Network Systems and Administration CIS114-6

Assignment 1 – Portfolio
1. Demonstrate deep and systematic understanding of system and networking concepts, including principles, technologies, and emerging trends.
2. Scientifically and critically analyse, implement and evaluate networking techniques, technologies, strategies and methodologies used in industry. Apply analytical and problem-solving skills in order to select and implement networking solutions appropriate to multiple organisational and environmental contexts.
This Referral assessment will require you to repair your previous work (if a submission was made and failed) by following the feedback given to you by the markers, the General Feedback on BREO, and also follow the assessment brief requirements as stated below.
This assessment is an individual portfolio consisting of a report (50%) and software solution (50%) for a case study covering the development, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of a network solution based on an industry standard network operating system. A final report of up to 5000 words will be submitted where you are required to fully justify your design, implementation and configuration, provide a detailed testing strategy to test your configured services, create a maintenance plan as appropriate to the case, and critically evaluate your work.
Scenario:
AcmeAccounting is a small business running from a small office in Luton. The company owner has been reliant on using Microsoft Office applications for her work. However, due to the increase in clients, she wants to set up a Linux client-server network infrastructure running the essential network services to allow her install and run a MySQL database application along with other business applications. You have been hired to use an industry Linux distribution that you must install from scratch (no pre-built VM is to be used – 20 marks deduction if this is done) on VirtualBox (preferred) or VMWare Player, to create a client-server network (i.e. 2 VMs). The network is expected to have more clients added to connect to the server.
You are then required to demonstrate four network services that should be installed, configured, tested based on a clear testing strategy, and fully reported with configuration details and full justifications for all actions done including commands details and their parameters. Your report should also cover a maintenance plan and a short (500 words)
critical evaluation of your work. The network services that you can use are:
HTTP, FTP, SMTP, SSH, DNS, DHCP, LDAP
Wireshark must be used to explain the traffic at packet level from client to server.
When the Linux is installed, you MUST use a user that has the name of your student ID followed by your initials all preceded by c (for client) or s (for server) account, e.g. s12345678JS for student John Smith server account. This should appear in the prompt of the client and server. Failure to follow these instructions or not show them on all your screenshots will attract a 20 marks deduction.
Screenshots of all actions must be clearly shown in the report ensuring that the commands and their results are shown in these screenshots.
You VMs should be kept until end of Block 5 in case they are required for further checks.
ASSESSMENT DELIVERABLES:
1. Submit your single report saved in the following format: StudentID.docx. No compressed file is supposed to be submitted and will receive a 10 marks deduction if done.
2. Your submission is to be uploaded to the BREO link for the Assessment under ‘Assessment and Feedback’.