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= Summer 2023 =
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>May 8 - 12
|'''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://github.com/OPS245/slides/raw/main/w1-l1.pptx Welcome to OPS245!]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/7dlp8g5ynp7973w/w1-l2.pptx?dl=1 Installing Linux]
|[[OPS245 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>May 15 - 19
|'''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://www.dropbox.com/s/2dxebm9yrmync1t/w2-l1.pptx?dl=1 Python Scripting (part 1)]

|'''Scripting Practice:'''
*[[OPS245_Scripting_Exercises | OPS245 Scripting Exercises]]

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 3:'''<br>May 23 - 26
|'''Creating & Using Virtual Machines'''
*Installing and Using Virtualization Software
*Installing Guest VMs
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/0xgkv4a26hjjzjm/w3-l1.pptx?dl=1 Installing Virtual Machines]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/9i95fs2706rklhp/w3-l2.pptx?dl=1 Python Scripting (part 2)]
'''Script Samples:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/neahqj4bsj7lgro/menu.py?dl=1 menu.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/b04u0e1snvfcrqs/if1.py?dl=1 if1.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5omwggit05vi5g/twoif.py?dl=1 twoif.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/2mof7xszd7kp9ma/if2.py?dl=1 if2.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/ywo3b797okb3tf8/if3.py?dl=1 if3.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/mral0c2pnxpqsgu/if4.py?dl=1 if4.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/9v857kr93r82pbh/if5.py?dl=1 if5.py]
|[[OPS245 Lab 2|Lab 2: Creating and Using Virtual Machines]]

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 4:'''<br>May 29 - June 2
|'''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://www.dropbox.com/s/citztrp5f8kkd92/w4-l1.pptx?dl=1 Managing Virtual Machines]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpekjhrr58nuxl4/w4-l2.pptx?dl=1 Python Scripting (part 3)]
'''Script Samples:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/4nraz2sp31inpg7/userprint.py?dl=1 userprint.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/ziwugivlpwd0prg/countup.py?dl=1 countup.py]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/mv2ke7a8hyfrkqj/countup2.py?dl=1 countup2.py]

|


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 5:'''<br>June 5 - June 9
|'''Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management:'''
*Common Troubleshooting Examples
*Archiving Files
*Package Management
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/hp7qqvai7xklv5w/w5-l1.pptx?dl=1 Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/95xdxemu20fad3s/w5-l2.pptx?dl=1 Python Scripting (part 4)t]
|[[OPS245 Lab 3|Lab 3: Troubleshooting, Archiving, and Packages]]

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 6:'''<br>June 12 - June 16
|'''Managing Users, Groups & Services:'''
*User Management
*Group Management
*Service Status
*Starting / Stopping Services
*Looping in Python scripts
'''Evaluation:'''
*Assignment 1
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/l7dvohl9ghnnodh/w6-l1.pptx?dl=1 Managing Users, Groups & Services]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/ilxjqe8sdwmrfuk/w6-l2.pptx?dl=1 Managing Sudo]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/9prvagrjem3nx7d/w6-l3.pptx?dl=1 Python Scripting (part 5)]
'''Script Samples:'''

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

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 7:'''<br>June 19 - 23
|'''Evaluation:'''
*MIDTERM
|
|


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
!colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"| '''Study Week:'''<br>June 26 - 30

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 8:'''<br>July 4 - July 8
|'''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://www.dropbox.com/s/vp7dyu760ah433q/w8-l1.pptx?dl=1 Monitoring Disk Space, <code>crontab</code>]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0lymk1pq8somdp/w8-l2.pptx?dl=1 Python Scripting (part 6)]
|[[OPS245 Lab 5|Lab 5: Monitoring Disk Space - Investigation 1]]


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 9:'''<br>July 10 - July 14
|'''Using LVM'''
*Using Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
*Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/u0cqkaptjurkp08/w9-l1.pptx?dl=1 Introduction to LVM]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/lnw8gzln1b2yfw0/w9-l2.pptx?dl=1 Advanced uses of the <code>awk</code> command]
*Demonstration of Growing ''/home'' partition using LVM: [https://youtu.be/4fGQmw9RInYg YouTube]
'''Script Samples:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/p3bxgyhka592sff/cars.txt?dl=1 cars]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/vdedytlcc2wlocu/users2.txt?dl=1 users2.txt]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/oc1ae5s3uolp60n/awkFile1?dl=1 awkFile1]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/izv1l12bqxp6hbn/awkFile2?dl=1 awkFile2]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/i15jbfrw0t1afw5/awkFile3?dl=1 awkFile3]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2apxu1nc6p50q9/awkFile4?dl=1 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>July 17 - July 21
|'''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://www.dropbox.com/s/degjqz79cahb8em/w10-l1.pptx?dl=1 Creating a Virtual Network]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/bjdc97c430ypvjk/w10-l2.pptx?dl=1 Python Scripting (part 7)]
|[[OPS245 Lab 6|Lab 6: Virtual Networks]]


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 11:'''<br>July 24 - July 28
|'''Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services'''
*Network Services
*SSH
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/q61rurwnpmavk0z/w11-l1.pptx?dl=1 Securing Network via SSH]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/nmjeh2uciq2d7sp/W11-l2.pptx?dl=1 Configuring Firewalls (iptables)]
|[[OPS245 Lab 7|Lab 7: Setup and Configure SSH]]


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 12:'''<br>July 31 - August 4
|'''Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server'''
*DHCP Server
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/taikt9hk9ffjtyg/w12-l1.pptx?dl=1 Setting up a DHCP Server]
|[[OPS245 Lab 8|Lab 8: Setup and Configure a DHCP Server]]


|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 13:'''<br>August 8 - August 11
|'''Evaluation:'''
*Assignment 2
|
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|'''Week 14:'''<br>August 14 - August 18
|'''Evaluation:'''
*Final Assessment
|
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