Server Technologies (10 cr)
Code: 5G00DL95-3003
General information
Enrolment period
15.11.2021 - 09.01.2022
Timing
11.01.2022 - 01.05.2022
Credits
10 op
Virtual portion
10 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
ICT Engineering
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 62
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Software Engineering
Teachers
- Jari Aalto
- Petteri Jekunen
Person in charge
Petteri Jekunen
Groups
-
20I260E
Objectives (course unit)
Student is able to
-perform a complete server configuration including: firewall, backups, etc.
- set up basic single server services, including a web server and web application,
- set up Docker containerization system
- use basic Unix/Linux command line tools found on most servers
- perform regular server maintenance
- set up basic server hardening by configuring a firewall and setting limitations on user login and file access
Content (course unit)
Linux, advanced cloud based server configuration, firewall, scheduled tasks, remote backups, server platforms, server architectures. Secure remote access, command line usage, virtualization, server container management, service management, HTTP server setup.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
Student knows the basics of Linux including: how to configure command line shell, is familiar with the basic commands, can use manual pages to understand to use more features of the system utilities.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
Student can set up services, manage users, perform regular server maintenance tasks like simple backups, software install, system upgrades, basic server security.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
Student can manage advanced server features in a cloud based server, can set up web servers, set up containers to the server. Student can plan, setup, maintain and document secure production ready server management practices in system, service and network levels.
Location and time
See timetable of semester. Remote Teaching: locations mentioned at timetable https://lukkarit.tamk.fi
Exam schedules
No exams. Grade is based on returned homeworks and reports.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course has two parts (5 + 5 credits): Both parts are evaluated separately. The final course grade 1-5 will be the arithmetic mean of the grades of both 5 credits parts. The grade is rounded to next full number. An example: part 1 (5 credits, grade 3), part 2 (5 credits, grade 4). Arithmetic mean is 3.5. Final grade is 4.
PART 1, 5 credits, Jari Aalto, grading: 30 % (1), 40 % (2), 50 % (3), 60 % (4), 80 % (5). Only homework files following these guidelines are evaluated: (1) the file name is in format NNN-exercise-name.txt where NNN is 3 digit homework number; (2) file names contain only lowercase US-ASCII letters and no spaces; (3) Files are saved in POSIX standard end-of-line format (EOL = LF, linefeed, \n). Each line must end in EOL; (4) file is written in english and contain only US-ASCII letters; (5) file does not contain TAB characters; (6) the first two lines in files contain name and date in tags whose format is "Author: Firstname Lastname
Deadline of homework returns is 2022-03-31. Returns after deadline are evaluated with grade 1.
PART 2, 5 credits, Petteri Jekunen, grading: 30 % (1), 40 % (2), 50 % (3), 60 % (4), 80 % (5).
The final grade of PART 2 is the arithmetic mean of grades of the tasks in Moodle.
For the deadlines of the individual tasks see Moodle.
Final deadline for the submissions for PART 2 is 2022-05-10.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
lectures
homeworks
practical works
Learning materials
Any Linux related literature or Web resources.
Student workload
See period time table.
Content scheduling
- Linux operating system and related Unix, BSD
- OS basics
- Command line basics
- Metacharacters
- Users
- Backups
- Services
- Related projects
Completion alternatives
Determined case by case basis. Please contact teachers.
Further information
COURSE REQUIREMENT: Prior attending to classes classes, the student must have installed Debian Linux operating system. A) you can use free virtual manager like Virtualbox and install Debian from an image ISO or B) enable Windows 10 built-in Linux subsystem (WSL; Ubuntu). See Google and Youtube for more information.
Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
Part 1: less than 30 % of the exercises returned and approved.
Part 2: less than 30 % of the exercises returned and approved.
Grade 1 requires passing both parts.
Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
See evaluating criterias.
Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
See evaluating criterias.
Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
See evaluating criterias.