Week Date Units and Topics Resources Due
Week 1 Aug 19
  • 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
Week 2 Aug 26
  • 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 (8/25): Lab Activity 1A & 1B
Week 3 Sept 2
  • 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 (9/1): Lab Activity 2A & 2B
Week 4 Sept 9
  • 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 (9/8): Lab Activity 3
Week 5 Sept 16
  • Hardware in an Enterprise Data Center
  • Configure and Manage Data Storage
  • RAID Configurations
Due Mon (9/15): Lab Project 1 and Lab Activity 4
Week 6 Sept 23
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting
  • GROUP DNS Server Assignment and Cleanup
Due Mon (9/22): Lab Activity 5
Week 7 Sept 30
  • 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 (9/29): Lab Activity 6
Week 8 Oct 7
  • No Class
  • Midterm Exam Available on Canvas
  • Review Midterm Exam Study Guide on Canvas
Due Mon (10/6): Lab Activity 7
Due Sun (10/12): Midterm
October 13-19: Fall Break - No Class
Week 9 Oct 21
  • Active Directory
  • Deploy and Config a Domain Controller
  • Organizational Unit Structures
Week 10 Oct 28 Advising Day - No Class on October 28 Due Mon (10/27): Lab Activity 8A & 8B
Week 11 Nov 4
  • File Server and Permissions Testing
  • Deploy a Windows 10 Desktop VM

  • Work on Lab Project 2 & Lab Activity 9
  • Week 11
  • Lab Projects

Week 12 Nov 11
  • Group Policy Objects
  • User Configuration Policies
  • Administrative Templates
  • Week 12

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 706-722
Due Mon (11/10): Lab Project 2 & Lab Activity 9
Week 13 Nov 18
  • Unit 3: Containers & Serverless Computing

  • Docker
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Function Platform as a Service (fPaaS)
  • Azure Functions
Due Mon (11/17): Lab Activity 10
Week 14 Nov 25
  • More on Docker and Azure Functions
  • Work on Lab Project 3
  • Lab Projects
Due Mon (11/24): Lab Activity 11 & 12
Week 15 Dec 2
  • Final Exam Review Session
  • Practice Exam for Final
  • Final Exam Study Guide Available on Canvas
Due Mon (12/1): Lab Project 3
CIS 335 In Class Final Exam: Tuesday, December 9: 6:00 - 8:30 PM