Course Title: Install and configure virtual machines

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2020

Course Code: EEET7395C

Course Title: Install and configure virtual machines

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4401 - Certificate IV in Information Technology Networking

Course Contact: George Yousif

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4852

Course Contact Email: george.yousif@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 50

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 development and implement virtualisation technologies with the goal of providing a more sustainable ICT environment.

Topics include
• Installing a virtual machine in Virtualbox
• Ubuntu and Linux installation in virtualised environment using Virtualbox on a host only network
• Network modes NAT, bridged, host only.
• Backing up and restoring the Virtual Machines (VMs)
• Configuring the interfaces. Testing connectivity with ping. ifconfig and ipconfig
• Virtualization resources – effect of CPU’s on some virtualization tasks, allocating enough hard disk space, choosing dynamic hdd instead of fixed, allocating RAM with regard to the hosts resources, graphics memory. Virtualbox global settings. VMs local settings. Shared folders
• Troubleshooting the virtualized network. Including software are firewalls by ping and connectivity testing. If this fails look at configurations. If this fails look at the underlying host networking or configuration. E.g. a 169.x.x.x network interface
• Use of public and private IP addresses in a network, NAT.
• Network diagram design to include a legitimate spam server to serve the company’s email customers
• Network management redesign of a dysfunctional network and server
• Introduction to virtualizing services in VMS
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTNWK420 Install and configure virtual machines

Element:

1. Identify options and select virtualisation solution

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Research and determine government and industry guidelines and policies for use of desktop and server virtualisation

1.2 Determine and document current and future requirements of organisations based on guidelines, policies and organisational structure

1.3 Identify benefits and detriments of virtualisation of desktop and server environments relevant to needs of organisation

1.4 Identify available features of current virtualisation software relevant to needs of organisation

1.5 Select virtualisation solutions based on current and future needs of organisation

1.6 Seek and obtain feedback on selected virtualisation solution from organisation and incorporate feedback into selected virtualisation solutions

Element:

2. Prepare for, install and configure virtualisation technology

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify, clarify and document technical requirements of organisation relating to virtualisation technologies including virtual machines, virtual networks, and virtualisation software

2.2 Identify and document hardware, software, network, and infrastructure components required to be installed and configured to meet technical requirements

2.3 Seek and obtain feedback on technical requirements and documented components from organisation and incorporate feedback into technical requirements and documented components

2.4 Install and configure software to provide support for virtualisation of desktop and server operating systems according to technical requirements

2.5 Configure virtualisation software application features to accommodate required functionality according to organisational needs

Element:

3. Install, configure and test virtual machines

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Install and configure virtual machines according to technical requirements

3.2 Install and configure virtual networks according to technical requirements

3.3 Test functionality of installed virtual machines and virtual networks against technical requirements and rectify errors

Learning Outcomes


Implement virtualizations technologies.  Manage virtual machines.

This course contributes to the development of the following capabilities:
• Working with virtualized networks
• Network monitoring and troubleshooting
• Transferable virtualized networking skills, allowing you to more easily use virtualization software such as VirtualBox, VMware or Hyper V.
 


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement virtualisation technologies with the goal of providing a more sustainable information and communications technology (ICT) environment.


Teaching Schedule

 

Week

Topic

Elements

1

Introduction and Installation of Linux Mint

Install Linux Mint (Lab)

1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.1, 4.4

2

Introduction and Installation of Linux Mint (Cont.)

Understanding the Needs of Virtualisation

Selecting and Planning a Virtualisation Solution (Lab)

Online Quiz 1 released (Due Week 3)

1.2 - 1.6, 2.1 - 2.3, 3.1, 4.4

3

Government and Industry Guidelines and Policies for Virtualisation

Researching Government and Industry Guidelines and Policies of Virtualisation Solution (Lab)

1.1, 3.3

4

Configuring the VM

Configure Linux Mint (Lab)

2.4, 2.5, 3.2

5

Network Adaptors

Configuring Network Adaptors (Lab)

4.1-4.3

6

Virtualising and Configuring Ubuntu

Install and Configure Ubuntu (Lab)

Online Quiz 2 released (Due Week 7)

1.4, 3.3

7

Practical Assessment (Practice)

  

8

Practical Assessment released (Due Week 9)

  

9

Install and Configure SFTP

Install and Configure SSH

1.4, 3.2 - 3.3

10

Backing Up and Restoring VMs

Backing Up and Restoring Linux Mint (Lab)

 

11

Integrating VMs into an Existing Design

Online Quiz 3 released (Due Week 12)

Assignment released (Due Week 15)

 

12

Integrating VMs into an Existing Design (Cont.)

Install and Configure TeamSpeak 

 

13

Install and Configure DHCP

  

14

Install and Configure Apache

  

15

Install and Configure MySQL

  

16

Install and Configure Samba

  

17

Resubmissions

  

18

Final Resubmissions (if available)

  


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

We will be using Virtualisation to setup several different operating systems for this course.

You will be required to bring along or purchase an External Hard Drive (Minimum 500GB) to complete your assessments. Without it, you will not be able to complete this course.

It is your responsibility to have this organized by the end of week 1 at the latest.

The school computers do not allocate you anywhere near enough disk space for you to install Virtual Machines on your profiles.


Overview of Assessment

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Task 1

Online Quizzes

Task 2

Practical Assessment

Task 3

Assignment

These tasks assess the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element/Performance Criteria Task 1  Task 2 Task 3
1.1  X    
1.2 X   X  X
1.3 X   X  X
1.4 X     X
1.5 X    X 
1.6 X    X 
2.1 X    X 
2.2 X    X 
2.3 X    X 
2.4    X  
2.5    X  
3.1    X  
3.2    X  
3.3    X  

To be deemed competent student must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure student's achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

 


Assessment Tasks

  1. Online quizzes
  2. Practical Assessment
  3. Assignment

Resubmissions

You will be allowed a resubmission attempt once per assessment only if it constitutes a reasonable attempt (see below).

For example, if you need to resubmit one of your assessments, you will not be entitled to any further resubmissions for that assessment. 

 

Please read all of the information handed carefully and ask lots of questions if you are unsure.

Reasonable Attempt

You must make a reasonable attempt on each submission to be granted a resubmission attempt.

What constitutes a reasonable attempt?

A reasonable attempt would be attempting to answer all of the questions asked of you to the best of your ability.

Leaving large sections of your work blank, or not submitting sections does not show your teacher you have enough of an understanding of the assessment to be deemed competent.

This indicates to your teacher that you didn’t seek out your teacher for help, or that you did not understand the work.

Please note, in the event you are eligible for a resubmission, a new due date will be provided to you. Please check your feedback carefully.

 

Deadlines

Deadlines are set when the course commences and may only be moved by the teacher if there is a reasonable reason to do so. 

If work keeps getting pushed back, then it will make the back end of your semester too difficult to handle.

If you do not submit your work by the deadline without an approved extension from your teacher, you will lose your ability to gain a resubmission.

If your work is more than 48 hours late, then you will receive unsatisfactory result for the assessment.

 

 


Assessment Matrix

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Task 1

Online Quizzes

Task 2

Practical Assessment

Task 3

Assignment


These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

 

Assessment  Mapping Matrix

 

Element/

Performance Criteria Covered

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

1.1

X

        X

1.2

 

 

X

1.3

X

 

X

1.4

X

  

X

1.5

 

  

X

1.6

 

  

 X 

2.1

 

 

      X 

2.2

  

 

      X 

2.3

 

 

      X 

2.4

 

X 

  

2.5

  

X 

  

3.1

  

X 

  

3.2

  

X 

  

3.3

  

X 

  

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

Other Information

Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:

  • Relevant
  • Current
  • Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL

Study and learning Support:

Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you. 
Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are: 

  • assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice 
  • maths and science developmental support and advice 
  • English language development 

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support 

Equitable Learning Services (ELS):

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Equitable Learning Services (ELS) to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please refer to https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services to find more information about services offered by Equitable Learning Services (ELS).

Late submission: 

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager. 
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted. 
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date. 

Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or assessed.


Special consideration: 

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration to find more information about special consideration 

Plagiarism: 

Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. 

Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism. 

Other Information: 

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

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