Instructor: Randolph Langley
Email: langley@cs.fsu.edu
Telephone: 645-1225
Office: 410C Love Building
CNT4603 meets at 3:05PM on Tuesday and Thursday in 016 Love Building.
My in-person office hours are
- Monday: at 2:00pm - 3:00pm and at 4:30pm - 5:30pm.
- Wednesday: 11:00am - 1:00pm.
If these are not convenient, or if you would like to meet using alternative means, then please contact me so that we can schedule a meeting in a different venue or format. Please send email to me at langley@cs.fsu.edu to schedule a meeting.
http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~langley/CNT4603/2025-Spring/index.html
This course offers a hands-on introduction to Unix systems and network administration. Topics include installation, mainte- nance, and extension of a multi-user computer system; development of administra- tive policies and procedures; user assistance and education; specifics of the operating system; and practical troubleshooting and problem solving.
Computer and Network System Administration is an increasingly complex field. The last ten years have generally seen an upturn in the number of system administrators, though there has been a recent sag which appears to be a discouraging trend for future system adminstrators:
This course is an attempt to provide a practical approach to the System Administration field.
The following courses and skills are desirable prerequisite knowledge for this class. Although not formally required, you will likely do better in this class if you have
- Taken undergraduate computer architecture;
- Taken advanced UNIX/network programming;
- Skill in C programming;
- Skill as an advanced UNIX user, including the ability to program effectively in the Unix environment;
- Familiarity with networking concepts and applications.
To produce students who are capable of managing networked computer systems. This will include providing students with practical experience in
- Designing, installing, maintaining, and extending interconnected servers;
- Development of policy and procedures for users, administrators, and for regulatory requirements;
- Advanced systems management;
- Networking and communication; and
- Emphasis on independent problem solving skills.
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, Fifth Edition, Nemeth et al.
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ITEM |
POINTS |
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Final exam, 2 hours to complete. The final will be at 5:30 on Tuesday, April 29 in Love 016. |
20 |
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Lab assignments |
80 |
| A | 90% - 100% |
| B+ | 87% - 89% |
| B | 80% - 86% |
| C+ | 77% - 79% |
| C | 70% - 76% |
| D | 60% - 69% |
| F | 0% - 59% |
- Introduction
- Installing and booting
- Rebooting issues
- Virtualization
- Drive layout and treatment
- Storage
- System Administrator's view of the operating systems
- System Administration tools
- Resource management and performance analysis
- Local and remote file systems
- Computer hardware operating system-specific nomenclature
- Network protocols and network activities
- Directory Services
- Security
- Your physical environment
- BCP, DR, COOP
- System Design: Structural and off-site redundancy
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Do not turn in other people's work as your own; this includes, but is not limited to, unattributed copying from web pages, other students' work, books, journals, or broadcast media. Citations and clear delineation of cited material from your own original work is mandatory.
The Florida State University academic honor policy is at http://dof.fsu.edu/content/download/21140/136629/AHP2010Revision.pdf
Official FSU statement on the Academic Honor Policy:
ACADEMIC HONOR POLICY:
The Florida State University Academic Honor Policy outlines the
University's expectations for the integrity of students'
academic work, the procedures for resolving alleged violations of
those expectations, and the rights and responsibilities of
students and faculty members throughout the process. Students are
responsible for reading the Academic Honor Policy and for living
up to their pledge to "... be honest and truthful and
... [to] strive for personal and institutional integrity at
Florida State University."
Assignments
Notice that 50% of your grade is determined by the work done in the exercises.
Please turn in your exercises on time. No late submissions will be accepted. Extensions will be given on the basis outlined in the next section on excused absences.
For any exercises submitted on Canvas, please note that the assignment submission link will disappear at the stated time.
Excused absences
Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the immediate family and other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holy days, and official University activities. Accommodations for these excused absences will be made and will do so in a way that does not penalize students who have a valid excuse. Consideration will also be given to students whose dependent children experience serious illness.
Communication
You should check your electronic mail frequently for information about this course, as well as the class home page. You are also encouraged to use email to ask questions and report problems.
ADA compliance
Please advise me at your earliest convenience (within one week) if you have a disability that will require a reasonable accommodation for the successful completion of this course. Also, as indicated above, you should register with the and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center, and provide me a letter indicating the need for accommodation and indicating what type.
If you are experiencing difficulties
If you are experiencing difficulty, either with the class or for reasons outside of the class, or are concerned about your progress, please speak with me immediately.
Summary
If you are experiencing difficulty or are concerned about your progress, please speak with me immediately.