= OPS curriculum topics for discussion =

= Lower Semesters =* Lower Semesters OPS stream should have covered focus on the following topicsnetwork layers ==ULI101 - First Semester==** OS Installation - various favours of Introduction to the Linux distributions: Debian system (ubuntuPC with Live Linux OS or Raspberry Pi), RedHat * Single Host or VM (Fedora, CentOSwith root access ?)* Suggestion - Focus on the physical layer and data-link layer administrative tasks**For example - ARP, SuSEICMP, etc.tcpdump* SSH Client configuration* TCP/IP network accounting using iptables ==OPS235 - 2nd Semester==* OS Installation and configuration (bar metal and/or VM)*Disk partition and LVM* Package management systems: dpkg 2 hosts or VMs (aptclient and server)* Suggestion - Focus on the Network and Transport layers administrative tasks**For example -get)routing and RIP, UDP, yumTCP, dnftcpdump, wireshark*SSH server configuration, ssh tunnelling, X forwarding etc.*TCP/IP network filtering using iptables* Bash Shell Command Line utilities SELinux Security ==OPS335 - 3rd Semester==* Application Server software installation, configuration and maintenance (list of common used commands for daily system administrationVM only?)** TCP/IP networking3+ hosts or VMs (with application servers: iproute2email, bridgingDNS, routingSAMBA, firewallNFS)** User Management Suggestion - Focus on a single hostthe Application layers administrative tasks** For example - DNS, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, SAMBA etc...**tools - tcpdump, wireshark,* TCP/IP network logging using iptables* SELinux security policy for confined network application= Upper Semesters =