Course Description

The goal of this class is to cover basic system and network administration topics. It is structured around a set of (typically weekly) exercises that include configuration and installation of an array of services commonly found on a production network. We will use FreeBSD as our base system.

News

• May 25 - On May 27th we will have the Live project, so COME TO CLASS. You will have 1 and a half hours to complete the project and submit the report.
• May 20 - Since we can't make the wireless work correctly we have changed the exercise a bit. Look at the project page for extra notes and changes. The project is now due next Tuesday (25th).
• May 19 - Just as a note, you might need to recompile the kernel for project 6.
• May 8 - Project 5 was extended until tomorrow. The script is now up. There is a minimal change in requirements (easier incomming mail).
• May 5 - Sample Final project proposals have been added.(See the project presentation section.)
• April 28 - There has been an upgrade to project 4. You no longer need to mount/umount as your user, check it again.
• April 21 - Project 3 script is posted.
• April 16 - Project 3 is due on Thursday 22.
• April 12 - For project 2, use the lab cvsup server.
• April 06 - Just a note, the cabling tomorrow will count towards the grade of project 2. If you can't make it to class then email Nacho or Shantanu.
• April 06 - The script for project 1 is up, find the info on the project 1 page. Also, make sure you come to class on Tuesday, we're going to do some cabling.
• March 29 - Reminder, class will meet at the lab, BE 168. Also, multiple webpage updates and a working newsgroup.
• March 23 - Web page updates, links
• March 19 - Web page created

General Information

Format

Class meets in the lab (BE 168). Usually, for each topic covered, we will have one theoretical lecture covering the background knowledge related to the specific topic and a more practical lecture. The latter is not supposed to teach students how to do their projects but rather provide them with initial information to get them started.

Grading

• Weekly projects (75% evenly distributed)
• Final project (25%)

Projects

All projects are individual. Weekly projects should be submitted electronically by the deadline (see syllabus for project deadlines). Each project description will specify the project's submission guidelines. Projects submitted late will be penalized.

For the last project, students will choose a topic they would like to work on. A set of suggestions are provided below. Students may also make suggestions of their own. These will be subject to instructors' approval. For this project, students will need to submit a written report and prepare an oral presentation including a demo of the project. Project presentations and demos will be scheduled during the last week of class.

Student's Responsibilities

Students are responsible for checking this Web page periodically for updates and announcements. They should also try to keep up with the newsgroup

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity policies will be strictly enforced. Students are advised to talk to the instructors and/or TA should any questions on what constitutes academic integrity policy violations arise.

Pre-requisites

Students must have taken CMPE 150 prior to taking this class. Basic knowledge of UNIX-based systems is recommended.

Project Schedule

Suggested Final Project Topics

There are multiple possible projects for students to undertake, these include:

• IPSec
• Clustering
• Squid
• NIS
• IPv6
• Virtual Domains
• SNMP
• Kerberos
• Peer2Peer
• Multimedia (Audio/Video)

Sample Projects:

• SAINT
• ZEBRA
• IPSec and 802.11(Wireless)
• PAM
• Ndiff

Textbook and References

There are no required textbooks for this class. Most documentation can be found on-line and links to relevant on-line documents will be provided. A list of good books and references include:

• Unix System Administration Handbook (Nemeth et al)
• TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1 (Stevens)
• Computer Networks (Tanenbaum)
• FreeBSD Handbook
• SlugLUG: UCSC Linux User Group. You can ask questions about FreeBSD and Unix in general, join the mailing list or the irc channel.
• Linux Documentation Project. Most of the information applies to FreeBSD too
• UCSC FreeBSD Users mailing list.
• Netlab server. This is our main server and contains links to other instances of this class.

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