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= OPS235 Weekly Schedule =
 
= OPS235 Weekly Schedule =
 
[[Category:OPS235]]
 
[[Category:OPS235]]
 
{{Admon/important|The course schedule, labs, and links are subject to change.|Check with your professor for details and changes specific to your section.}}
 
 
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|'''Week 1'''
 
|'''Week 1'''
September 5-9
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January 9 - 13
 
 
|Course overview
 
* Welcome to OPS235
 
* Course Format
 
* Assigned Readings
 
* Required materials
 
Introduction to Linux
 
* Introduction to Linux
 
* How does a computer boot?
 
* Boot Device and Boot Order
 
* Booting a "LIVE CD"
 
Storage - Hard Disks and Partioning
 
* Devices
 
* Hard Disk Partitions
 
* File Systems
 
* Linux Directory Structure
 
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Intro to Linux
 
* [http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/l1/lesson1b.html Intro to Linux]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software Intro to Open Source]
 
* [http://opensource.org/docs/osd The Open Source Definition according to OSI]
 
Hard Disks and Partitioning
 
* [http://linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/4269/1/ Hard Disk Basics]
 
* [http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/6472/1/ Linux Hard Disk Names]
 
* [http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=MContent&pageid=243 Linux Filesystem Options]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4 Linux ext4 Filesystem]
 
* [http://www.freeos.com/articles/3102/ The Linux Filesystem]
 
* [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html Partitioning with fdisk]
 
* [http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/SAG/x1038.html Filesystems]
 
* [http://www.itworld.com/nlsunix071101 Filesystem Names Explained]
 
|[[OPS235 Lab 1|Lab 1]]
 
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|'''Week 2'''
 
September 12-16
 
  
 
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Installing Linux
 
Installing Linux
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* Manually Creating Partitions
 
* Installing Fedora
 
* Installing Fedora
 
* Boot loaders
 
* Boot loaders
 
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* Instruction to Linux
 
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ Fedora 13 Installation Guide]
 
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ Fedora 13 Installation Guide]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Preparing_for_Installation.html Installation]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Preparing_for_Installation.html Installation]
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-grub.html GRUB Boot Loader]
 
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/s1-diskpartitioning-x86.html Partitioning for Fedora]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/s1-diskpartitioning-x86.html Partitioning for Fedora]
|[[OPS235 Lab 2|Lab 2]]
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|Lab 1 (N/A)
 
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|'''Week 3'''
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|'''Week 2'''
September 19-23
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January 16 - 20
  
 
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<!-- Assignment 1 Released -->
 
<!-- Assignment 1 Released -->
 
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* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Advanced_installation_options.html Fedora 13 Installation Guide - Advanced Installation Options]
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* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Advanced_installation_options.html Fedora 13 Installation Guide -Advanced Installation Options]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/sn-automating-installation.html Automating the Installation with Kickstart]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/sn-automating-installation.html Automating the Installation with Kickstart]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-kickstart2.html Kickstart Installations]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-kickstart2.html Kickstart Installations]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html Kickstart Configurator]
 
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html Kickstart Configurator]
 
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Virtualization_Guide/ Fedora 13 Virtualization Guide]
 
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Virtualization_Guide/ Fedora 13 Virtualization Guide]
|[[OPS235 Lab 3|Lab 3]]
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* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-grub.html GRUB Boot Loader]
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|Lab 2 (N/A)
 
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|'''Week 4'''
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|'''Week 3'''
September 26-30
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January 23 - 27
  
 
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* [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/whatislvm.html LVM HOWTO] - Read chapters 1 - 3
 
* [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/whatislvm.html LVM HOWTO] - Read chapters 1 - 3
 
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[[OPS235 Lab 4|Lab 4]]
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Lab 3 (N/A)
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|'''Week 4'''
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January 30 - February 3
  
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* Continue Logical Volume Management
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|'''Week 5'''
 
|'''Week 5'''
October 3-7
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February 6 - 10
  
 
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* Using Filesystems in Regular Files (loopback)
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* Partitioning / Formatting Hard Disks
* Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
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* Mounting / Unmounting File Systems
* Compiling Software from Source Code
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* Automate File Mounting
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* Backing up MBR
 
* Customizing System Startup (/etc/rc.d directories)
 
* Customizing System Startup (/etc/rc.d directories)
 
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|[[OPS235 Lab 5|Lab 5]]
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* [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html Partitioning with fdisk]
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|Lab 4 (N/A)
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|'''Week 6'''
 
|'''Week 6'''
October 10-14
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February 13 -17
  
 
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* Catch up
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* Using Filesystems in Regular Files
* Review for Practical and Written tests
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* Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
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* Compiling Software from Source Code
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* Catch up / Review for Practical and Written tests
 
* Work on assignment
 
* Work on assignment
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| Lab 5 (N/A)
  
 
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|'''Week 7'''
 
|'''Week 7'''
October 17-21
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February 20 -24
  
 
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!colspan="4"|Study Week - October 24-28
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!colspan="4"|Study Week - February 27 - March 2
'''Free Software and Open Source Symposium''' - October 27-29 - http://fsoss.ca
 
  
 
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|'''Week 8'''
 
|'''Week 8'''
October 31-November 4
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March 5 - 9
  
 
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* [http://colwiki.org/Linux_Networking_Services Linux Networking Services]
 
* [http://colwiki.org/Linux_Networking_Services Linux Networking Services]
 
* View and Configure IPTABLES Firewall (refer to lab 6 notes)
 
* View and Configure IPTABLES Firewall (refer to lab 6 notes)
|[[OPS235 Lab 6|Lab 6]]
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|Lab 6 (N/A)
  
 
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|'''Week 9'''
 
|'''Week 9'''
November 7-11
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March 12 - 16
  
 
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* [[IPTables]]
 
* [[IPTables]]
 
* Interest Topic: [http://linuxgazette.net/issue58/sharma.html Linux Security Tips] (See Areas involving Networking)
 
* Interest Topic: [http://linuxgazette.net/issue58/sharma.html Linux Security Tips] (See Areas involving Networking)
|[[OPS235 Lab 7|Lab 7]]
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|Lab 7 (N/A)
  
 
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|'''Week 10'''
 
|'''Week 10'''
November 14-18
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March 26 - 30
  
 
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* DHCP Server
 
* DHCP Server
 
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* DHCP Server Definition:<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol]
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* DHCP Server Definition:<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol]
|[[OPS235 Lab 8|Lab 8]]
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|Lab 8 (N/A)
  
 
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|'''Week 11'''
 
|'''Week 11'''
November 21-15
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April 2 - 6
  
 
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|'''Week 12'''
 
|'''Week 12'''
November 28-December 2
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April 9 - 13
  
 
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|'''Week 13'''
 
|'''Week 13'''
December 5-9
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April 16 - 20
  
 
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!colspan="4"|Exam Week - December 12-16
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!colspan="4"|Exam Week - April 23 - 27
 
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[[OPS235 Resources]]
 
[[OPS235 Resources]]

Revision as of 13:59, 11 January 2012

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OPS235 Weekly Schedule

Week Objectives and Tasks Assigned Reading Labs / Exercises
Week 1

January 9 - 13

Installing Linux

  • Manually Creating Partitions
  • Installing Fedora
  • Boot loaders


Lab 1 (N/A)
Week 2

January 16 - 20

Using Virtual Machines

  • Installing and Using Virtualization Software
  • Installing Guest VMs
Lab 2 (N/A)
Week 3

January 23 - 27

  • Logical Volume Management
  • Package management with rpm and yum
  • User and Group Management

Lab 3 (N/A)

Week 4

January 30 - February 3

  • Continue Logical Volume Management
Week 5

February 6 - 10

  • Partitioning / Formatting Hard Disks
  • Mounting / Unmounting File Systems
  • Automate File Mounting
  • Backing up MBR
  • Customizing System Startup (/etc/rc.d directories)
Lab 4 (N/A)


Week 6

February 13 -17

  • Using Filesystems in Regular Files
  • Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
  • Compiling Software from Source Code


  • Catch up / Review for Practical and Written tests
  • Work on assignment
Lab 5 (N/A)
Week 7

February 20 -24

  • Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
  • Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
Study Week - February 27 - March 2
Week 8

March 5 - 9

  • Static Network Configuration
  • Network Configuration with a DHCP client
  • Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat

Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)

Lab 6 (N/A)
Week 9

March 12 - 16

  • Network Services
  • SSH
Lab 7 (N/A)
Week 10

March 26 - 30

  • DHCP Server
  • DHCP Server Definition:
    [1]
Lab 8 (N/A)
Week 11

April 2 - 6

  • Assignment 2 released
  • Review for Practical and Written Tests


Week 12

April 9 - 13

  • Written Test 2
  • Practical Test 2


Week 13

April 16 - 20

  • Assignment 2 Due
  • Review for Exam
Exam Week - April 23 - 27

OPS235 Resources