OPS235 Weekly Schedule

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Winter 2015

Instructors:

  • Murray Saul (sections A, B, & C)
  • Hans Heim (sections E, F, & G)
  • Elizabeth Kopiec (section D )


Week Objectives and Tasks Reference Labs
Week 1:
12 - 18 January
(No class Monday January 12th)
CentOS Installation (on Main Host):
  • Install CentOS Host Machine (create customized partitions)
  • Obtain System Information
Lecture Notes:
  • Course Introduction
  • Lab 1 Preparation / Debrief
Lab 1
Week 2:
19 - 25 January
CentOS Installation (on Main Host) / Continued:
  • Shell Scripting Basics
  • Use Shell Scripting to Generate System Information Reports
Lecture Notes:
  • Shell Scripting
Lab 1 Sign-off Due
Week 3:
26 January - 1 February
Creating & Using Virtual Machines
  • Installing and Using Virtualization Software
  • Installing Guest VMs
Lecture Notes: Lab 2
Week 4:
2 - 8 February
Creating & Using Virtual Machines / Continued:
  • Manipulating Virtual Machines
  • Backing-up Virtual Machines
  • Manipulating Virtual Machines with Shell Scripts
Lecture Notes: Lab 2 Sign-off Due
Week 5:
9 - 15 February
Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management
  • Common Troubleshooting Examples
  • Archiving Files
  • Package Management
Lecture Notes:
  • The Art of Troubleshooting
  • Archiving Files
  • Package Management
  • Lab 3 Preparation / Debrief
  • Using the YUM Utility
Lab 3
Week 6:
16 - 22 February
(Holiday Monday: No Classes)
User / Group Management, Managing Services
  • User Management
  • Group Management
  • Service Status
  • Starting / Stopping Services
Lecture Notes:
  • User / Group Management
  • Managing Services
  • Lab 4 Preparation / Debrief
Lab 4
Lab 3 Sign-off Due
Week 7:
Using LVM / Written Test
  • Using LVM
  • Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
Lecture Notes:
  • Monitoring Disk Space
  • Using LVM
  • Lab 5 Preparation / Debrief
Lab 4 Sign-off Due
Week 6:
16 - 22 February
(Holiday Monday: No Classes)
Disk Space, Using LVM
  • Monitoring Hard Disk Space
  • Using LVM
  • Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
Lecture Notes:
  • Monitoring Disk Space
  • Using LVM
  • Lab 5 Preparation / Debrief
Lab 4







Week 6

16 - 22 February (Holiday Monday: No Classes)

Complete first half of course:

  • Catch-up on Labs
  • Work on assignment #1 (Due week #7 in class)
  • Review for Practical Test #1 and Written Test


Week 7

23 February - 1 March

Evaluation
  • Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-4)
  • Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-4)
  • Assignment 1 Due (in class)
Study Week

2 - 8 March

Week 8

9 - 15 March


Archiving Files, Compiling Software
Packages from Source, Managing Services
  • Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
  • Compiling Software from Source Code
  • Controlling System Services
Slides:
  • Linux Filesystems / Working with Partitions:
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
  • Archiving & Compiling Software / Managing Run Levels and Services & Run Levels
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Reference:

Lab 5

Week 9

16 - 22 March

Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines
  • Static Network Configuration
  • Network Configuration with a DHCP client
  • Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
Slides:
  • Configuring Networks in VMs - Part1:
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
  • Configuring Networks in VMs - Part2:
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]


Reference:
Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)

Lab 6

Week 10

23 - 29 March

Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services,
Using Virtual Machines
  • Network Services
  • SSH|
Slides:
  • Network Services / SSH:
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
Reference:

Lab 7

Week 11

30 March - 5 April
(Holiday on Friday - No classes)

Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server
  • DHCP Server
Assignment 2 released
  • Work on assignment #2 (Due week #13 in class)
  • Review for Practical Test
Slides:
  • Install & Configure DHCP Server:
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
Reference:

Lab 8

Week 12

6 - 12 April

Evaluation
  • Practical Test 2
  • Work on assignment #2 (Due week #13 in class)


Week 13

13 - 19 April

  • Assignment #2 Due (in class)
  • Review for Exam
Exam Week (20 - 24 April )

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