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!References / Additional Resources
 
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*Using DevTest Labs
 
*Using DevTest Labs
 
*Testing With A Web App Instance
 
*Testing With A Web App Instance
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|Learn More About: [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-in/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-overview DevTest Labs]
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In-Depth DevTest Labs Features: [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-in/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-concepts DevTest Lab Concepts]
 
|[[OPS705 Lab 1|Lab 1: Connecting to Microsoft Azure]]
 
|[[OPS705 Lab 1|Lab 1: Connecting to Microsoft Azure]]
  
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|'''Week 2:'''<br>Sep 21-27
 
|'''Week 2:'''<br>Sep 21-27
|'''Creating & Using Virtual Machines'''
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|'''Creating and Using Azure Virtual Machines'''
*Installing and Using Virtualization Software
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*Creating a Windows Server 2016 VM
*Installing Guest VMs
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*Creating a CentOS Virtual Machine
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
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*Remote Connections with RDP
*Installing Virtual Machines: [https://prezi.com/itfej7og5kxt/creating-virtual-machines-vms/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w2_l1.pdf pdf]
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*Remote Connections with SSH
|Lab 2: Creating and Connecting to Azure Virtual Machines
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*Managing VMs Through Azure's UI
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|What is a Virtual Machine?
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*[https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/what-is-a-virtual-machine/ Microsoft's Quick Version]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine Longer Wikipedia entry with scenarios and history]
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Creating Virtual Machines
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*[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-add-vm Adding a VM in DevTest Labs]
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*[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/azure/virtual-machines/windows/overview Creating a Windows VM in Azure]
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*[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/azure/virtual-machines/linux/overview Creating a Linux VM in Azure]
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|[[OPS705 Lab 2|Lab 2: Creating and Connecting to Azure Virtual Machines]]
  
  
 
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|'''Week 3:'''<br>Sep 28-Oct 4
 
|'''Week 3:'''<br>Sep 28-Oct 4
|'''Creating & Using Virtual Machines / Continued:'''
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|'''Unix Command-line Basics'''
*Manipulating Virtual Machines
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*File System Navigation
*Backing-up Virtual Machines
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*Moving and Copying
*Manipulating Virtual Machines with Shell Scripts
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*File Permissions
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
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*Reading Text Files
*Managing Virtual Machines: [https://prezi.com/fntt_lk0gg7v/managing-virtual-machines/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w2_l2.pdf pdf]
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*Editing Text Files
*Bash Shell Scripting (part2): [https://prezi.com/jeanobdj-9bf/bash-shell-scripting-part-2/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w2_l3.pdf pdf]
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|Lab 3: Unix/Linux Command-line Basics
 
|Lab 3: Unix/Linux Command-line Basics
  
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|'''Week 4:'''<br>Oct 5-11
 
|'''Week 4:'''<br>Oct 5-11
|'''Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management:'''
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|'''Managing Azure VMs with PowerShell:'''
*Common Troubleshooting Examples
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*Powering on and off a VM
*Archiving Files
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*Creating a VM
*Package Management
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*Modifying Existing VMs
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
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*Deleting a VM
*Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management: [https://prezi.com/wp_9j-z0jgrx/troubleshooting-archiving-package-management/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w3_l1.pdf pdf]
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*Scripting VM Creation
*Bash Shell Scripting (part 3): [https://prezi.com/jlu5pwmr_avn/bash-shell-scripting-part-3/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w3_l2.pdf pdf]
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|Lab 4: Managing Azure VMs with PowerShell
 
|Lab 4: Managing Azure VMs with PowerShell
  
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|'''Week 5:'''<br>Oct 12-18
 
|'''Week 5:'''<br>Oct 12-18
|'''Managing Users, Groups & Services:'''
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|'''Apache Web Server:'''
*User Management
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*What is Apache?
*Group Management
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*Installing yum packages (Repositories, Packages, Software)
*Service Status
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*Managing System Services
*Starting / Stopping Services
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*Basic HTML with vim
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
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*Managing Users, Groups & Services: [https://prezi.com/dx3qeitmuuif/managing-user-accounts-services/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w4a.pdf pdf]
 
*Bash Shell Scripting (part 4): [https://prezi.com/ardxoz36akmb/bash-shell-scripting-part-4/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w4b.pdf pdf]
 
 
|Lab 5: Installing and Configuring an Apache Web Server
 
|Lab 5: Installing and Configuring an Apache Web Server
  
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|'''Week 6:'''<br>Oct 19-25
 
|'''Week 6:'''<br>Oct 19-25
|'''Evaluation:'''
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|'''Introduction to Networking:'''
*Labs 1 - 4
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*Example: Accessing a Webpage
*Assignment 1
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*Server VS Client
*Written Midterm Test
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*IP addresses, Ports, FQDNs
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*Firewalls
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*What is IIS?
 
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|Lab 6: Installing an IIS Webserver
 
|Lab 6: Installing an IIS Webserver
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|'''Week 7:'''<br>Nov 2-14
 
|'''Week 7:'''<br>Nov 2-14
|'''Monitoring Disk Space, Intro to LVM'''
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|'''Resources, Resource Groups, and Users'''
*Monitoring Hard Disk Space
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*What is a resource?
*LVM - Definition
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*What is a resource group?
*Using LVM
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*What is a security group?
*Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
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|'''Lecture Notes:'''
 
*Monitoring Disk Space, <code>crontab</code>, <code>awk</code> command: [https://prezi.com/__ayhf6te9zb/monitoring-hard-disk-space/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w8a.pdf pdf]
 
 
|Lab 7: Setting Up a Project Group in Azure
 
|Lab 7: Setting Up a Project Group in Azure
  
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|'''Week 8:'''<br>Nov 9-15
 
|'''Week 8:'''<br>Nov 9-15
|'''Using LVM'''
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|'''Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)'''
*Using Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
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*What is a container? What is Docker?
*Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
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*Containers VS Virtual Machines
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
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*What is a container image?
*Introduction to LVM: [https://prezi.com/igc3z-ki_tdo/logical-volume-management-lvm/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w8b.pdf pdf]
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*Demonstration of Growing ''/home'' partition using LVM: [https://youtu.be/4fGQmw9RInYg YouTube]
 
 
|Lab 8: Creating a Web App Instance
 
|Lab 8: Creating a Web App Instance
  
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|'''Week 9:'''<br>Nov 16-22
 
|'''Week 9:'''<br>Nov 16-22
|'''Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines'''
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|'''App Persistence'''
*Static Network Configuration
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*What is persistence?
*Network Configuration with a DHCP client
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* Ephemeral Containers w/Persistant Storage
*Basic TCP/IP network commands: <code>ping</code>, <code>ifconfig</code>, <code>netstat</code>
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|'''Lecture Notes:'''
 
*Creating a Virtual Network: [https://prezi.com/kwgvo8g5eraj/creating-a-virtual-private-network-vpn/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w10a.pdf pdf]
 
*Bash Shell Scripting (part 6): [https://prezi.com/7j9ggxkg7jqc/copy-of-creating-a-virtual-private-network-vpn/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w10b.pdf pdf]
 
 
|Lab 9: Creating a Web App with Persistent Storage
 
|Lab 9: Creating a Web App with Persistent Storage
  
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|'''Week 10:'''<br>Nov 23-29
 
|'''Week 10:'''<br>Nov 23-29
|'''Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services'''
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|'''Networking, Part 2:'''
*Network Services
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*Internal Networks (Container-to-container)
*SSH
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*INternal Networks VS Exposed Ports
|'''Lecture Notes:'''
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*Securing Network via SSH: [https://prezi.com/dj6_vmmuds0t/securing-a-network-via-ssh/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w11a.pdf pdf]
 
*Configuring Firewalls (iptables): [https://prezi.com/9zurywz2gkyx/configuring-a-firewall-iptables/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_week11b.pdf pdf]
 
 
|Lab 10: Creating a Blog through Web App Containers
 
|Lab 10: Creating a Blog through Web App Containers
  
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|'''Week 11:'''<br>Nov 30-Dec 6
 
|'''Week 11:'''<br>Nov 30-Dec 6
|'''Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server'''
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|'''Case Study: Dynamic Webpages Using Containers'''
*DHCP Server
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|'''Lecture Notes:'''
 
*Setting up a DHCP Server: [https://prezi.com/zkpwa8y_6ovt/setting-up-dhcp/ web] [https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~ops235/slides/ops235_w12.pdf pdf]
 
 
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|'''Week 12:'''<br>Dec 7-13
 
|'''Week 12:'''<br>Dec 7-13
|'''Evaluation:'''
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|'''Dedicated Lab Time and Interactive Help'''
*Labs 5 - 8
 
*Assignment 2
 
*Final Exam
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:22, 22 September 2020

Fall 2020

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

Week Objectives and Tasks References / Additional Resources Labs
Week 1:
Sep 14-18
Introduction to Microsoft Azure:
  • Accessing the Azure Portal
  • Connecting to Your Account
  • Using DevTest Labs
  • Testing With A Web App Instance
Learn More About: DevTest Labs

In-Depth DevTest Labs Features: DevTest Lab Concepts

Lab 1: Connecting to Microsoft Azure


Week 2:
Sep 21-27
Creating and Using Azure Virtual Machines
  • Creating a Windows Server 2016 VM
  • Creating a CentOS Virtual Machine
  • Remote Connections with RDP
  • Remote Connections with SSH
  • Managing VMs Through Azure's UI
What is a Virtual Machine?

Creating Virtual Machines

Lab 2: Creating and Connecting to Azure Virtual Machines


Week 3:
Sep 28-Oct 4
Unix Command-line Basics
  • File System Navigation
  • Moving and Copying
  • File Permissions
  • Reading Text Files
  • Editing Text Files
Lab 3: Unix/Linux Command-line Basics


Week 4:
Oct 5-11
Managing Azure VMs with PowerShell:
  • Powering on and off a VM
  • Creating a VM
  • Modifying Existing VMs
  • Deleting a VM
  • Scripting VM Creation
Lab 4: Managing Azure VMs with PowerShell


Week 5:
Oct 12-18
Apache Web Server:
  • What is Apache?
  • Installing yum packages (Repositories, Packages, Software)
  • Managing System Services
  • Basic HTML with vim
Lab 5: Installing and Configuring an Apache Web Server


Week 6:
Oct 19-25
Introduction to Networking:
  • Example: Accessing a Webpage
  • Server VS Client
  • IP addresses, Ports, FQDNs
  • Firewalls
  • What is IIS?
Lab 6: Installing an IIS Webserver


Study Week:
Oct 26 - Nov 1
Week 7:
Nov 2-14
Resources, Resource Groups, and Users
  • What is a resource?
  • What is a resource group?
  • What is a security group?
Lab 7: Setting Up a Project Group in Azure


Week 8:
Nov 9-15
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
  • What is a container? What is Docker?
  • Containers VS Virtual Machines
  • What is a container image?
Lab 8: Creating a Web App Instance


Week 9:
Nov 16-22
App Persistence
  • What is persistence?
  • Ephemeral Containers w/Persistant Storage
Lab 9: Creating a Web App with Persistent Storage


Week 10:
Nov 23-29
Networking, Part 2:
  • Internal Networks (Container-to-container)
  • INternal Networks VS Exposed Ports
Lab 10: Creating a Blog through Web App Containers


Week 11:
Nov 30-Dec 6
Case Study: Dynamic Webpages Using Containers


Week 12:
Dec 7-13
Dedicated Lab Time and Interactive Help