IT Infrastructure Management

GANPAT UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND  TECHNOLOGY

Programme

Bachelor of Technology

Branch/Spec.

Computer Science & Engineering (CBA)

Semester

VI

Version

1.0.0.1

Effective from Academic Year

2022-23

Effective for the batch Admitted in

June 2020

Subject  code

2CSE60E28

Subject Name

IT Infrastructure Management

Teaching scheme

Examination scheme (Marks)

(Per week)

Lecture(DT)

Practical(Lab.)

Total

CE

SEE

Total

L

TU

P

TW

Credit 

0

0

2

0

2

Theory 

00

00

00

Hours

0

0

2

0

4

Practical

60

40

100

Pre-requisites:

Operating System Concepts, Computer Network Concepts

Objectives of the Course:

After the completion of the course, student will be able to:

• Apply partition concepts to resolve storage related issues 
• Design and configure different servers based on the company requirements
• Manage the network resources and security policy of an organizations
• Implement various system administration related tasks automatically

Practicals are defined based on the following topics:

Sr No.

Content

1

Configuring SSH

Hardening the SSH Server, Limiting Root Access, Configuring Alternative Ports, Modifying SELinux to Allow for Port Changes, Limiting User Access, Using Oth(1)er Useful sshd Options 851, Session Options, Connection KeepAlive Options, Configuring Key-Based Authentication with Passphrases, Configuring SSH Tunnels 

2

Configuring  File Services

Setting Up SMB File Sharing , Installing Samba, Preparing Shared Directories on Linux, Configuring /etc/samba/smb.conf, Using Samba Users, Securing Samba, Samba-Related SELinux Parameters, Samba Firewalling, Setting Up Kerberized Samba Shares, Accessing SMB Shares, Discovering Samba Shares, Mounting Samba Shares, Performing a Multiuser Samba Mount, Mounting Samba Shares Through automount

3

Configuring NFS

Setting Up the Basic NFSv4 Server, Configuring the NFSv4 Server, Accessing NFS Shares 

Testing Client Access with showmount, Making NFS Mounts Persistent, Configuring the Firewall for NFSv4, Configuring SELinux for NFSv4, Configuring NFS Kerberos Authentication, Understanding NFSv4 SELinux Transparency

4

Configuring a Basic Web  Server 

Identifying the Main Configuration File, Creating Web Server Content, Understanding Apache Configuration Files, Creating Apache Virtual Hosts

5

Setting Up an SMTP Server

Understanding Email Basics , Understanding Roles in Mail Handling, The Email Transmission Process, Mail Server Solutions on RHEL, Configuring Postfix Parameters , Understanding Essential Parameters, Configuring Postfix to Relay Mail, Verifying a Working Mail Configuration

6

Configuring DNS 

Understanding DNS , The DNS Hierarchy, DNS Terminology, Understanding DNS Lookups, Understanding Resource Records, Setting Up a Cache-Only DNS Server, Understanding the Need for DNSSEC, Configuring the Unbound Caching Name Server, Configuring Trust Anchors, Troubleshooting DNS Issues, Dumping and Changing the Unbound Cache, Using dig, Analyzing Client Issues 

7

Configuring a firewall

Understanding Linux Firewalling, Understanding Previous Solutions, Understanding Firewalld 

Understanding Firewalld Zones, Understanding Firewalld Services, Working with Firewalld, Working with Firewall-cmd, Working with Firewall-config

8

Managing Time Synchronization 

Understanding the Need for Synchronized Time, Setting Up Time Synchronization,  Understanding NTP, Configuring chrony to Synchronize Time, Managing and Monitoring Time Synchronization with chronyc

9

Configuring External Authentication and Authorization

Understanding Remote Authentication, Understanding Kerberos Basics, Understanding Kerberos Authentication, Understanding Kerberos Principals, Configuring LDAP Authentication with Kerberos Authorization, Using nslcd or sssd as the Authentication Backend Service, Setting Up External Authentication, Using an IPA Server or Active Directory

10

Configuring Permissions 

Managing File Ownership, Displaying Ownership, Changing User Ownership, Changing Group Ownership, Managing Basic Permissions, Applying Read, Write, and Execute Permissions, Managing Advanced Permissions, Managing ACLs, Understanding ACLs , Preparing Your File System for ACLs, Changing and Viewing ACL Settings with setfacl and getfacl, Working with Default ACLs, Setting Default Permissions with umask

11

Scheduling Tasks 

Configuring cron to Automate Recurring Tasks, Managing the cron Service, Understanding cron Timing, Managing cron Configuration Files, Understanding the Purpose of anacron 

Managing cron Security, Configuring at to Schedule Future Tasks

12

Disk Management

Adding Partitions, File Systems, and Persistent Mounts, Managing Swap Space

13

Managing Logical Volume Management (LVM) Storage

Logical Volume Management Concepts, Managing Logical Volumes, Extending Logical Volumes, Reducing Logical Volumes

14

Controlling and Troubleshooting the Boot Process

Selecting a Boot Target, Repairing Common Boot Issues, Resetting a Lost root Password, Repairing File System Issues at Boot, Repairing Bootloader Issues

Text Books:

1.

Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE 7 Cert Guide: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (Ex200 and Ex300) by Sander van Vugt

Reference Books:

1

Linux Administration Cookbook: Insightful Recipes To Work With System Administration Tasks On Linux by Adam K. Dean

Course Outcomes:

COs

Description

CO1

Apply partition concepts to resolve storage related issues

CO2

Design and configure different servers based on the company requirements

CO3

Manage the network resources and security policy of an organizations

CO4

Implement various system administration related tasks automatically

Mapping of CO and PO: