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|<span style="background:#ffff00">[[OPS335 Weekly Schedule|Weekly Schedule]]</span><br>[https://www.senecacollege.ca/ssos/findOutline.do?subjectCode=OPS335&schoolCode=SICT Course Outline]<br />[https://wiki.centos.org/Documentation CentOS - Documentation]<br />[https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos CentOS - Howtos]
 
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||[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_-_Assignment_1_(Part_1) OPS335 -  Assignment 1 (Part 1)]
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* [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~peter.callaghan/files/OPS335/assignment1.1.html Peter Callaghan]
 
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* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/~andrew.smith/ops335/assignment1.html Andrew Smith]
 
 
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|[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_-_Assignment_1_(Part_2) OPS335 - Assignment 1 (Part 2)]
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* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/~andrew.smith/ops335/assignment1-2.html Andrew Smith]
 
 
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|[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_-_Assignment_2 OPS335 - Assignment 2 ]<!--Assignment 2 -->
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* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/~andrew.smith/ops335/assignment2.html Andrew Smith]
 
 
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= Welcome to OPS335 - ''Open System Application Server'' =
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=Welcome to OPS335 - ''Open System Application Server''=
  
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== What This Course is About ==
 
== What This Course is About ==
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This course teaches the maintenance and administration of a UNIX server using Linux. Students will learn to install configure, customize, test and maintain common services available on Linux servers.
 
This course teaches the maintenance and administration of a UNIX server using Linux. Students will learn to install configure, customize, test and maintain common services available on Linux servers.
 
This course is the third in a series of courses about Linux technologies.
 
This course is the third in a series of courses about Linux technologies.
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* ULI101 taught you to be Linux user.
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* ULI101 taught you to be a Linux user.
 
* OPS235 taught you to move from being a Linux user to being a Linux system administrator.
 
* OPS235 taught you to move from being a Linux user to being a Linux system administrator.
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* '''OPS335 will teach you to ''administer'' Linux ''servers'' (web servers, DNS servers, FTP servers, file sharing servers).'''
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* '''OPS335 will teach you to ''administer'' Linux ''servers'' (web servers, DNS servers, firewalls, file sharing servers).'''
  
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As a system administrator, you will be responsible for installing, configuring, adjusting, maintaining, and troubleshooting the operation of computer systems.  You will potentially have several hundred people depending on the machines that you manage. This is a lot of responsibility, and with that responsibility comes power. You will be able to change anything on the system, and you will also have the ability to damage or destroy the system.
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As a system administrator, you will be responsible for installing, configuring, adjusting, maintaining, and troubleshooting the operation of Linux network services.  You will potentially have several hundreds (or thousands) of people depending on the machines that you manage. This is a lot of responsibility, and with that responsibility comes power. You will be able to change anything on the system, and you will also have the ability to damage or destroy the system.
  
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In this course you use a removable disk pack with the lab computers to set up a Linux system. You will also set up several additional Linux systems using "Virtual Machines", and therefore gain experience with different types of system configurations as well as setting up networking between systems.
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In this course you use a removable disk pack with the lab computers to set up a Linux system. You will also set up several additional Linux systems using virtual machines, and therefore gain experience with different types of system configurations as well as setting up networking between systems.
  
 
== Learning by Doing ==
 
== Learning by Doing ==
  
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Most of the learning in this course occurs through the hands-on problem solving that takes place in the ten labs and two assignments. Therefore, it's very important to stay up-to-date with the coursework, and to practice until you have confidently mastered each task.
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Most of the learning in this course occurs through the hands-on problem solving that takes place in the labs and assignments. Therefore, it's very important to stay up-to-date with the coursework, and to practice until you have confidently mastered each task.
  
 
All of the software used in this course is ''open source'' software, so you are free to use, modify, and redistribute it. This means that you can install it as many times as you want on as many different computers as you would like. It also means that you can tinker with it -- you can take it apart, see how it works, and put it back together in the same or a different way, limited only by your time and ambition. You are encouraged to experiment and question liberally.
 
All of the software used in this course is ''open source'' software, so you are free to use, modify, and redistribute it. This means that you can install it as many times as you want on as many different computers as you would like. It also means that you can tinker with it -- you can take it apart, see how it works, and put it back together in the same or a different way, limited only by your time and ambition. You are encouraged to experiment and question liberally.
  
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= Weekly Schedule =
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== Course Faculty ==
  
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Weekly topic, lab, and assignment information is available on the [[OPS335 Weekly Schedule |OPS335 Weekly Schedule]] page.
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'''During the <b>Fall 2021</b> semester, OPS335/OPS345 are taught by:'''
  
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= Supplies Checklist =
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# '''Centos 7 Full Install DVD''' (x86_64). The image is available from:
 
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#* https://www.centos.org/download/mirrors/ - Centos mirror list accessible from any Internet connection.
 
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# '''SATA Hard disk in removable drive tray''' (at least 160GB). Please buy the tray from ACS or the bookstore as not all trays are compatible.
 
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# '''USB flash drive''' (8GB or larger recommended).
 
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#'''Text''' - Linux Administration Handbook, 4th Edition by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder and Trent R. Hein, ISBN 0-13-148005-7, Published by Prentice Hall
 
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#'''[[ media:OPS335-Winter2014-logbook.pdf | Lab log book]]''' - Download and print the lab log book.
 
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{{Admon/important|Bring all of these supplies to each class.|Even after installation, the installation DVD and flash drive may be required.}}
 
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{{Admon/important|Do not share your OPS335 disk drive with another course.|The work you do in this course will render your other work inaccessible and may erase it.}}
 
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= Faculty =
 
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*  [http://scs.senecac.on.ca/~andrew.smith Andrew Smith] (Section A)
 
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*  [http://scs.senecac.on.ca/staff/callaghan-peter Peter Callaghan] (Sections B, C, and D)
 
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= Course Information =
 
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===Important Websites===
 
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* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/course/ops335 Course Outline]
 
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* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/ School of Information and Communications Technology] (includes class cancellation information and general bulletins)
 
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===Evaluation:===
 
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* 10 labs (with accompanying lab quizzes) (10%)
 
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* Two tests (15% each)
 
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* Two assignments (20%)
 
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* Final exam (40%)
 
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= Tips and Suggestions =
 
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* Always shut down your system under software control, rather than using the reset or power buttons. You can shutdown using the GUI or with the <code>poweroff</code>, <code>reboot</code>, <code>init</code>, or <code>shutdown</code> commands.
 
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{{Admon/important|Always shut down your virtual machines before shutting down your main system.|If you do not shut down the virtual machines first, they may become unstable or unusable.}}
 
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* If you get a message about the gnome-power-manager configuration at the login screen, you may have run out of disk space. Switch to a character-mode virtual terminal (for example, switch to VT2 by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F2). Login and take a look at the available space (with the command: <code>df -h</code>). If the <code>/</code> filesystem is full, delete some files (such as unused VM images in <code>/var/lib/libvirt/images</code>) and then reboot the system.
 
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= Welcome to OPS235 - ''Introduction to Open System Servers'' =
 
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== What This Course is About ==
 
  
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<td  width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;text-align:right;">[https://mirror.senecacollege.ca/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-2009.iso Download at Seneca Lab]<br>[https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-2009.iso Download from Home]</td>
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<td  width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;text-align:right;">[https://matrix.senecacollege.ca/~ahad.mammadov/files/OPS335/OPS335-LLB-S2020.pdf PDF]</td>
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:* ULI101 taught you to be a Linux ''user''. In OPS235, you will move from being Linux a ''user'' to being a Linux system ''administrator''.
 
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:* As a system administrator, you will be responsible for installing, configuring, adjusting, maintaining, and troubleshooting the operation of computer systems. This is a lot of responsibility, and with that responsibility comes power. You will be able to change anything on the system, and you will also have the ability to damage or destroy the system.
 
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:* Later courses (OPS335 and OPS435) teach you to administer Linux servers (web servers, DNS servers, FTP servers, file sharing servers) -- and to use more complex scripting to boost your system administration efficiency.
 
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== Learning by Doing ==
 
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Most of the learning in this course occurs through the hands-on problem solving that takes place in the eight labs and two assignments.
 
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<u>Requirements for Success</u>
 
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:* It is very important to stay up-to-date with the coursework, and to practice until you have confidently mastered each task.
 
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:* All of the software used in this course is ''open source'' software, so you are free to use, modify, and redistribute it. This means that you can install it as many times as you want on as many different computers as you would like. It also means that you can tinker with it -- you can take it apart, see how it works, and put it back together in the same or a different way, limited only by your time and ambition. You are encouraged to experiment and question liberally.
 
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:* The notes that you make during the labs and assignments are your reference material for the quizzes, tests, and assignments. Take really good notes, and if you have questions, experiment and consult with your professor.
 
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:* Carefully read ALL lab instructions and check your work regularly. The labs have been designed with backup safeguards to prevent the student from losing their work. On the other hand, students may lose their work if they fail to follow lab instructions or accidentally forget their removable hard disks in the workstation's hard disk bay drive!
 
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[[Image:andrew.jpg|thumb|left|225px|<b>Andrew Smith</b><br />OPS335 Section '''A''',<br />OPS345 Sections '''A, D'''<br> [mailto:andrew.smith@senecacollege.ca andrew.smith@senecacollege.ca]<br>]]
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|[[Image:MikeMartin.jpg|thumb|left|225px|<b>Mike Martin (Second Half)</b><br />Sections: '''A''' <br />mike.martin@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://scs.senecac.on.ca/~mike.martin// Mike's web-site] ]]
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[[Image:HansHeim.jpg|thumb|left|230px|<b> Hans Heim</b><br>OPS345 Sections '''E, F'''<br>[mailto:hans.heim@senecacollege.ca hans.heim@senecacollege.ca]<br>]]
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|[[Image:murraysaul.jpg|thumb|left|225px|<b>Murray Saul</b><br>(Sections '''AA''', '''BB''', '''CC''')<br>murray.saul@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://murraysaul.wordpress.com/ Murray's web-site] ]]
 
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|[[Image:hans.jpg|thumb|left|175px|<b>Hans Heim</b><br>(Section '''DD''')<br>hans.heim@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://hansheim.blogspot.ca/ Hans' web-site]  ]]
 
 
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[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|223px|<b>Colin Yip</b><br>Section '''E'''<br>[mailto:colin.yip@senecacollege.ca colin.yip@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]
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[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|175px|<b>Ryan Lockhart</b><br>Section '''X'''<br>[mailto:Ryan.Lockhart@senecacollege.ca ryan.lockhart@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]
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  [[Image:murraysaul.jpg|thumb|left|210px|<b>Murray Saul</b><br>(Section '''A''' (First Half))<br>[mailto:murray.saul@senecacollege.ca murray.saul@senecacollege.ca]<br />[http://murraysaul.wordpress.com/ Murray's web-site] ]]
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[[Image:chris.jpg|thumb|left|175px|<b>Chris Johnson</b><br>(Section '''F''')<br>[mailto:chris.johnson@senecacollege.ca chris.johnson@senecacollege.ca]<br>  ]]
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[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|223px|<b>Riyadh Al-Essawi</b><br>OPS335 Section '''A'''<br>[mailto:riyadh.al-essawi@senecacollege.ca riyadh.al-essawi@senecacollege.ca]<br>  ]]
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[[Image:AhadM_200x200.jpg|thumb|left|223px|<b>Ahad Mammadov</b><br>OPS345 Sections '''A, B (May, Jun)'''<br>[mailto:ahad.mammadov@senecacollege.ca ahad.mammadov@senecacollege.ca]<br>  ]]
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[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|223px|<b>Azzad Kara</b><br />OPS345 Sections '''D (May, Jun)'''<br> [mailto:azzad.kara@senecacollege.ca azzad.kara@senecacollege.ca]<br>]]
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[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|223px|<b>Jonathan Ye</b><br>OPS345 Section '''D (Jul, Aug)'''<br>[mailto:jonathan.ye@senecacollege.ca jonathan.ye@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]
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OPS335 - Assignment 1 (Part 1)
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OPS335 - Assignment 2

Welcome to OPS335 - Open System Application Server

What This Course is About

This course teaches the maintenance and administration of a UNIX server using Linux. Students will learn to install configure, customize, test and maintain common services available on Linux servers. This course is the third in a series of courses about Linux technologies.

  • ULI101 taught you to be a Linux user.
  • OPS235 taught you to move from being a Linux user to being a Linux system administrator.
  • OPS335 will teach you to administer Linux servers (web servers, DNS servers, firewalls, file sharing servers).

As a system administrator, you will be responsible for installing, configuring, adjusting, maintaining, and troubleshooting the operation of Linux network services. You will potentially have several hundreds (or thousands) of people depending on the machines that you manage. This is a lot of responsibility, and with that responsibility comes power. You will be able to change anything on the system, and you will also have the ability to damage or destroy the system.

In this course you use a removable disk pack with the lab computers to set up a Linux system. You will also set up several additional Linux systems using virtual machines, and therefore gain experience with different types of system configurations as well as setting up networking between systems.

Learning by Doing

Most of the learning in this course occurs through the hands-on problem solving that takes place in the labs and assignments. Therefore, it's very important to stay up-to-date with the coursework, and to practice until you have confidently mastered each task.

All of the software used in this course is open source software, so you are free to use, modify, and redistribute it. This means that you can install it as many times as you want on as many different computers as you would like. It also means that you can tinker with it -- you can take it apart, see how it works, and put it back together in the same or a different way, limited only by your time and ambition. You are encouraged to experiment and question liberally.

Course Faculty

During the Fall 2021 semester, OPS335/OPS345 are taught by:

Required Materials

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 Solid State Drive (SSD) Minimum Capacity: 240 GB
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 CentOS 7 Full Install
DVD Image		 Download at Seneca Lab
Download from Home
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 Lab Log-book
(download and print)		 PDF



Andrew Smith
OPS335 Section A,
OPS345 Sections A, D
andrew.smith@senecacollege.ca
Hans Heim
OPS345 Sections E, F
hans.heim@senecacollege.ca

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