CIS 460 Semester Project

1
CIS 460 Semester Project

• Configuring and Supporting a Network

2
Project Goals

• Configure and support a small network
• CIS 470 Unix Survival Lab 2
• Web service for Unix installation instructions
• Learn how to plan a project
• Learn how to staff a project

3
Project Tasks

• Decide what services are needed
• Develop more detailed milestones
• Staff project
• Subdivide existing network into subnets
• Configure services
• Setup accounts and privileges
• Document project
• Evaluate peers

4
High-level Scheduling Goals

• Project planning Weeks 1-3
• Decide services
• Set milestones
• Organize and select staff
• Review network concepts Weeks 4-6
• Kick-off meeting Week 6
• Configure network Weeks 7-9
• Support network Weeks 10-14
• Wrap-up project Week 15

5
CIS 460 Network Topology
Server1
Server2
Server3
Server4
Client1
Client10
Client2
Client9
Switch
Client3
Client8
Client4
Client5
Client6
Client7
6
Staff/Resources

• Staff You the students of CIS 460
• Equipment 14 machines in Lab 101
• 4 machines have basic server software
• 10 machines have basic workstation software
• Operating system Solaris 9
• Location Lab 101
• Support outside services Damon Brown will
  consult, but cannot be in lab due to a time
  conflict

7
Staffing Procedures

• Class will decide
• Services to provide
• Organization of staff
• Scheduling of task
• Each student applies for staff position
• Instructor selects project leader
• Project leader selects team leaders
• Project leader and team leaders select remaining
  positions

8
Schedule
9
Questions?