Latest revision as of 00:36, 12 January 2018

OPS curriculum topics for discussion Key Topics to be included/discussed/introduced

Lower Semesters

Introduction to the Linux system (PC with Live Linux OS or Raspberry Pi)
Single Host or VM (with root access ?)
Suggestion - Focus on the physical layer and data-link layer administrative tasks
- For example - ARP, ICMP, tcpdump
SSH Client configuration
TCP/IP network accounting using iptables

OS Installation and configuration (bare metal and/or VM)
Disk partition and LVM
2 hosts or VMs (client and server)
Suggestion - Focus on the Network and Transport layers administrative tasks
- For example - routing and RIP, UDP, TCP, tcpdump, wireshark
SSH server configuration, ssh tunnelling, X forwarding etc.
TCP/IP network filtering using iptables
SELinux Security

Application Server software installation, configuration and maintenance (VM only?)
3+ hosts or VMs (with application servers: email, DNS, SAMBA, NFS)
Suggestion - Focus on the Application layers administrative tasks
- For example - DNS, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, SAMBA etc.
- tools - tcpdump, wireshark,
TCP/IP network logging using iptables
SELinux security policy for confined network applications

Upper semesters OPS stream - Cloud based topics/services?
Contents based on SOA - there are many, let's consider the three major ones:
- Saas
- PaaS
- IaaS

Introduction to cloud computing - NIST definition
service oriented architecture
- Identity services
- Messaging services
Automation using scripting language
- automate local services/tasks using bash shell
- network/infrastructure automation using python/CMS
  - virtual networks
  - virtual machines
source code version control using git

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
- OpenStack and/or others?
SOA
- Network Services
- Compute Services
- Storage Services
- Monitoring Service

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 ==OPS235 - 2nd Semester==
-* OS Installation and configuration (bar metal and/or VM)
+* OS Installation and configuration (bare metal and/or VM)
 * Disk partition and LVM
 * 2 hosts or VMs (client and server)
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 **tools - tcpdump, wireshark,
 * TCP/IP network logging using iptables
-* SELinux security policy for confined network application
+* SELinux security policy for confined network applications
 = Upper Semesters =
 * Upper semesters OPS stream - Cloud based topics/services?
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 ** automate local services/tasks using bash shell
 ** network/infrastructure automation using python/CMS
+*** virtual networks
+*** virtual machines
 * source code version control using git
-* virtualization - control of vm using bash/python scripts
 == OPS535 ==
+* Infrastructure services
+** DHCP
+** DNS/DDNS/DNSSEC
+** DataBase Service
+** LDAP using OpenLDAP
+** File sharing service
+** PAM
+** DAC/MAC
+** Firewall service
+* The REST API
 * Platform as a service (PaaS)
 ** OpenShift Online
 ** OpenShift Origin
-* SOA:
-** Application services
-** Configuration management service
-** Name Service
 == OPS635 ==