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= OPS235 Weekly Schedule =
[[Category:OPS235]]

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! Week !! Objectives and Tasks !! Assigned Reading !! Labs / Exercises
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|'''Week 1'''
September 5-9

|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 Fedora
* Boot loaders
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* [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/ch-grub.html GRUB Boot Loader]
** [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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|'''Week 3'''
September 19-23

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Using Virtual Machines
* Installing and Using Virtualization Software
* Installing Guest VMs
<!-- 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]
** [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-redhat-config-kickstart.html Kickstart Configurator]
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Virtualization_Guide/ Fedora 13 Virtualization Guide]
|[[OPS235 Lab 3|Lab 3]]
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|'''Week 4'''
September 26-30

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* Logical Volume Management
* Package management with rpm and yum
* User and Group Management
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* [[Logical Volume Management]]
* Package Management
* [http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14446/53/ UID and GID explained]
* [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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|'''Week 5'''
October 3-7

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* Using Filesystems in Regular Files (loopback)
* Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
* Compiling Software from Source Code
* Customizing System Startup (/etc/rc.d directories)
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|[[OPS235 Lab 5|Lab 5]]

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|'''Week 6'''
October 10-14

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* Catch up
* Review for Practical and Written tests
* Work on assignment
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|'''Week 7'''
October 17-21

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* Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
* Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
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!colspan="4"|Study Week - October 24-28
'''Free Software and Open Source Symposium''' - October 27-29 - http://fsoss.ca

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|'''Week 8'''
October 31-November 4

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<!-- * Assignment 1 Evaluation -->

* Static Network Configuration
* Network Configuration with a DHCP client
* Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
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Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_network Virtual Network - Definition]
* [http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/networkingadmin.shtml Important Linux Networking Commands] (Also refer to lab 6 notes)
* [http://colwiki.org/Linux_Networking_Services Linux Networking Services]
* View and Configure IPTABLES Firewall (refer to lab 6 notes)
|[[OPS235 Lab 6|Lab 6]]

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|'''Week 9'''
November 7-11

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* Network Services
* SSH
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* Network services/ssh
* [http://support.suso.com/supki/SSH_Tutorial_for_Linux SSH Tutorial]
* [http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/shh-securing-ssh-howto-10640 How to Make SSH More Secure]
* [[IPTables]]
* Interest Topic: [http://linuxgazette.net/issue58/sharma.html Linux Security Tips] (See Areas involving Networking)
|[[OPS235 Lab 7|Lab 7]]

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|'''Week 10'''
November 14-18

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* 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]
|[[OPS235 Lab 8|Lab 8]]

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|'''Week 11'''
November 21-15

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<!-- * SELinux and Apache (httpd)
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* Assignment 2 released
* Review for Practical and Written Tests
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<!-- * SELinux and httpd -->
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|'''Week 12'''
November 28-December 2

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* Written Test 2
* Practical Test 2
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|'''Week 13'''
December 5-9

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* Assignment 2 Due
* Review for Exam
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!colspan="4"|Exam Week - December 12-16
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