OPS235

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Assignment 1 Assignment 2

Welcome to OPS235 - Introduction to Open System Servers

In this course, you will move from being a Linux user to being a Linux system administrator.

Weekly Schedule

Weekly topic, lab, and assignment information is available on the Fall 2010 OPS235 Weekly Schedule page.

Supplies Checklist

Needed by the second class:

1. Fedora 12 Live CD (x86_64). You can burn this from ISO image on a CD or a DVD using the Freedom Toaster (in the Open Lab) -- however, this machine has problems with come types of DVDs. The image is also available from:
   • http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/fedora/releases/12/Live/x86_64/Fedora-12-x86_64-Live.iso - Seneca's mirror of the Fedora project. This is very fast, but is only accessible from within Seneca's network (you can't access this from home). You can burn this disc on the machines in the Open Lab.
   • http://get.fedoraproject.org - Accessible from any Internet connection.
2. 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.
3. USB flash drive (64MB or more - 2GB or larger recommended. Warning: anything on this flash drive will be erased!)
4. Lab log book (PDF). Please note that you can use your log book during the quizzes, written tests, practical tests and the final exam. It's also the record that you have completed the labs, so don't lose it!

Needed for week 2:

1. Fedora 12 installation DVD (x86_64) You can burn this from ISO image on the Freedom Toaster (in the Open Lab or in the hallway near T1208). The image is also available from:
   • http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/fedora/releases/12/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-12-x86_64-DVD.iso - Seneca's mirror of the Fedora project. This is very fast, but is only accessible from within Seneca's network (you can't access this from home).
   • http://get.fedoraproject.org - Accessible from any Internet connection.

Bring all of these supplies to each class.
Even after installation, the Live CD, Installation DVD, and flash drive may be required.

Do not share your OPS235 disk drive with another course.
The work you do in this course will render your other work inaccessible and may erase it.

You do not need to purchase a textbook for this course.
We will be using online resources instead.

Faculty

During the Fall 2010 semester, OPS235 is taught by:

• Brian Gray
• Chris Tyler
• Andrew Grimo

Course Information

• Course Outline
• Course Policies
• School of Computer Studies Homepage (includes class cancellation information and general bulletins)

Tips

Tips and suggestions:

• 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 poweroff, reboot, init, or shutdown commands. Shut down your virtual machines before shutting down your main system.
• If you get a message about the gnome-power-manager configuration at the login screen, you may have run out of disk space. Take a look at the available space (with df -h). If the / filesystem is full, delete some files (such as unused VM images in /var/lib/libvirt/images) and then reboot the system.
• Fedora 12 Slowdowns: If your system is becoming very slow from time to time, it is probably due to a known issue with the Intel video driver, kernel, NICs, storage system, and hardware detection software (!). See Bug 523646 on the Fedora Bugzilla system. A fix for this problem is apparently in the works -- update your system regularly so that you get the fix as soon as it is available.
  • Workaround: Type this command as root (be patient, it will take a minute or two for the system to return to normal speed): killall hald devkit-disks-daemon

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