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# Get Started

Administrate and manage NSO.

## Installation and Deployment

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Local Install</strong></td><td>Install NSO for test and evaluation use.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/installation-and-deployment/local-install.md">Local Install</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>System Install</strong></td><td>Install NSO for production system-wide use.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/installation-and-deployment/system-install.md">System Install</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Post-install Actions</strong></td><td>Perform post-install actions after installing NSO.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions.md">Post-Install Actions</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Containerized NSO</strong></td><td>Deploy NSO using Cisco-provided container images.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/installation-and-deployment/containerized-nso.md">Containerized NSO</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Deployment Example</strong></td><td>Understand deployment with an example setup.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/installation-and-deployment/deployment-example.md">Deployment Example</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Upgrade NSO</strong></td><td>Upgrade NSO installation to a higher version.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/installation-and-deployment/upgrade-nso.md">Upgrade NSO</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Management

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>System Management</strong></td><td>Configure &#x26; manage your NSO deployment.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/management/system-management.md">System Management</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Package Managament</strong></td><td>Learn about NSO packages and how to use them.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/management/package-management.md">Package Management</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>High Availability</strong></td><td>Set up multiple nodes in a highly-available (HA) setup.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/management/high-availability.md">High Availability</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>AAA Infrastructure</strong></td><td>Set up user authentication and authorization.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/management/aaa-infrastructure.md">AAA Infrastructure</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NED Administration</strong></td><td>Administer and manage Cisco-provided NEDs.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/management/ned-administration.md">NED Administration</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Advanced Topics

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Locks</strong></td><td>Understand how transaction locks work.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/locks.md">Locks</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Compaction</strong></td><td>Set up CDB compaction to reduce the size of logs.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/compaction.md">Compaction</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>IPC Ports</strong></td><td>Learn how client libraries connect to NSO.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/ipc-ports.md">IPC Ports</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Service Manager Restart</strong></td><td>Configure the timeout period of Service Manager.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/restart-strategies-for-service-manager.md">Service Manager Restart</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Security Issues</strong></td><td>Run NSO tasks that require root privileges.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/security-issues.md">Security Issues</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Run NSO as Non-root User</strong></td><td>Start NSO as non-root user &#x26; bind ports below 1024.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/running-nso-as-a-non-privileged-user.md">Run NSO as Non-Privileged User</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>IPv6 on Northbound</strong></td><td>Use IPv6 on Northbound NSO interfaces.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/ipv6-on-northbound-interfaces.md">IPv6 on Northbound Interfaces</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>LSA</strong></td><td>Learn about Layered Service Architecture.</td><td><a href="/guides/nso-6.1/administration/advanced-topics/layered-service-architecture.md">Layered Service Architecture</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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