OPS245 Weekly Schedule

Winter 2023

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	Labs
Week 1: Jan 9 - Jan 13	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: Welcome to OPS245! Installing Linux	Lab 1: Installing CentOS 7 with VMWare Workstation WARNING: If working from home, use VMware Workstation (Windows/Linux) or VMware Fusion (macOS). Do not use any other virtualization software!
Week 2: Jan 16 - Jan 20	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: Python Scripting (part 1)	Scripting Practice: OPS245 Scripting Exercises
Week 3: Jan 23 - Jan 27	Creating & Using Virtual Machines Installing and Using Virtualization Software Installing Guest VMs	Lecture Notes: Installing Virtual Machines Python Scripting (part 2) Script Samples: menu.py if1.py twoif.py if2.py if3.py if4.py if5.py	Lab 2: Creating and Using Virtual Machines
Week 4: Jan 30 - Feb 3	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: Managing Virtual Machines Python Scripting (part 3) Script Samples: userprint.py countup.py countup2.py
Week 5: Feb 6 - Feb 10	Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management: Common Troubleshooting Examples Archiving Files Package Management	Lecture Notes: Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management Python Scripting (part 4)t	Lab 3: Troubleshooting, Archiving, and Packages
Week 6: Feb 13 - Feb 17	Managing Users, Groups & Services: User Management Group Management Service Status Starting / Stopping Services Looping in Python scripts Evaluation: Assignment 1	Lecture Notes: Managing Users, Groups & Services Managing Sudo Python Scripting (part 5) Script Samples:	Lab 4: Users, Groups and Services
Week 7: Feb 21 - Feb 24	Evaluation: MIDTERM
Study Week: Feb 27 - Mar 3
Week 8: Mar 6 - Mar 10	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: Monitoring Disk Space, crontab Python Scripting (part 6)	Lab 5: Monitoring Disk Space - Investigation 1
Week 9: Mar 13 - Mar 17	Using LVM Using Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space	Lecture Notes: Introduction to LVM Advanced uses of the awk command Demonstration of Growing /home partition using LVM: YouTube Script Samples: cars users2.txt awkFile1 awkFile2 awkFile3 awkFile4	Lab 5: Using LVM - Investigation 2
Week 10: Mar 20 - Mar 24	Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines Static Network Configuration Network Configuration with a DHCP client Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ip, ss Using Python Scripts to Access Files	Lecture Notes: Creating a Virtual Network Python Scripting (part 7)	Lab 6: Virtual Networks
Week 11: Mar 27 - Mar 31	Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services Network Services SSH	Lecture Notes: Securing Network via SSH Configuring Firewalls (iptables)	Lab 7: Setup and Configure SSH
Week 12: Apr 3 - Apr 7	Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server DHCP Server	Lecture Notes: Setting up a DHCP Server	Lab 8: Setup and Configure a DHCP Server
Week 13: Apr 10 - Apr 14	Evaluation: Assignment 2
Week 14: Apr 17 - Apr 21	Evaluation: Final Assessment