember and is the last item included on this list:

1. Identify system requirements.

2. Identify installation requirements.

3. Identify networking options.

4. Check device drivers.

5. Review documentation and release notes.

Let’s review these one at a time. They’re not rocket science, but in preparing for the exam, sometimes the trick is knowing how simple the answers to some questions should be.

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