Course Title: Install and manage a server
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: COSC6090C
Course Title: Install and manage a server
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4299 - Certificate IV in Information Technology Networking
Course Contact: Geoff Moss
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4852
Course Contact Email: geoff.moss@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to install and manage a server. Server management includes initial configuration and testing as well as ongoing administration and troubleshooting.
Topics include
• Installing a window 2008 domain controller and windows 7 client
• Windows domain: Group policy, Organisational units, groups, GPO
• Associate a group with a login script
• Managing users in the domain
• Windows file server – includes testing for different file permissions and different groups
• Windows domain controller configuration and management. Setting up a DHCP server, setting and testings reverse DNS. Adding a PC to the domain and testing.
• Implementing group policy, Group policy modelling
• Windows Access Control Lists (ACL’s) and the Windows effective permissions inspector
• Printing
• Introduction to memory, processes and threads. Tools to view these in both Linux and Windows environments
• Linux server installation and services.
• Updating Windows and Linux servers
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICANWK401A Install and manage a server |
Element: |
1. Prepare to install a server |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Prepare for work, according to site-specific safety requirements and enterprise OHS processes and procedures |
Element: |
2. Install Server as required by the specification |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Create disk-partitioning scheme |
Element: |
3. Configure and administer the server |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Configure network directory service |
Element: |
4. Monitor and test the server |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Test server for benchmarking against client specification and requirements according to test plan, and record outcomes |
Element: |
5. Complete documentation and clean up work site |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Make and document server configuration and operational changes |
Learning Outcomes
Develope skills to manage servers. Areas include server testing, configuration, profiling, monitoring and troubleshooting.
Details of Learning Activities
A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative classroom based activities.
The collaborative classroom based activities will include theory sessions, practical lab sessions, tutorial sessions, and out-of-class research and homework.
We expect you to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.
Teaching Schedule
The nominal hours associated with this are a guide only and represent the total teaching time and student effort required to successfully complete the course. This may include not only scheduled classes but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Week | Commencing Topics |
Week 1-2 | Networks, server and client relationships. Network tools. |
Week 3-4 | Linux servers |
Week 5-10 | Windows domain controller setup and administration |
Week 11-13 | Windows group policy |
Week 13-14 | Windows File server |
Week 15 | Printing |
Week 16-17 | Backup |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
www.rmit.edu.au/teaching/technology/blackboard
Overview of Assessment
Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency to be deemed competent. Skill based assessment.
A range of assessment methods are used to assess practical skills and knowledge, for example
• direct questioning combined with a review of portfolios of evidence
• review of authenticated documents from the workplace or training environment
• demonstration of techniques
Assessment Tasks
You are required to complete all assessments. You must successfully complete all assessments to be deemed competent in this unit.
Assessment 1: Prac Server 1
Assessment 2: Prac Server 2
Assessment 3: Prac Server 3
Assessment 4: Prac Server 4
Assessment 5: Prac Scripting 2
Assessment 6: Prac Scripting 3
Assessment 7: Prac Client-server 4
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Marking Guide (competency):
Vocational Education and Training (VET) is based on current industry needs and the focus on preparing you for the workplace. Because VET courses are informed by practical application of knowledge and skills, they are based on a system known as ‘competency based training’ (CBT).
So when you are assessed in VET it is about whether you are competent to do the job, as well as having a firm grasp on the knowledge and skills required to do that job, as opposed to traditional curriculum based education settings that are often based on knowledge retention.
You need to demonstrate you are competent in each element of the unit of competency you are studying.
You will receive feedback on each assessment task that will inform you whether you are competent or not and how well you are performing. Once competent in all elements of the unit you receive a competency grading.
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