Build a new server
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Details on all the steps necessary to take a new (or old repurposed) piece of hardware and turn it into a happy functional server
Initial hardware setup
- Get the hardware racked and cabled (RobH)
- Get an IP and name (RobH)
- follow DNS How-To section to add the name/ip to DNS
- Set up DHCP with the MAC address / name info
- Get the switch set up to pass traffic to the host (Mark)