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= SYA810 - System Administration II =

== Professor ==

SYA810 is taught by [[User:Chris Tyler|Chris Tyler]] (Winter 2009)

== Weekly Outline ==

See the [[Winter 2009 SYA810 Weekly Schedule]] for specific dates and topics.

== Subject Description ==

In this course, students will complete the Open Source projects started in the first semester (or new projects, if the first projects are complete) and learn system configuration and tuning techniques.

=== Credit Status ===
1 credit in the LUX program.

=== Prerequisites ===
SYA710

=== Specific Outcomes ===
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

* Understand the basic principles of advanced storage solutions, including RAID arrays, SANs, and multi-layered storage
* Understand Linux memory management
* Monitor and improve system performance
* Collaborate with an Open Source community

=== Topic Outline ===

* Advanced Storage Solutions - 15%
** RAID
** SANs
*** iSCSI
** Multi-layer storage systems

* Backup and Restore - 15%
** Online, offline, and remote solutions
** Scheduled backup

* Performance Tuning - 15%
** System resources
*** Memory
*** CPU
*** I/O
** Finding bottlenecks
** Problem remediation

* Collaboration with Open Source Communities - 55%

=== Modes Of Instruction ===

2 hours interactive lecture per week, and 2 hours lab time per week 

=== Prescribed Text ===

* Fedora Linux by Chris Tyler; ISBN 0-596-52682-2 published by O'Reilly & Associates

=== Reference Material ===

* Course Wiki

=== Promotion Policy ===

To obtain a credit in this subject, a student must:
* Satisfactorily complete all assignments
* Achieve a grade of 55% or better on the overall course

=== Modes of Evaluation ===
* 70% Project deliverables and communication
* 10% Cross-contribution to other Open Source projects
* 10% Presentations
* 10% Labs and quizzes