CIS 335 — Enterprise Technology Management — Schedule

Week Date Units and Topics Resources Due
Wk 1 Jan 13
  • Unit 1: Introduction to Virtualization
  • Class organization and groups
  • Overview of Springfield VMware vSphere Environment

  • Deploy a virtual machine
  • Install and update Rocky Linux
  • Confirm Setup and Connectivity of VMs
  • Groups and Tools
  • Group Assignments
  • VCAT

  • Week 1

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 155-167
Wk 2 Jan 20
  • Introduction to VM Templates

  • Linux Apache Server
  • Configure Client VM with GUI
  • Week 2

  • Create a VM Template
  • Create and Deploy From Templates

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 185-190
Due Mon (1/19): Lab Activity 1A & 1B
Wk 3 Jan 27
  • Create a LAMP web application system
  • LAMP - Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP
  • Week 3

  • Config the Webmin Repository
  • Config MariaDB
  • Install PHP and Wordpress
Due Mon (1/26): Lab Activity 2A & 2B
Wk 4 Feb 3
  • Unit 2: Windows Server
  • Installing Windows Server 2022
  • Domain Name System (DNS) Configuration

  • Work on Lab Project 1
  • Lab Projects
  • Week 4

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 506-528
Due Mon (2/2): Lab Activity 3
Wk 5 Feb 10
  • Hardware in an Enterprise Data Center
  • Configure and Manage Data Storage
  • RAID Configurations
Due Mon (2/9): Lab Project 1 and Lab Activity 4
Wk 6 Feb 17
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting
  • GROUP DNS Server Assignment and Cleanup
Due Mon (2/16): Lab Activity 5
Wk 7 Feb 24
  • Configure New DHCP Server Profile
  • Install DHCP on group DNS Server
  • Deploy New VM from Template
  • Week 7

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 542-561
Due Mon (2/23): Lab Activity 6
Wk 8 Mar 3
  • In Class Midterm Exam
  • Review Midterm Exam Study Guide on Canvas
Due Mon (3/2): Lab Activity 7
March 9 - 15: Spring Break - No Class
Wk 9 Mar 17
  • Active Directory
  • Deploy and Config a Domain Controller
  • Organizational Unit Structures
Wk 10 Mar 24 Advising Day - No Class on March 24 Due Mon (3/23): Lab Activity 8A & 8B
Wk 11 Mar 31
  • File Server and Permissions Testing
  • Deploy a Windows 10 Desktop VM

  • Work on Lab Project 2 & Lab Activity 9
  • Week 11
  • Lab Projects
Wk 12 Apr 7
  • Group Policy Objects
  • User Configuration Policies
  • Administrative Templates
  • Week 12

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 706-722
Due Mon (4/6): Lab Project 2 & Lab Activity 9
Wk 13 Apr 14
  • Unit 3: Containers & Serverless Computing

  • Docker
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Function Platform as a Service (fPaaS)
  • Azure Functions
Due Mon (4/13): Lab Activity 10
Wk 14 Apr 21
  • More on Docker and Azure Functions
  • Work on Lab Project 3
  • Lab Projects
Due Mon (4/20): Lab Activity 11 & 12
Wk 15 Apr 28
  • Final Exam Review Session
  • Practice Exam for Final
Due Mon (4/27): Lab Project 3
CIS 335 In Class Final Exam: Tuesday, May 5: 6:00 - 8:30 PM