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! Week !! Objectives and Tasks !! Assigned Reading !! Labs / Exercises
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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'''
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January 9 - 13
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:'''Week 1''' (May 6 -12)
  
 
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Installing Linux
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:'''Fedora 17 Installation (on Main Host)'''
* Manually Creating Partitions
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:* Manually Creating Partitions
* Installing Fedora
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:* Installing Fedora
* Boot loaders
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:* Boot loaders
 
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* '''Introduction to Linux (YouTube Videos):'''
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:'''Slides:'''
:: [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paPT5qxM9m0 Part1] ] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_677922&feature=iv&src_vid=L88GRihyqZc&v=Dlx7JxHy2ls Part2] ] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=Dlx7JxHy2ls&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_457630&v=L88GRihyqZc Part3] ]
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::*Course Introduction:
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Installation_Guide/ Fedora 16 Installation Guide]
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::: [ [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] ]
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::*Lab 1 Preparation / Debriefing:
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::: [ [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] ]
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:'''Reference:'''
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::* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ Fedora 17 Installation Guide]
 
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:[[OPS235 Lab 1]]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_1 Lab 1]
 
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|'''Week 2'''
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January 16 - 20
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:'''Week 2''' (May 13-19)
  
 
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Using Virtual Machines
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:'''Creating & Using Virtual Machines'''
* Installing and Using Virtualization Software
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:* Installing and Using Virtualization Software
* Installing Guest VMs
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:* Installing Guest VMs
 
<!-- Assignment 1 Released -->
 
<!-- Assignment 1 Released -->
 
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* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Advanced_installation_options.html Fedora 16 Installation Guide -Advanced Installation Options]
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** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Installation_Guide/sn-automating-installation.html Automating the Installation with Kickstart]
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:'''Slides:'''
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Installation_Guide/ch-kickstart2.html Kickstart Installations]
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::*Virtual Machines Part I (Lab 2 Investigations 1-4):
** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Installation_Guide/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html Kickstart Configurator]
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::: [ [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] ]
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/virtualization-guide/f13/en-US/html/ Fedora Virtualization Guide]
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::*Virtual Machines Part II (Lab 2 Investigations 5-7):
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::: [ [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] ]
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:'''Reference:'''
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::* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Advanced_installation_options.html Fedora 17 Installation Guide]
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::** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/sn-automating-installation.html Automating the Installation with Kickstart]
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::** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ch-kickstart2.html Kickstart Installations]
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::** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html Kickstart Configurator]
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::* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/virtualization-guide/f13/en-US/html/ Fedora Virtualization Guide]
 
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:[[OPS235 Lab 2]]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_2 Lab 2]
 
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|'''Week 3'''
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January 23 - 27
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:'''Week 3''' (May 20 - 26)
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* Logical Volume Management
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:'''LVM &amp; Software Package Management'''
* Software Package management with rpm and yum
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:* Logical Volume Management
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:* Software Package management with rpm and yum
 
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* [[Logical Volume Management]]
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:* [[Logical Volume Management]]
* [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/whatislvm.html LVM HOWTO] - Read chapters 1 - 3
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:* [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/whatislvm.html LVM HOWTO] - Read chapters 1 - 3
* [http://fedoranews.org/alex/tutorial/rpm/ Use the RPM Utility]
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:* [http://fedoranews.org/alex/tutorial/rpm/ Use the RPM Utility]
* [http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/yum/ Using the YUM Utility]
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:* [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 Lab 3]
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:[[OPS235 Lab 3]]
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:'''Week 4''' (May 27 - June 2)
  
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|'''Week 4'''
 
January 30 - February 3
 
 
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Continue working on:
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:'''LVM &amp; Software Package Management (continued)'''
* Logical Volume Management
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:* Logical Volume Management
* Installing / Removing Applications with Yum
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:* Installing / Removing Applications with Yum
 
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:*Refer to Week 3 notes...
 
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|'''Week 5'''
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February 6 - 10
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:'''Week 5''' (June 3 - 9)
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* Creating / Managing Virtual Partitions
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:'''Working with Partitions / User &amp; Group Management'''
* Mounting / Unmounting File Systems
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:* Creating / Managing Virtual Partitions
* Automatically Mount File Systems Upon Boot-up
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:* Mounting / Unmounting File Systems
* User and Group Management
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:* Automatically Mount File Systems Upon Boot-up
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:* User and Group Management
 
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* [[Logical Volume Management]]
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:* [[Logical Volume Management]]
* [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html Partitioning with fdisk]
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:* [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]
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:* [http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=MContent&pageid=282 Mounting / Unmounting File-systems]
* [http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14446/53/ UID and GID explained]
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:* [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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:[[OPS235 Lab 4]]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_4 Lab 4]
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|'''Week 6'''
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February 13 -17
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:'''Week 6''' (June 10 - 16).
  
 
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* Using Filesystems in Regular Files
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:'''Archiving Files, Compiling Software<br />Packages from Source, Managing Services'''
* Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
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:* Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
* Compiling Software from Source Code
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:* Compiling Software from Source Code
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:* System Services (via '''systemd''')
  
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:* Catch-up on Labs
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:* Work on assignment
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:* Review for Practical and Written tests
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:* [http://www.centos.org/docs/2/rhl-gsg-en-7.2/s1-zip-tar.html archiving with tar, gzip,gunzip]
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:* [http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html Compiling Software from Source Code]
  
* Catch up / Review for Practical and Written tests
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:* [[init vs systemd]]
* Work on assignment
 
 
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_5 Lab 5]
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:OPS235 Lab 5
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:'''Week 7''' (June 17 - 23)
:(N/A)
 
 
 
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|'''Week 7'''
 
February 20 -24
 
  
 
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* Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
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:'''Evaluation'''
* Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
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:* Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-6)
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:* Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-6)
 
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!colspan="4"|Study Week - February 27 - March 2
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!colspan="4"|Study Week (Feb 25 - Mar 3)
 
 
 
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|'''Week 8'''
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March 5 - 9
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:'''Week 8''' (July 1 - 7)
  
 
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<!-- * Assignment 1 Evaluation -->
 
<!-- * Assignment 1 Evaluation -->
 
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:'''Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines'''
* Static Network Configuration
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:* Static Network Configuration
* Network Configuration with a DHCP client
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:* Network Configuration with a DHCP client
* Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
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:* Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
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:* '''Assignment 1 Due'''
 
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Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)
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:Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_network Virtual Network - Definition]
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:* [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)
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:* [http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/networkingadmin.shtml Important Linux Networking Commands] (Also refer to lab 6 notes)
* [http://colwiki.org/Linux_Networking_Services Linux Networking Services]
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:* [http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialNetworking.html Linux Network Configuration]
* View and Configure IPTABLES Firewall (refer to lab 6 notes)
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:* [[IPTables]] Reference
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:* 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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:OPS235 Lab 6
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_6 Lab 6]
:(N/A)
 
 
 
 
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|'''Week 9'''
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March 12 - 16
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:'''Week 9''' (July 8 - 14)
  
 
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* Network Services
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:'''Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services,<br />Using Virtual Machines'''
* SSH
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:* Network Services
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:* SSH
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:* Network services/ssh
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:* [http://support.suso.com/supki/SSH_Tutorial_for_Linux SSH Tutorial]
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:* [http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/shh-securing-ssh-howto-10640 How to Make SSH More Secure]
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:* [[IPTables]]
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:* Interest Topic: [http://linuxgazette.net/issue58/sharma.html Linux Security Tips] (See Areas involving Networking)
 
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* Network services/ssh
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_7 Lab 7]
* [http://support.suso.com/supki/SSH_Tutorial_for_Linux SSH Tutorial]
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* [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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:OPS235 Lab 7
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:'''Week 10''' (July 15 - 21)
:(N/A)
 
  
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|'''Week 10'''
 
March 26 - 30
 
  
 
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* DHCP Server
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:'''Setting Up, Using &amp; Maintaining a DHCP Server'''
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:* DHCP Server
 
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* DHCP Server Definition:<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol]
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:* DHCP Server Definition:<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol]
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[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Lab_8 Lab 8]
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:OPS235 Lab 8
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:'''Week 11''' (July 22 - 28)
:(N/A)
 
  
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|'''Week 11'''
 
April 2 - 6
 
  
 
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:* Review for Practical Test
* Assignment 2 released
 
* Review for Practical and Written Tests
 
 
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:*[[OPS235_Assignment_2]]
 
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|'''Week 12'''
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April 9 - 13
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:'''Week 12''' (July 29 - August 4)
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* Written Test 2
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* Practical Test 2
 
 
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|'''Week 13'''
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April 16 - 20
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:'''Week 13''' (August 4 - 11)
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* Assignment 2 Due
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:* '''Assignment 2 Due'''
* Review for Exam
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:* Review for Exam
 
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!colspan="4"|Exam Week - April 23 - 27
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!colspan="4"|Exam Week (August 12 - 16)
 
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[[OPS235 Resources]]
 
[[OPS235 Resources]]

Latest revision as of 05:17, 14 May 2013


Week
Objectives and Tasks
Slides / Reference

Labs

Week 1 (May 6 -12)
Fedora 17 Installation (on Main Host)
  • Manually Creating Partitions
  • Installing Fedora
  • Boot loaders


Slides:
  • Course Introduction:
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
  • Lab 1 Preparation / Debriefing:
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]


Reference:

Lab 1

Week 2 (May 13-19)
Creating & Using Virtual Machines
  • Installing and Using Virtualization Software
  • Installing Guest VMs
Slides:
  • Virtual Machines Part I (Lab 2 Investigations 1-4):
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
  • Virtual Machines Part II (Lab 2 Investigations 5-7):
[ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
Reference:

Lab 2

Week 3 (May 20 - 26)


LVM & Software Package Management
  • Logical Volume Management
  • Software Package management with rpm and yum

Lab 3

Week 4 (May 27 - June 2)
LVM & Software Package Management (continued)
  • Logical Volume Management
  • Installing / Removing Applications with Yum
  • Refer to Week 3 notes...
Week 5 (June 3 - 9)


Working with Partitions / User & Group Management
  • Creating / Managing Virtual Partitions
  • Mounting / Unmounting File Systems
  • Automatically Mount File Systems Upon Boot-up
  • User and Group Management

Lab 4

Week 6 (June 10 - 16).
Archiving Files, Compiling Software
Packages from Source, Managing Services
  • Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
  • Compiling Software from Source Code
  • System Services (via systemd)
  • Catch-up on Labs
  • Work on assignment
  • Review for Practical and Written tests

Lab 5

Week 7 (June 17 - 23)
Evaluation
  • Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-6)
  • Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-6)
Study Week (Feb 25 - Mar 3)
Week 8 (July 1 - 7)
Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines
  • Static Network Configuration
  • Network Configuration with a DHCP client
  • Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
  • Assignment 1 Due
Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)

Lab 6

Week 9 (July 8 - 14)
Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services,
Using Virtual Machines
  • Network Services
  • SSH

Lab 7

Week 10 (July 15 - 21)


Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server
  • DHCP Server

Lab 8

Week 11 (July 22 - 28)


  • Assignment 2 released
  • Review for Practical Test


Week 12 (July 29 - August 4)


  • Practical Test 2


Week 13 (August 4 - 11)


  • Assignment 2 Due
  • Review for Exam
Exam Week (August 12 - 16)

OPS235 Resources