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|<div style="background:#ffff00">[[OPS235 Weekly Schedule|https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS235_Weekly_Schedule_-_CentOS7 Weekly Schedule]]</div>[https://scs.senecac.on.ca/course/ops235 Course Outline]<br />[http://fedoraproject.org Fedora Project]<br />[http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora documentation]
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|<!-- [[OPS235 FSOSS Bonus Assignment|FSOSS Bonus Assignment]]<br /> -->[httphttps://zenitwiki.senecaccdot.onsenecacollege.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Assignment_1 OPS235_Assignment1 Assignment 1][httphttps://zenitwiki.senecaccdot.onsenecacollege.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235_Assignment_2 OPS235_Assignment2 Assignment 2]
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= Welcome to OPS235 - ''Introduction to Open System Servers'' =
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== What This Course is About ==
<u>This course is the second in a series of courses about Linux technologies:</u>
:* ULI101 taught you to be a Linux ''user''. '''In OPS235, you will move from being Linux a ''user'' to being a Linux system ''administrator''.'''
:* As a system administrator, you will be responsible for '''installing, configuring, adjusting, maintaining, and troubleshooting the operation of computer systems'''. This is a lot of responsibility, and with that responsibility comes power. You will be able to change anything on the system, and you will also have the ability to damage or destroy the system.
:* In this course you use a '''removable disk tray an external SSD drive (USB 3) with the lab computers''' to set up a Linux system. You will also set up '''at least four additional Linux systems using "Virtual Machines"''', and therefore gain experience with different types of system configurations as well as setting up networking between systems.
:* Later courses (OPS335 and OPS435) teach you to administer Linux servers (web servers, DNS servers, FTP servers, file sharing servers) -- and to use more complex scripting to boost your system administration efficiency.
== Learning by Doing ==
Most of the learning in this course occurs through the hands-on problem solving that takes place in the eight labs and two assignments.
<u>Requirements for Success: :* '''It is very important to stay up-to-date with the coursework''', and to practice until you have confidently mastered each task. :* '''All of the software used in this course is ''open source'' software, so you are free to use, modify, and redistribute it'''. This means that you can install it as many times as you want on as many different computers as you would like. It also means that you can tinker with it -- you can take it apart, see how it works, and put it back together in the same or a different way, limited only by your time and ambition. '''You are encouraged to experiment and question liberally'''. :* '''The notes that you make during the labs and assignments are your reference material for the quizzes, tests, and assignments'''. Take really good notes, and if you have questions, experiment and consult with your professor. :* '''Carefully read ALL lab instructions and check your work regularly'''. The labs have been designed with backup safeguards to prevent the student from losing their work. On the other hand, '''students may lose their work if they fail to follow lab instructions or accidentally forget their removable hard disks in the workstation's hard disk bay drive!''' == Course Resources == * [[OPS235 Weekly Schedule |OPS235 Weekly Schedule]] (Course Notes / Labs)* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/course/ops235 Course Outline]* [https://cs.senecac.on.ca/~scs/DonMillsPolicies/policy.html Course Policies]* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/ School of Computer Studies Homepage]* Optional (non required) Reading Materials: [http://magazine.redhat.com/2008/01/31/book-review-fedora-linux-toolbox/ Fedora Linux Toolbox]. == Supplies Checklist (Required for Second Class) == '''1. Bootable Fedora Media (CD / DVD)''' {|border="1" cellpadding="8" width="100%"|-!Storage Media!Download and Burning Options!colspan="3"|Graphics|-!'''Fedora 16 Live CD''' (x86_64)<br />and<br /u>'''Fedora 16 installation DVD (x86_64)'''
:* It is very important to stay up-to-date with the coursework, and to practice until you have confidently mastered each task.
:* The notes that you make during the labs and assignments are your reference material for the quizzes, tests, and assignments. Take really good notes, and if you have questions, experiment and consult with your professor.
== Course Faculty ==
'''3. [[Download and Burn at Home]]During the <b>Summer 2019</b> semester, OPS235 is taught by:''' (click for details)
|[[Image:blank-cd.pngwidth="40% |thumb|right|100px|<b>Blank Writable CD or DVD</b><br />Available at the Bookstore or other retail stores]]|[[Image:blank-cd.png|thumb|right|100px|<b>Blank Writable DVD </b><br />Available at the Bookstore or other retail stores]]|[[Image:toaster.png|thumb|right|100px|<b>Freedom Toaster <br />in TEL Open Lab</b><br /> (Convenient, but machine has problems with some types of DVDs)]]
==Required Materials (for second class)==
<table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="10%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;">[[Image:ssd.png|left|95px]]</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;">'''Solid State Drive (SSD)'''</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;text-align:right;">'''Minimum Capacity:''' 240 GB</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="10%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;">[[Image:blank-cd.png|left|50px]]</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;">'''CentOS 7 Full Install<br>DVD Image'''</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;text-align:right;">[https://mirror.senecacollege.ca/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1810.iso Download at Seneca Lab]<br>[http://mirror.netflash.net/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1810.iso Download from Home]</td></tr><tr><td width="10%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;">[[Image:ubs-key.png|left|50px]]</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;">'''USB Flash Drive'''<br>(3.0 preferred)</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;text-align:right;">'''Minimum Capacity:''' 16 GB</td></tr><tr><td width="10%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;">[[Image:log-book.png|left|44px]]</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;">'''Lab Log-book'''<br>(download & print<br>Both sides per lab permitted)<br><b>NOTE: If you've taken this<br> class in a previous semester, <br>you MAY NOT bring that <br>version of the lab logbook<br>to any testing.</b></td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;text-align:right;">[[:File:Ops235_logbook.pdf|Download PDF]]</td></tr><tr><td width="10%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:3em;font-family:arial;color:red;font-weight:bold;">!</span></td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;">'''Dos and Don'ts'''</td><td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid #cccccc;text-align:right;">[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/OPS235-tips tips]</td></tr></table>
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|[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|235px|<b>Michael Huang</b><br><font size="1">(Section '''A''' and '''B''' (May - Aug), <br>and '''C''' for May/June''')<br>[mailto:hong.huang@senecacollege.ca hong.huang@senecacollege.ca]</font><br> ]]
|[[Image:chris.jpg|thumb|left|168px|<b>Chris Johnson</b><br>(Sections '''C''' - July/Aug)<br>[mailto:chris.johnson@senecacollege.ca chris.johnson@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]
<u!--|[[Image:AhadM_200x200.jpg|thumb|left|175px|<b>Ahad Mammadov</b><br><font size="1">(Sections '''A''' and '''B'''''2. Additional Hardware'- May/June''')<br>[mailto:ahad.mammadov@senecacollege.ca ahad.mammadov@senecacollege.ca]</ufont><br> ]] {|border="1" cellpadding="8"[[Image:AnthonyAustin.jpg|thumb|left|-!Item!Item Details!Graphic350px|-!SATA Hard Disk in Removable Drive Tray<b>Anthony Austin</b><br>(Sections A, B, and C)<br>[mailto:anthony.austin@senecacollege.ca anthony.austin@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]|Hard Disk Size[[Image: at least EricBrauer.jpg|thumb|left|125px|<b>Eric Brauer</b><br>(Sections '''D''' and '''160GBE''')<br>[mailto:eric.brauer@senecacollege.ca eric.brauer@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]|[[Image:kent.png|thumb|left|325px|<b>Kent Poots</b><br />Sections '''?''' & '''Please buy the tray from ACS or the bookstore?''' as not all trays are compatible. <br />kent.poots.seneca@gmail.com<br />Mechanical shock from dropping a hard drive causes drive failure for several students each semester[http://www.drivehq. If you use a mechanical hard drive, be careful not to drop it, and transport it in a padded container (ecom/sharing/ShareLogon.gaspx?key=10226970/l90aboda8mq8 Kent's class materials] ]]|[[Image:marcos.jpg|thumb|left|225px|<b>Marcos Cavenaghi<br />(Second Half)</b><br />Sections: '''B''' , a neoprene netbook sleeve, available from some dollar stores'''C''' & '''D'''<br /><br /> ]]|[[Image:MikeMartin.jpg|thumb|left|225px|<b>Mike Martin (Second Half).</b><br />Sections: '''A''' <br />mike.martin@senecacollege.ca<br />Hard drives are currently expensive due to flooding in Thailand[http://scs.senecac.on.ca/~mike.martin// Mike's web-site] ]]|[[Image:MarkFernandes. Solid state disks jpg|thumb|left|300px|<b> Mark Fernandes</b><br>(SSDsSection '''F''') are becoming competitive in price, are faster, and are less susceptible to shock, so you may want to look for a deal <br> mark.fernandes@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://cs.senecac.on an SSD instead of a hard drive .ca/~mark.fernandes Mark's web-site] ]]|[[Image:andrew-o- but check to ensure that your SSD will fit properly into your drive trayw.png|thumb|left|300px|<b>Andrew Oatley-Willis</b><br>(Sections '''C''', '''E''' & '''G''')<br>andrew.oatley-willis@senecacollege.ca<br />]]|[[Image:HansHeim.jpg|thumb|left|230px|<b> Hans Heim</b><br >(Section '''N/A''' )<br>Please tighten the drive screws securely to prevent the tray from jamming in the holder, or leave the screws offhans.heim@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://hansheim.blogspot.ca/ Hans's Instructor Page] ]]|[[Image:murraysaul.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<b>Murray Saul</b> (First Half)<br>(Sections '''A''' , '''B''' & '''C''')<br>murray.saul@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://murraysaul.wordpress.com/ Murray's web-site] ]]|[[Image:hd-traypetercallaghan.jpg|thumb|rightleft|180px223px|<b>Hard Disk in Disk TrayColin Yip</b><br>(Sections '''A''' and '''B''')<br>[mailto:colin.yip@senecacollege.ca colin.yip@senecacollege.ca]<br />At least ]]|[[Image:azzad.jpg|thumb|left|230px|<b>160 GBAzzad Kara</b><br> (available at the Bookstore'''Spring:''' Section '''CC''')<br> azzad.kara@senecacollege.ca<br> ]]|-!USB Flash Drive[[Image:andrew.jpg|thumb|left|185px|<b>Andrew Smith (First Half)</b><br />Sections '''C''' and '''D'''<br />andrew.smith@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://littlesvr.ca/currentposition.php Andrew's schedule] ]]|Doesn[[Image:elizabeth.jpg|thumb|left|215px|<b>Elizabeth Kopiec</b><br>(Section 't really matter what size''D''')<br>elizabeth.kopiec@senecacollege.ca<br>[https://scs.senecac. You can use this key for other things as wellon.ca/staff/kopiec-elizabeth Elizabeth's web-site] ]]|[[Image:ubs-keypetercallaghan.pngjpg|thumb|rightleft|75px235px|<b>A single USB keyAndres Lombo</b><br>(Section E)<br>[mailto:andres.lombo@senecacollege.ca andres.lombo@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]--!>
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