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- = Basic Terminology =
+ <<TableOfContents(2)>>
  
+ = Basic terminology =
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- '''An overview of a Skolelinux network and explanations of important Skolelinux terms'''
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- {{attachment:skolelinux_architecture_small.en.png}}
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- ''A simplified overview of the architecture of a Skolelinux network: Click [[http://www.skolelinux.org/images/skolelinux_architecture.en.png|here]] for a larger version.''
  
  == Servers ==
  
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  Printers may be connected anywhere in the network, also to thin clients, but they cannot be administrated from them. Skolelinux uses [[http://www.cups.org/|CUPS]] for printing.
  
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+ = Basic topology =
  
  
  
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+ = What is a Profile? =
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+   * '''Main-Server'''
+    This is the main server (tjener) for your school providing all services pre-configured to work out of the box. You must only install one main server per school!  This profile does not include a graphical user interface. If you want a graphical user interface, then select Workstation or Thin-Client-Server in addition to this one.
+   * '''Workstation'''
+    A computer booting from its local hard drive, and running all software and devices locally like an ordinary computer, except that user logins are authenticated by the main server, where the users' files and desktop profile are stored.
+   * '''Roaming workstation'''
+    Same as workstation but capable of authentication using cached credentials, meaning it can be used outside the school network. The users' files and profiles are stored on the local disk. Notebooks and laptops should select this profile and not 'Workstation' or 'Standalone' as suggested in earlier releases.
+   * '''Thin-Client-Server'''
+    A thin client (and diskless workstation) server, also called a LTSP server. Clients without hard drives boot and run software from this server. This computer needs two network cards, a lot of memory, and ideally more than one processor or core. See the chapter about [[DebianEdu/Documentation/Wheezy/HowTo/NetworkClients|networked clients]] for more information on this subject. Choosing this profile also enables the workstation profile (even if it is not selected) - a thin client server can always be used as a workstation, too.
+   * '''Standalone'''
+    An ordinary computer that can function without a main server (that is, it doesn't need to be on the network). Includes laptops.
+   * '''Minimal'''
+    This profile will install the base packages and configure the machine to integrate into the Debian Edu network, but without any services and applications.  It is useful as a platform for single services manually moved out from the main-server.
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+  The '''Main Server''', '''Workstation''' and '''Thin Client Server''' profiles are preselected. These profiles can be installed on one machine together if you want to install a so called ''combined main server''. This means the main server will be a thin client server and also be used as a workstation. This is the default choice, since we assume most people will install [[DebianEdu/Documentation/Wheezy/Installation#Installation_over_the_network_.28PXE.29_and_booting_diskless_clients|via PXE]] afterwards. Please note that you must have 2 network cards installed in a machine which is going to be installed as a combined main server or as a thin client server to become usefull after the installation. 
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