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[[Category:OPS235]]

= Fall 2013 =

==Instructors:==

<h3>Kent Poots</h3>
<h3>Murray Saul</h3>


==Schedule==

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:'''Week'''
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:'''Objectives and Tasks'''
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:'''Slides / Reference'''
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'''Labs'''
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:'''Week 1''' ( Sept 3 – 8, 2013 )

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:'''Fedora 17 Installation (on Main Host)'''
:* Manually Creating Partitions
:* Installing Fedora
:* Boot loaders
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:'''Slides:'''
::*Course Introduction:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w1_l1.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w1_l1.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w1_l1.ppt ppt] ]
::*Lab 1 Preparation / Debriefing:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w2_l1.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w2_l1.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w2_l1.ppt ppt] ]
 

:'''Reference:'''
::* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ Fedora 17 Installation Guide]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_1_-_Fedora17 Lab 1]
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:'''Week 2''' ( Sept 9 – 15, 2013 )

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:'''Creating &amp; Using Virtual Machines'''
:* Installing and Using Virtualization Software
:* Installing Guest VMs
<!-- Assignment 1 Released -->
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:'''Slides:'''
::*Virtual Machines Part I (Lab 2 Investigations 1-4):
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w3_l1.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w3_l1.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w3_l1.ppt ppt] ]

::*Virtual Machines Part II (Lab 2 Investigations 5-7):
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w3_l2.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w3_l2.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w3_l2.ppt ppt] ]

:'''Reference:'''
::* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Advanced_installation_options.html Fedora 17 Installation Guide]
::** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/sn-automating-installation.html Automating the Installation with Kickstart]
::** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ch-kickstart2.html Kickstart Installations]
::** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html Kickstart Configurator]
::* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/virtualization-guide/f17/en-US/html/ Fedora Virtualization Guide]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_2_-_Fedora17 Lab 2]
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:'''Week 3''' ( Sept 16 – 22, 2013 )


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:'''LVM &amp; Software Package Management'''
:* Software Package management with rpm and yum
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:'''Slides:'''
::*Package Management:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w4_l2a.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w4_l2a.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w4_l2a.ppt ppt] ]

:'''Reference:'''
:* [http://fedoranews.org/alex/tutorial/rpm/ Using the RPM Utility]
:* [http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/yum/ Using the YUM Utility]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_3_-_Fedora17 Lab 3]
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:'''Week 4''' ( Sept 23 – 29, 2013 )

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:'''LVM &amp; Software Package Management (continued)'''
:* Logical Volume Management
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:'''Slides:'''
::*Introduction to LVM:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w4_l1.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w4_l1.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w4_l1.ppt ppt] ]

:'''Reference:'''
:* [[Logical Volume Management]] '''(Recommended Reading)'''
:* [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/whatislvm.html LVM HOWTO] - Read chapters 1 - 3
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:'''Week 5''' ( Sept 30 – Oct 6, 2013 )


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:'''Working with Partitions / User &amp; Group Management'''
:* Creating / Managing Virtual Partitions
:* Mounting / Unmounting File Systems
:* Automatically Mount File Systems Upon Boot-up
:* User and Group Management
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:'''Slides:'''
::*Linux Filesystems / Working with Partitions:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w6_l1aa.odp odp] ] [  [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w6_l1aa.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w6_l1aa.ppt ppt]  ]
::*User Account Management:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w6_l1.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w6_l1.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w6_l1.ppt ppt] ]

:'''Reference:'''
:* [http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/05/ext2-ext3-ext4/ Linux File Systems (ext2/ext3/ext4)]
:* [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html Partitioning with fdisk]
:* [http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=MContent&pageid=282 Mounting / Unmounting File-systems]
:* [http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/14446-uid-and-gid-the-basics-of-linux-user-admin UID and GID explained]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_4_-_Fedora17 Lab 4]
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:'''Week 6''' ( Oct 7 – 13, 2013 )

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'''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
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:'''Week 7''' ( Oct 14 – 20, 2013 )

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:'''Evaluation'''
:* '''Practical Test 1''' (covering weeks 1-4)
:* '''Written Test 1''' (covering weeks 1-4)
:* '''Assignment 1 Due (in class)'''
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!colspan="4"|Study Week
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:'''Week 8''' ( Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2013 )

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:'''Archiving Files, Compiling Software<br />Packages from Source, Managing Services'''
:* Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
:* Compiling Software from Source Code
:* System Services (via '''systemd''')


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:'''Slides:'''
::* Archiving &amp; Compiling Software / Managing Run Levels and Services &amp; Run Levels
::: [ ] [  ] [ ]

:'''Reference:'''
:* [http://www.centos.org/docs/2/rhl-gsg-en-7.2/s1-zip-tar.html archiving with tar, gzip,gunzip]
:* [http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html Compiling Software from Source Code]
:* [[init vs systemd]]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_5_-_Fedora17 Lab 5]
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:'''Week 9''' ( Nov 4 – 10, 2013 )

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<!-- * Assignment 1 Evaluation -->
:'''Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines'''
:* Static Network Configuration
:* Network Configuration with a DHCP client
:* Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
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:'''Slides: '''
::*Configuring Networks in VMs - Part1:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w9_l1.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w9_l1.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w9_l1.ppt ppt] ]
::*Configuring Networks in VMs - Part2:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w9_l2.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w9_l2.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w9_l2.ppt ppt] ]


:'''Reference:'''
: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://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialNetworking.html Linux Network Configuration]
:* [[IPTables]] Reference
:* Lab6 Notes: [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_6#Investigation_8:_How_do_I_view_and_configure_the_IPTABLES_firewall.3F_--_Basic_Function.2FConfiguration IPTABLES Firewall]

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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_6_-_Fedora17 Lab 6]
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:'''Week 10''' ( Nov 11 – 17, 2013 )
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:'''Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services,<br />Using Virtual Machines'''
:* Network Services
:* SSH|
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:'''Slides: '''
::*Network Services / SSH:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w10.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w10.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w10.ppt ppt] ]

:'''Reference:'''
:* 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)
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_7_-_Fedora17 Lab 7]
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:'''Week 11''' ( Nov 18 – 24, 2013 )
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:'''Setting Up, Using &amp; Maintaining a DHCP Server'''
:* DHCP Server
:'''Assignment 2 released'''
:* Work on assignment #2 (Due week #13 in class)
:* Review for Practical Test
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:'''Slides:'''
::*Install &amp; Configure DHCP Server:
::: [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w11.odp odp] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w11.pdf pdf] ] [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ops235w11.ppt ppt] ]

:'''Reference:'''
:* DHCP Server Definition:<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol]
:*[[OPS235_Assignment_2]]

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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_8_-_Fedora17 Lab 8]
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:'''Week 12''' ( Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013 )
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:'''Evaluation'''
:* '''Practical Test 2'''
:* Work on assignment #2 (Due week #13 in class)
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:'''Week 13''' ( Dec 2 - 6, 2013 )


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:* '''Assignment #2 Due (in class)'''
:* Review for Exam
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!colspan="4"|Exam Week ( Dec 7 - 11, 2013 )
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