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|<div style="background: #ffff00">[[OPS235 Weekly Schedule|Weekly Schedule]]</div>[https://scsict.senecac.onsenecacollege.ca/course/ops235 Course Outline]<br />[http://fedoraproject.org Fedora Project]<br />[http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora documentation]
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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 Python 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!'''</u>
:* [[OPS235 Weekly Schedule |OPS235 Weekly Schedule]] (Course Notes / Labs)* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/All of the software used in this course/ops235 Course Outline]* [https://cs.senecacis ''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 onas many different computers as you would like.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/bookIt also means that you can tinker with it -review-fedora-linux-toolbox/ Fedora Linux Toolbox]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.
:* 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!
==Required Materials==
<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-2003.iso Download at Seneca Lab]<br>[http://centos.mirror.rafal.ca/7.9.2009/isos/x86_64/ 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 Logbook'''<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;">[[:Media: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;">[[OPS235 - Tips|Tips]]</td></tr></table>
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|[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|223px|<b>Ryan Lockhart</b><br>Section '''NAA'''<br>[mailto:ryan.lockhart@senecacollege.ca ryan.lockhart@senecacollege.ca]<br /> ]]
<u!--|[[Image:EricBrauer.jpg|thumb|left|136px|<b>Eric Brauer</b><br>Section '''2. Additional Hardware / ItemsC'''- July/Aug<br>[mailto:eric.brauer@senecacollege.ca eric.brauer@senecacollege.ca]</ubr> ]] {|border="1" cellpadding="8"[[Image:HansHeim.jpg|thumb|-!Item!Item Details!Graphicleft|-!SATA Hard Disk in Removable Drive Tray230px|Hard Disk Size: at least <b> Hans Heim</b><br>Section '''160GBD'''- May/June<br>[mailto:hans.heim@senecacollege.ca hans.heim@senecacollege.ca]<br > ]]|[[Image:chris.jpg|thumb|left|181px|<b>Chris Johnson</b><br>Sections '''A''' and '''Please buy the tray from ACS or the bookstoreB''' as not all trays are compatible- July/Aug<br>[mailto:chris.johnson@senecacollege.ca chris.johnson@senecacollege.ca]<br > ]]|[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|240px|<b>Colin Yip</b><br >Sections '''B''' and '''C''' - May/June<br>Mechanical shock from dropping a hard drive causes drive failure for several students each semester[mailto:colin. If you use a mechanical hard drive, be careful not to drop it, and transport it in a padded container (eyip@senecacollege.gca colin., a neoprene netbook sleeve, available from some dollar stores)yip@senecacollege.ca]<br /> ]]|[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|235px|<b>Michael Huang</b><br />Hard drives are currently expensive due to flooding in Thailand. Solid state disks <font size="1">(Section '''A''' and '''B''' (SSDsMay - Aug) are becoming competitive in price, are faster, <br>and are less susceptible to shock, so you may want to look '''C''' for a deal on an SSD instead of a hard drive -- but check to ensure that your SSD will fit properly into your drive trayMay/June''')<br>[mailto:hong.huang@senecacollege.ca hong.huang@senecacollege.ca]</font><br > ]]|[[Image:AnthonyAustin.jpg|thumb|left|350px|<b>Anthony Austin</b><br />Please tighten the drive screws securely to prevent the tray from jamming in the holder(Sections A, or leave the screws off.B, and C)<br />[mailto:anthony.austin@senecacollege.ca anthony.austin@senecacollege.ca]<br /> ]]|[[Image:hd-traykent.jpgpng|thumb|rightleft|180px325px|<b>Hard Disk in Disk TrayKent Poots</b><br />At least Sections '''?''' & '''?''' <bbr />160 GBkent.poots.seneca@gmail.com<br /b> (available at the Bookstore)[http://www.drivehq.com/sharing/ShareLogon.aspx?key=10226970/l90aboda8mq8 Kent's class materials] ]]|-!USB Flash Drive[[Image:marcos.jpg|thumb|left|225px|<b>Marcos Cavenaghi<br />(Second Half)</b><br />Sections: '''2GBB''' or larger recommended).<br /> , '''C''' & '''Warning:D''' anything on this flash drive will be erased!<br /><br /> ]]|[[Image:ubs-keyMikeMartin.pngjpg|thumb|rightleft|75px225px|<b>A single USB keyMike Martin (Second Half)</b><br />At least Sections: '''A''' <bbr />2 GBmike.martin@senecacollege.ca<br /b> or larger[http://scs.senecac.on.ca/~mike.martin// Mike's web-site] ]]|-!Lab Log-Book[[Image:MarkFernandes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Download and Print: <b> Mark Fernandes</b><br>(Section '''F''')<br> mark.fernandes@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://zenitcs.senecac.on.ca/~chrismark.tyler/ops235/2012fernandes Mark's web-site] ]]|[[Image:andrew-1/ops235_2012o-1_lab_log_bookw.pdf Lab log book png|thumb|left|300px|<b>Andrew Oatley-Willis</b><br>(PDF)]Sections '''C''', '''E''' & '''G''')<br>andrew.oatley-willis@senecacollege.ca<br />Please note that ]]|[[Image:murraysaul.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<b>Murray Saul</b> (First Half)<br>(Sections '''A''' , '''B'''you can use your log book during quizzes, written tests, practical tests and the final exam& '''C''')<br>murray.saul@senecacollege. Itca<br />[http://murraysaul.wordpress.com/ Murray's also the record that you have completed the labs, so donweb-site] ]]|[[Image:azzad.jpg|thumb|left|230px|<b>Azzad Kara</b><br>('''Spring:''' Section '''CC'''t lose it!)<br> azzad.kara@senecacollege.ca<br> ]]|[[Image:log-bookandrew.pngjpg|thumb|rightleft|200px185px|<b>Lab Log-BookAndrew Smith (First Half)</b><br />Used for Sections '''marking labsC''' and for an '''evaluation aidD'''<br />andrew.smith@senecacollege.ca<br />[http://littlesvr.ca/currentposition.php Andrew's schedule] ]]|[[Image:elizabeth.jpg|thumb|left|215px|<b>Elizabeth Kopiec</b><br>(Section '''D''')<br>elizabeth.kopiec@senecacollege.ca<br>[https://scs.senecac.on.ca/staff/kopiec-elizabeth Elizabeth's web-site] ]]|[[Image:petercallaghan.jpg|thumb|left|235px|<b>Andres Lombo</b><br>(Section E)<br>[mailto:andres.lombo@senecacollege.ca andres.lombo@senecacollege.ca]<br> ]]--!>
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