Ubuntu Server Overview Training Course

Overview

This courses has been created for managers, system architects, existing Unix or Windows administrators or anyone who wants to know what Ubuntu Server operating system has to offer. This course in most cases answer the question WHAT Ubuntu Server can do for you, rather than HOW to do things. If you are interested in the HOW site please have a look at our Ubuntu Server Administration training course.

This course always covers the newest release of Ubuntu.

 

Requirements

Basic Linux or Unix-like system knowledge required.

 

Duration

7.00 hours
 
 

Course Outline

Ubuntu Server Edition

Ubuntu versions

Available support

TLS and standard edition

Maintenance policy and life cycle

Ubuntu and Hardware

Checking compatibility with Ubuntu

Available kernels and supported architectures

Package Management

Dpkg and apt-get

Available sources

Adding new sources

Alternative packet management systems (RPM, Yums, etc...) and dependencies

Aptitude

Automatic Updates

Distribution Upgrades 

Networking

Network Configuration

TCP/IP, IPv4 and IPv6

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Time Synchronisation with NTP

Remote Administration

OpenSSH Server

eBoxNetwork Authentication

OpenLDAP Server

Samba and LDAP

Kerberos

Domain Name Service (DNS)

Configuration

Security

User Management

Console Security

Firewall

AppArmor

Certificates

Web Servers

HTTPD - Apache2 Web Server

PHP5 - Scripting Language

Squid - Proxy Server

Ruby on Rails

Apache Tomcat

Databases

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Wiki Applications

Moin Moin

MediaWiki

File Servers

FTP Server

Network File System (NFS)

CUPS - Print Server

Email Services

Postfix

Exim4

Dovecot Server

Mailman

Mail Filtering

Version Control System

Bazaar

Subversion

CVS Server

Mercurial

GIT

Windows Networking

Samba File Server

Samba Print Server

Securing a Samba File and Print Server

Samba as a Domain Controller

Samba Active Directory Integration

Likewise Open

Backups

Shell Scripts

Archive Rotation

Bacula

Virtualization and Cloud Computing

libvirt

JeOS and vmbuilder

Quemu and KVM

VirtualBox

VMware

EC2

Eucalyptus

Other

Keeping /etc under Version Control System

Block Device Replication