OPS235 Weekly Schedule

Fall 2016

Instructors: Mark Fernandes (Section C) Murray Saul (Sections A & B)

Note: Each OPS235 instructor will indicate the due dates for labs, tests and assignments. This schedule is a considered to be a general guideline for week-by-week content.

Week	Objectives and Tasks	Reference	Labs
Week 1: Sept 6 - 11	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 OPS235!: [ web ] [ pdf ] Installing Linux: [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 1: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 2: Sept 12 - 18	Installing Other VMs (Different Methods): Shell Scripting Basics Use Shell Scripting to Generate System Information Reports	Lecture Notes: Bash Shell Scripting (part 1): [ web ] [ pdf ]
Week 3: Sept 19 - 25	Creating & Using Virtual Machines Installing and Using Virtualization Software Installing Guest VMs	Lecture Notes: Installing Virtual Machines: [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 2: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 4: Sept 26 - Oct 2	Creating & Using Virtual Machines / Continued: Manipulating Virtual Machines Backing-up Virtual Machines Manipulating Virtual Machines with Shell Scripts	Lecture Notes: Managing Virtual Machines: [ web ] [ pdf ] Bash Shell Scripting (part2): [ web ] [ pdf ]
Week 5: Oct 3 - 9	Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management: Common Troubleshooting Examples Archiving Files Package Management	Lecture Notes: Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management: [ web ] [ pdf ] Bash Shell Scripting (part 3): [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 3: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 6: Oct 10 - 16 (Thanksgiving Holiday: Oct 10 - no classes)	User / Group Management, Managing Services: User Management Group Management Service Status Starting / Stopping Services	Lecture Notes: User / Group Management, Managing Services: [ web ] [ pdf ] Bash Shell Scripting (part 4): [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 4: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 7: Oct 17 - 23	Evaluation: Assignment 1 Labs 1 - 4 Written Midterm Test Practical Test #1
Study Week: Oct 24 - 30 (No Scheduled Classes)
Week 8: Oct 31 - Nov 6	Monitoring Disk Space, Intro to LVM / Practical Test 1 Monitoring Hard Disk Space LVM - Definition Using LVM Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space	Lecture Notes: Monitoring Disk Space, Intro to LVM: [ web ] [ pdf ] Bash Shell Scripting (part 5): [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 5: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 9: Nov 7 - 13	Using LVM Using LVM Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space	Lecture Notes: Slides: Using LVM: [ web ] [ pdf ]
Week 10: Nov 14 - 20	Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines Static Network Configuration Network Configuration with a DHCP client Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat	Lecture Notes: Creating a VPN (Static IP): [ web ] [ pdf ] Bash Shell Scripting (part 6): [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 6: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 11: Nov 21 - 27	Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services Network Services SSH	Lecture Notes: Securing Network via SSH: [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 7: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 12: Nov 28 - Dec 4	Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server DHCP Server	Lecture Notes: Slides: [ web ] [ pdf ]	LAB 8: Removable SATA Drive Solid State Drive
Week 13: Dec 5 - Dec 8	Evaluation: Assignment 2 Labs 5 - 8 Practical Test #2
Exam Week: Dec 12 - 16