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= OPS335 Weekly Schedule =
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 {{Admon/important|The course schedule, labs, and links are subject to change.|Check with your professor for details and changes specific to your section.}}= Fall 2021 ={|width="100%" borderalign="1left" cellspacingcellpadding="210"! Week !! Objectives and Tasks !! Assigned Reading !! Labs / Exercises|-valign="top"|width="45%"|'''Week 1Instructors:''' |Course overview* Welcome to see [[OPS335* Course Format* Assigned Readings* Required materialsIntroduction to Linux* Introduction to Linux* How does a computer boot?* Boot Device and Boot Order* Booting a "LIVE CD"Storage - Hard Disks and Partioning* Devices* Hard Disk Partitions* File Systems* Linux Directory Structure]]
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Intro to Linux* [http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/l1/lesson1b.html Intro to Linux]* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software Intro to Open Source]* [http://opensource.org/docs/osd The Open Source Definition according to OSI]Hard Disks and Partitioning* [http://linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/4269/1/ Hard Disk Basics]* [http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/6472/1/ Linux Hard Disk Names]* [http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=MContent&pageid=243 Linux Filesystem Options]* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4 Linux ext4 Filesystem]* [http://www.freeos.com/articles/3102/ The Linux Filesystem]* [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html Partitioning with fdisk]* [http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/SAG/x1038.html Filesystems]* [http://www.itworld.com/nlsunix071101 Filesystem Names Explained]|[[OPS235 Lab 1|Lab 1]]|-|'''Week 2Note:''' |Installing Linux* Installing Fedora* Boot loaders|* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ Fedora 13 Installation Guide]** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Preparing_for_Installation.html Installation]** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-grub.html GRUB Boot Loader]** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/s1-diskpartitioning-x86.html Partitioning Each OPS335 instructor will indicate the due dates for Fedora]|[[OPS235 Lab 2|Lab 2]]|-|'''Week 3''' |Using Virtual Machines* Installing labs, tests and Using Virtualization Software* Installing Guest VMs<!-- Assignment 1 Released -->|* [http://docsassignments.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/pt-Advanced_installation_options.html Fedora 13 Installation Guide This schedule is a considered to be a general guideline for week- Advanced Installation Options]** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/enby-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/sn-automating-installation.html Automating the Installation with Kickstart]** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-kickstart2.html Kickstart Installations]** [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html Kickstart Configurator]* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Virtualization_Guide/ Fedora 13 Virtualization Guide]|[[OPS235 Lab 3|Lab 3]]|-|'''Week 4''' |* Logical Volume Management* Package management with rpm and yum* User and Group Management|* [[Logical Volume Management]]* Package Management* [http://www.itwire.com/week content/view/14446/53/ UID and GID explained]* [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/whatislvm.html LVM HOWTO] - Read chapters 1 - 3|[[OPS235 Lab 4|Lab 4]] |-|'''Week 5''' |* Using Filesystems in Regular Files (loopback)* Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)* Compiling Software from Source Code* Customizing System Startup (/etc/rc.d directories)||[[OPS235 Lab 5|Lab 5]] |-|'''Week 6'''}
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" style="border-top: thin solid black;"> <tr valign="top> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;background-color:#f0f0f5;">Week</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;background-color:#f0f0f5;">Objectives and Tasks</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;background-color:#f0f0f5;">Reference</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;background-color:#f0f0f5;">Labs</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 1:'''<br>10 jan - 14 jan<br></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Introduction to OPS335:'''<ul><li>Outline, policies</li><li>Assignments, labs, evaluation, email</li><li>Preparation for OPS335 labs</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Reference:'''<ul><li>[https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks#head-4c9ee55a5c9dc051bd32e795b46a3856e41a0335 Centos7 Install Tips]</li><li>[[OPS335 Resources]]</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Installation_Lab Prep for Labs]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 2:'''<br>17 jan - 21 jan</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Basic Networking &amp; Backups:'''<ul><li>ifconfig & route vs ip; resolv.conf, hostnamectl</li><li>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/</li><li>Network connection troubleshooting</li><li>SSH & SSH Keys</li><li>rsync & cron</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Reference:'''<ul><li>[https://www.tty1.net/blog/2010/ifconfig-ip-comparison_en.html ip vs ifconfig]</li><li>[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS235_Lab_7 OPS235 - Lab7]</li><li>[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-rsync-to-sync-local-and-remote-directories-on-a-vps rsync Howto]</li><li>[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto Cron HowTo]</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_1 Lab 1: Network/Backup]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 3:'''<br>24 jan - 28 jan</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Packet Filtering Using iptables:'''<ul><li>What is Packet Filtering</li><li>iptables Basics<br>(Tables, Chains, Targets)</li><li>iptables Commands &amp; Options</li><li>iptables Command Examples</li><li>Saving iptables Settings</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Reference:'''<ul><li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iptables#Overview Overview]</li><li>[https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Network/IPTables CentOS Wiki] </li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_2 Lab 2a:<br>Packet Filtering Using iptables]</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 4:'''<br>31 jan - 4 feb</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Network Address Translation /<br>iptables Best Practices'''<ul><li>Network Address Translation<br>(NAT Table - iptables)</li><li>Debugging firewall problems:<ul><li> Troubleshooting Procedures</li><li>Troubleshooting Tools</li><li>Troubleshooting Exercises</li></ul></li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Reference:'''<ul><li>[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_1#Linux_Network_Connection_Configuration_Troubleshooting Test Network Connectivity]<br>(From Lab1)</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_2b Lab 2b:<br>Additional iptables Troubleshooting]</td> </tr><tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 5:'''<br>7 feb - 11 feb</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Domain Name System (DNS):'''<ul><li>Address resolution mechanism (zone definitions)</li><li>DNS server setup</li><li>Querying Name Servers</li><li>Reverse DNS lookups</li></ul>'''Performing DNS Queries'''<ul><li>SOA, MX, TXT records</li><li>Coordinating multiple servers</li><br><li>'''[[OPS335_-_Assignment_1_(Part_1) |OPS335 - Assignment 1 (Part 1)]]'''</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Reference:'''<ul><li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System#Address_resolution_mechanism Address resolution mechanism]</li><li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_DNS_lookup Reverse DNS lookups]</li></ul></td>* Catch <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_3 Lab 3: DNS]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 6:'''<br>14 feb - 18 feb</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Mail Servers - SMTP'''<ul><li>Mail Server Elements (MSA/MTA, MUA, MDA, MS, AA, SMTP)</li><li>Install and using mailx application (MUA)</li><li>Analyze Email Message Headers</li><li>Setup Postfix Server (no encryption)</li><li>Sending Email from VM to Seneca College Mail Account</li><li>Troubleshooting</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Reference:'''<ul><li>[http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/ Sending Messages with mail Command]</li><li>[http://www.johnkerl.org/doc/mail-how-to.html#prompt_commands Read Email Message with mail Command]</li><li>[https://support.google.com/mail/answer/29436?hl=en Reading Full Email Headers]</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_4 Lab 4a:<br>Simple Mail Server Setup]</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 7:'''<br>21 feb - 25 feb<br>(Monday is a holiday)</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Evaluation / Review:'''<ul><li>'''[[OPS335_-_Assignment_1_(Part_2) | OPS335 - Assignment 1 (Part 2)]]'''</li><li>Written Midterm Test</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;background-color:#f0f0f5;">'''Study Week:'''<br>28 feb - 4 mar</td> <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;background-color:#f0f0f5;">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 8:'''<br>7 mar - 11 mar</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Using a Centralized Message Store (IMAP)'''<ul><li>Specifying Domains for Received Email (MTA)</li><li>Installing &amp; Configuring MDA/LDA</li><li>Send &amp; Verify Receiving Mail on VMs</li><li>Troubleshooting</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Resources:'''<ul><li>[http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailServerOverview common mail server terms]</li><li>[http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html Postfix man page]</li><li>[https://workaround.org/ispmail/wheezy/setting-up-dovecot Configuring Dovecot]</ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_4b Lab 4b:<br>Mail Server Setup: LDA]</td>* Review </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 9:'''<br>14 mar - 18 mar</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''File Server (Samba):'''<ul><li>smbclient, smbmount (mount -t cifs)</li><li>smb.conf, testparm, smbpasswd, pdbedit</li><li>getsebool, setsebool</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;"></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_5 Lab 5: Samba Server]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 10:'''<br>21 mar - 25 mar</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Web Server (Apache)''':<ul><li>LAMP stack installation and configuration</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Resources:'''<ul><li>[http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp PHP Tutorial]</li><li>[http://www.w3schools.com/sql/ MySQL / SQL Language Resources]</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_6 Lab 6: Web Server]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 11:'''<br>28 mar - 1 apr</td><td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Webmail: Encrypted connections'''<ul><li>WebMail installation and configuration</li><li>Setting Up a Self-Serve Certificate</li><li>Configuring Postfix (VM2) for Encryption (TLS)</li><li>Setting up Encryption with Thunderbird MUA</li><li>Setting Up Dovecot MDA/LDA for Encryption (SSL)</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Resources:'''<ul><li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security TLS, SSL Definition]</li><li>[https://www.e-rave.nl/create-a-self-signed-ssl-key-for-postfix Create a self signed SSL key for Practical Postfix]</li><li>[http://wiki2.dovecot.org/SSL/DovecotConfiguration Dovecot SSL configuration]</li> </ul></td><td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;"> <br>[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_7 Lab 7: Encrypted connections and Written testswebmail]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 12:'''<br>4 apr - 8 apr</td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''OpenLDAP:'''<ul><li>LDAP Overview</li><li>Client setup</li><li>Adding users</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Online Resources:'''<ul><li>[https://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/ OpenLDAP Administration Guide]</li><li>[https://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/centos-how-tos/step-step-openldap-server-configuration-centos-7-rhel-7.html CentOS server & client setup guide]</li></ul></td> <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/OPS335_Lab_8 Lab 8: OpenLDAP]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top">* Work on assignment <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Week 13:'''<br>11 apr - 15 apr<br>(Friday is a holiday)</td> <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;">'''Evaluation / Review:'''<ul><li>'''[[OPS335_-_Assignment_2 | OPS335 - Assignment 2]]'''</li><li>Exam Review</li></ul></td>| </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;background-color:#f0f0f5;">'''Week 14 (3 days):'''<br>18 apr - 22 apr</td> <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: thin solid black;background-color:#f0f0f5;">'''Evaluation / Review:'''<ul><li>Final Exam</li></ul></td> </tr></table>
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* Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
* Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-5)
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* Static Network Configuration
* Network Configuration with a DHCP client
* Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
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Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_network Virtual Network - Definition]
* [http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/networkingadmin.shtml Important Linux Networking Commands] (Also refer to lab 6 notes)
* [http://colwiki.org/Linux_Networking_Services Linux Networking Services]
* View and Configure IPTABLES Firewall (refer to lab 6 notes)
|[[OPS235 Lab 6|Lab 6]]
 
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* Network Services
* SSH
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* Network services/ssh
* [http://support.suso.com/supki/SSH_Tutorial_for_Linux SSH Tutorial]
* [http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/shh-securing-ssh-howto-10640 How to Make SSH More Secure]
* [[IPTables]]
* Interest Topic: [http://linuxgazette.net/issue58/sharma.html Linux Security Tips] (See Areas involving Networking)
|[[OPS235 Lab 7|Lab 7]]
 
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* DHCP Server
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* DHCP Server Definition:<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol]
|[[OPS235 Lab 8|Lab 8]]
 
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* Assignment 2 released
* Review for Practical and Written Tests
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* Written Test 2
* Practical Test 2
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* Assignment 2 Due
* Review for Exam
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[[OPS335 Resources]]
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