Summer 2010 OPS235 Weekly Schedule

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OPS235 Weekly Schedule

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Lab 4
Week Objectives and Tasks Assigned Reading Labs / Exercises
Week 1

Jan 11 - 15

Course overview
  • Welcome to OPS235
  • Course Format
  • Assigned Readings
  • Required materials

Introduction to Linux

  • Introduction to Linux
  • How does a computer boot?
  • Boot Device and Boot Order
  • Booting a "LIVE CD"

Storage - Hard Disks and Partioning

  • Devices
  • Hard Disk Partitions
  • File Systems
  • Linux Directory Structure

Intro to Linux

Hard Disks and Partitioning

Lab 1
Week 2

Jan 18 - 22

Installing Linux

  • Installing Fedora
  • Boot loaders
Lab 2
Week 3

Jan 25 - 29

Using Virtual Machines

  • Installing and Using Virtualization Software
  • Installing Guest VMs

Assignment 1 Released

Lab 3
Week 4

Feb 1 - 5

  • Logical Volume Management
  • Package management with rpm and yum
  • User and Group Management
Week 5

Feb 8 - 12

  • Using Filesystems in Regular Files (loopback)
  • Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
  • Compiling Software from Source Code
  • Customizing System Startup (/etc/rc.d directories)
Lab 5
Week 6

Feb 15 - 19

  • Catch up
  • Review for Practical and Written tests
  • Work on assignment
Week 7

Feb 22 - 26

  • Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
  • Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
Study Week - March 1-5
Week 8

Mar 8 - 12

  • Assignment 1 Evaluation
  • Static Network Configuration
  • Network Configuration with a DHCP client
  • Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
  • Configuring Networking
Lab 6
Week 9

Mar 15 - 19

  • Network Services
  • SSH
  • Network services/ssh
Lab 7
Week 10

Mar 22 - 26

  • DHCP Server
  • DHCP Server
Lab 8
Week 11

Apr 1 - 5

  • Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
  • Review for Practical and Written Tests
  • PAM Configuration
Lab 9
Week 12

Apr 8-12

  • Written Test 2 (covering weeks 5-10)
  • Practical Test 2


Week 13

Apr 15 - 19

  • Assignment 2 Due
  • Review for Exam
Exam Week - April 22-26

OPS235 Resources