# Installation and Image Management

:::{note}
This is most likely only relevant for virtual installations:

When installing VyOS ensure that the MAC address selected for your NICs is
not a locally administered MAC address. Locally administered addresses are
distinguished from universally administered addresses by setting (assigning
the value of 1 to) the second-least-significant bit of the first octet of
the address:

Example: `02:00:00:00:00:01`, where the second-least-significant bit
(`02` in hex) is set to `1`.
:::

```{eval-rst}
.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Content

   install
   virtual/index
   cloud/index
   vyos-on-baremetal
   update
   image
   migrate-from-vyatta
```