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= Winter 2022 =
This schedule is a considered to be a general guideline for week-by-week content. Due dates may vary per instructor.

{| class="wikitable"
!style="width: 10%"|Week
!style="width: 30%"|Objectives and Tasks
!References
!style="width: 30%"|Labs
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 1:'''<br>Jan 10 - Jan 14
|'''Create a CentOS Linux VM in VMware:'''
*Install CentOS (Full Install) in VMware Workstation application (create customized partitions)
*Shell Scripting
*Obtain System Information
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w1-l1.pptx Welcome to OPS245!]-->
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w1-l2.pptx Installing Linux]-->
|[[OSL740 Lab 1|Lab 1: Installing CentOS 7 with VMWare Workstation]]


<p>'''WARNING:'''
<br>'''If working from home, use VMware Workstation (Windows/Linux) or VMware Fusion (macOS).'''

<br><br>'''Do not use any other virtualization software!'''


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 2:'''<br>Jan 17 - Jan 21
|'''Post-Installation Tasks:'''
*Post-Install Commands
*Bash Shell Scripting Essentials
*Introduction to Python Scripting
*Using a Python Shell Script to Create a Post Installation Report
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w2-l1.pptx Python Scripting (part 1)]-->

|'''Scripting Practice:'''
<!--*[[OPS245_Scripting_Exercises | OPS245 Scripting Exercises]]-->

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 3:'''<br>Jan 24 - Jan 28
|'''Creating & Using Virtual Machines'''
*Installing and Using Virtualization Software
*Installing Guest VMs
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w3-l1.pptx Installing Virtual Machines]-->
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w3-l2.pptx Python Scripting (part 2)]-->
'''Script Samples:'''
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/menu.py menu.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/if1.py if1.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/twoif.py twoif.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/if2.py if2.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/if3.py if3.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/if4.py if4.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/if5.py if5.py]
|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 2|Lab 2: Creating and Using Virtual Machines]]-->

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 4:'''<br>Jan 31 - Feb 4
|'''Creating & Using Virtual Machines / Continued:'''
*Manipulating Virtual Machines
*Backing-up Virtual Machines
*Manipulating Virtual Machines with Shell Scripts
*Decision Making in Python Scripts
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w4-l1.pptx Managing Virtual Machines]-->
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w4-l2.pptx Python Scripting (part 3)]-->
'''Script Samples:'''
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~peter.callaghan/ops245/samples/userprint.py userprint.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~peter.callaghan/ops245/samples/countup.py countup.py]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~peter.callaghan/ops245/samples/countup2.py countup2.py]

|


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 5:'''<br>Feb 7 - Feb 11
|'''Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management:'''
*Common Troubleshooting Examples
*Archiving Files
*Package Management
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w5-l1.pptx Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management]-->
|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 3|Lab 3: Troubleshooting, Archiving, and Packages]]-->

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 6:'''<br>Feb 14 - Feb 18
|'''Managing Users, Groups & Services:'''
*User Management
*Group Management
*Service Status
*Starting / Stopping Services
*Looping in Python scripts
'''Evaluation:'''
*Assignment 1
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w6-l1.pptx Managing Users, Groups & Services]-->
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w6-l2.pptx Managing Sudo]-->
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w6-l3.pptx Python Scripting (part 4)]-->
'''Script Samples:'''

|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 4|Lab 4: Users, Groups and Services]]

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 7:'''<br>Feb 21 - Feb 25<br>(Monday is a holiday)
|'''Evaluation:'''
*Test 1
|
|


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
!colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"| '''Study Week:'''<br>Feb 28 - Mar 4

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 8:'''<br>Mar 7 - Mar 11
|'''Monitoring Disk Space, Intro to LVM'''
*Monitoring Hard Disk Space
*LVM - Definition
*Using LVM
*Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
*Error Handling in Python Scripts
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*<!--[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w8-l1.pptx Monitoring Disk Space, <code>crontab</code>]-->
*<!--[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w8-l2.pptx Python Scripting (part 5)]-->
|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 5|Lab 5: Monitoring Disk Space - Investigation 1]]-->


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 9:'''<br>Mar 14 - Mar 18
|'''Using LVM'''
*Using Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
*Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*<!--[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w9-l1.pptx Introduction to LVM]-->
*<!--[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w9-l2.pptx Advanced uses of the <code>awk</code> command]-->
*Demonstration of Growing ''/home'' partition using LVM: [https://youtu.be/4fGQmw9RInYg YouTube]
'''Script Samples:'''
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/cars cars]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/samples/users2.txt users2.txt]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~peter.callaghan/ops245/samples/awkFile1 awkFile1]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~peter.callaghan/ops245/samples/awkFile2 awkFile2]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~peter.callaghan/ops245/samples/awkFile3 awkFile3]
*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~peter.callaghan/ops245/samples/awkFile4 awkFile4]
|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 5#INVESTIGATION 2: MANAGING HARD DISK SPACE USING LVM|Lab 5: Using LVM - Investigation 2]]-->


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 10:'''<br>Mar 21 - Mar 25
|'''Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines'''
*Static Network Configuration
*Network Configuration with a DHCP client
*Basic TCP/IP network commands: <code>ping</code>, <code>ip</code>, <code>ss</code>
*Using Python Scripts to Access Files
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w10-l1.pptx Creating a Virtual Network]-->
<!--*[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w10-l2.pptx Python Scripting (part 6)]-->
|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 6|Lab 6: Virtual Networks]]-->


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 11:'''<br>Mar 28 - Apr 1
|'''Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services'''
*Network Services
*SSH
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*<!--[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w11-l1.pptx Securing Network via SSH]-->
*<!--[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w11-l2.pptx Configuring Firewalls (iptables)]-->
|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 7|Lab 7: Setup and Configure SSH]]-->


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 12:'''<br>Apr 4 - Apr 8
|'''Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server'''
*DHCP Server
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*<!--[https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops245/slides/w12-l1.pptx Setting up a DHCP Server]-->
|<!--[[OPS245 Lab 8|Lab 8: Setup and Configure a DHCP Server]]-->


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 13:'''<br>Apr 11 - Apr 15<br>(Friday is a holiday)
|'''Evaluation:'''
*Assignment 2
*Test 2
|
|

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 14:'''<br>Apr 18 - Apr 22
|'''Evaluation:'''
*Final Assessment
|
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