# Administration - [Get Started](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/get-started.md): Administrate and manage NSO. - [Installation and Deployment](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment.md): Learn about different ways to install and deploy NSO. - [Local Install](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/local-install.md): Install NSO for non-production use, such as for development and training purposes. - [System Install](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/system-install.md): Install NSO for production use in a system-wide deployment. - [Post-Install Actions](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions.md): Perform actions and activities possible after installing NSO. - [Explore the Installation](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/explore-the-installation.md): Explore NSO contents after finishing the installation. - [Start and Stop NSO](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/start-stop-nso.md): Start and stop the NSO daemon. - [Create NSO Instance](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/create-nso-instance.md): Create a new NSO instance for Local Install. - [Enable Development Mode](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/enable-development-mode.md): Enable your NSO instance for development purposes. - [Running NSO Examples](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/running-nso-examples.md): Run and interact with practice examples provided with the NSO installer. - [Migrate to System Install](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/migrate-to-system-install.md): Convert your current Local Install setup to a System Install. - [Modify Examples for System Install](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/modify-examples-for-system-install.md): Alter your examples to work with System Install. - [Uninstall Local Install](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/uninstall-local-install.md): Remove Local Install. - [Uninstall System Install](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/post-install-actions/uninstall-system-install.md): Remove System Install. - [Containerized NSO](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/containerized-nso.md): Deploy NSO in a containerized setup using Cisco-provided images. - [Development to Production Deployment](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/development-to-production-deployment.md): Deploy NSO from development to production. - [Develop and Deploy a Nano Service](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/development-to-production-deployment/develop-and-deploy-a-nano-service.md): Develop and deploy a nano service using a guided example. - [Secure Deployment](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/development-to-production-deployment/secure-deployment.md): Security features to consider for NSO deployment. - [Deployment Example](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/development-to-production-deployment/deployment-example.md): Understand NSO deployment with an example setup. - [Upgrade NSO](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/installation-and-deployment/upgrade-nso.md): Upgrade NSO to a higher version. - [Management](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management.md): Perform system management tasks on your NSO deployment. - [System Management](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/system-management.md): Perform NSO system management and configuration. - [Cisco Smart Licensing](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/system-management/cisco-smart-licensing.md): Manage purchase and licensing of Cisco software. - [Log Messages and Formats](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/system-management/log-messages-and-formats.md) - [Alarm Types](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/system-management/alarms.md) - [Package Management](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/package-mgmt.md): Perform package management tasks. - [High Availability](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/high-availability.md): Implement redundancy in your deployment using High Availability (HA) setup. - [AAA Infrastructure](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/aaa-infrastructure.md): Manage user authentication, authorization, and audit using NSO's AAA mechanism. - [NED Administration](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/management/ned-administration.md): Learn about Cisco-provided NEDs and how to manage them. - [Advanced Topics](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics.md): Deep-dive into advanced NSO concepts. - [Locks](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics/locks.md): Learn about different transaction locks in NSO and their interactions. - [CDB Persistence](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics/cdb-persistence.md): Select the optimal CDB persistence mode for your use case. - [IPC Connection](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics/ipc-connection.md): Connect client libraries to NSO with IPC. - [Cryptographic Keys](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics/cryptographic-keys.md): Store strings in NSO that are encrypted and decrypted using cryptographic keys. - [Service Manager Restart](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics/restart-strategies-for-service-manager.md): Restart strategy for the service manager. - [IPv6 on Northbound Interfaces](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics/ipv6-on-northbound-interfaces.md): Learn about using IPv6 on NSO's northbound interfaces. - [Layered Service Architecture](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.6/administration/advanced-topics/layered-service-architecture.md): Design large and scalable NSO applications using LSA. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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