Week Units and Topics Resources Due
Week 1
  • 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
  • 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 (1/20): WA 1A & WA 1B
Week 3
  • 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 (1/27): WA 2A & 2B
Week 4
  • Unit 2: Windows Server
  • Installing Windows Server 2022
  • Domain Name System (DNS) Configuration

  • Work on Lab 1
  • Labs
  • Week 4

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 506-528
Due Mon (2/3): WA 3
Week 5
  • Hardware in an Enterprise Data Center
  • Configure and Manage Data Storage
  • RAID Configurations
Due Mon (2/10): Lab 1 and WA 4
Week 6
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting
  • GROUP DNS Server Assignment and Cleanup
Due Mon (2/17): WA 5
Week 7 Advising Day - No Class on February 25th Due Mon (2/24): WA 6
Week 8
  • Configure New DHCP Server Profile
  • Install DHCP on group DNS Server
  • Deploy New VM from Template

  • Review for the Midterm Exam
  • Midterm will be available on Canvas
  • Week 8

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 542-561

  • Midterm Study Guide Available on Canvas
March 10-16: Spring Break - No Class
Week 9
  • No Class
  • Complete Midterm Exam on Canvas
Due Mon (3/17): WA 7
Due Sun (3/23): Midterm
Week 10
  • Active Directory
  • Deploy and Config a Domain Controller
  • Organizational Unit Structures
Week 11
  • File Server and Permissions Testing
  • Deploy a Windows 10 Desktop VM

  • Work on Lab 2 & WA 9
  • Week 11
  • Labs

Due Mon (3/31): WA 8A & WA 8B
Week 12
  • Group Policy Objects
  • User Configuration Policies
  • Administrative Templates
  • Week 12

  • Supplemental Resources:
  • Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2019: p. 706-722
Due Mon (4/7): Lab 2 & WA 9
Week 13
  • Unit 3: Containers & Serverless Computing

  • Docker
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Function Platform as a Service (fPaaS)
  • Azure Functions
Due Mon (4/14): WA 10
Week 14
  • More on Docker and Azure Functions
  • Work on Lab 3
  • OneNote: Labs
Due Mon (4/21): WA 11 & WA 12
Week 15
  • Final Exam Review Session
  • Practice Exam for Final
  • Final Exam Study Guide Available on Canvas
Due Mon (4/28): Lab 3
CIS 335 In Class Final Exam: Tuesday, May 6: 6:00 - 8:30 PM