Server Installation and Configuration Questions

Procedures and best practices for provisioning and configuring servers on bare metal and virtual hosts. Topics include planning and performing operating system installation for Linux and Windows servers, initial system configuration such as host naming Internet Protocol addressing partitioning time zone and locale, disk and volume management, firmware and driver considerations, post installation hardening including patching firewall configuration and service minimization, installing management agents, and creating reproducible images and automated provisioning pipelines. Candidates should be able to describe both manual installation workflows and automation approaches to reduce configuration drift and speed recovery.