Systems Administration
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Computer Science |
Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Understanding the roles and procedures performed by network and system administrators. Presentation of general principles that are further illustrated and consubstantiated with laboratory practice, with the implementation and maintenance of some concrete examples of flexible services in critical contexts with simulated faults.
Learning outcomes and competences
The course (curricular unity) aims to relate theoretical concepts with practical installation and maintenance of computational and network services, considered essential in a network of well-managed information systems.
The student should acquired competences in linux shell, remote access to systems, access control, file systems and storage, backups, system logging and general concepts of virtualization.
Working method
Presencial
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
- Operating Systems
- Communication Networks
Program
1) Introduction
The main system administration Objectives
Sources of information for system administrators.
Filtering for relevant information.
2) Main components for system administration.
The UNIX example.
Remote access
3) Access control and passwords
Implementation and management of security policies
4) File systems
Utilization and management
5) Backups and associated policies
6) Storage systems
Virtualization "Storage" as the basis for a more efficient and flexible structural system administration
The Linux block storage virtualization system.
Storage Virtualization in the network. Virtual disks services. ATOE and ISCSI.
7) Logging in/of systems
8) Windows sytems
Using SAMBA
9) Kernel
Concepts about the kernel
10) Network file system
11) Virtualization systems
Mandatory literature
Nemeth Evi 070;
UNIX and Linux system administration handbook. ISBN: 978-0-13-148005-6
Complementary Bibliography
Frisch Aeleen;
Essential system administration. ISBN: 978-0-596-00343-2 pbk
Limoncelli Thomas A.;
The practice of system and network administration. ISBN: 0-201-70271-1
Teaching methods and learning activities
The course is based on lectures and hands-on classes about concepts considered to be essential for a full understanding of the tools currently employed for system administration. The students get firsthand experience with these tools in a lab controlled simulation environments specially designed for the practice of system administration activities.
The course is further sustained by practical lab classes where the students use a network infrastructure with storage and information system where they will apply the concepts, tools and good practices for installing and managing the serices discussed in the lectures. Each group of students will have access to virtual machines in order to develop these practicals and the assignment.
Students are encouraged to practice remote administration of the virtual machines (by the means of SSH and VNC).
keywords
Technological sciences > Technology > Computer technology > Systems technology
Technological sciences > Technology > Communication technology > Network tecnology
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
designation |
Weight (%) |
Exame |
70,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial |
30,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
20,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
56,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial |
86,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Mandatory development of laboratorial work proposed by the lecturer. Working groups are formed at the beginning of th course and are maintained during the entire semester. They are responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the group's infrastructure that will serve as the basis for the development and implementation of the assignment and laboratorial classes.
Minimum grade requirements (satisfy both):
- At least 40% for the lab assignement (NT)
- At least 40% for the exame grade (NE)
Class attendance is not recorded.
Calculation formula of final grade
The final grade is based on:
- lab assignement (NT): 6 marks
- theo evaluation (NE): 14 marks
Final grade is: NF = NT + NE
This weighting applies to all exams: normal, "recurso", special season, last year student or grade improvement.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Sse above in calculation formula.
Classification improvement
For improving the grade, the assignement grade used is the one pertaining to the current year.