Infrastructure as Code
Study plans 2016-2017 - IMT3005 - 10 ECTS

Prerequisite(s)

IMT1082 Object-oriented programming

On the basis of

IMT2282 Operating Systems and IMT3003 Service Architecture Operations

Expected learning outcomes

Knowledge:

The candidate

- knows how infrastructures can be managed as code with software engineering principles

- has knowledge of professional system administration workflow

- has broad knowledge of cross platform system administration with widely used tools and services

Skills:

The candidate

- can orchestrate and provision infrastructures

- can perform configuration management by declarative programming

- can perform the workflow of introducing changes into production through version controlled repositories and testing-environments

- can deploy and maintain widely used software for logging, monitoring, file service and email service

- can deploy directory services including identity management in heterogenous infrastructures

General competence:

The candidate

- has insight into how development and operations are uniting in the DevOps philosophy

- has insight into how to troubleshoot in different infrastructures

Topic(s)

  • Orchestration
  • Provisioning
  • Declarative programming
  • Testing
  • Configuration management
  • Environments
  • Workflow
  • Rapid deployments
  • Logging, Monitoring and Auditing
  • Directory services
  • Identity management
  • Secure file access
  • Email service

Teaching Methods

Lectures
Group works
Laboratory work
Net Support Learning

Form(s) of Assessment

Other

Form(s) of Assessment (additional text)

An overall evaluation based on 100 point scale, where project work counts 34 points, mid-term test counts 33 points, and final test (2 hours) counts 33 points. Conversion from 100 point scale to A-F scale according to recommended conversion table. In specific circumstances, the course responsible can slightly adjust the limits in the conversion table to enforce compatibility with the qualitative descriptions on the A-F scale.

Grading Scale

Alphabetical Scale, A(best) – F (fail)

External/internal examiner

Evaluated by internal examiner, external examiner is used periodically (every five years, next time in 2019/2020)

Re-sit examination

The next time the course is run.

Tillatte hjelpemidler

Code D: No printed or hand-written support material is allowed. A specific basic calculator is allowed.
Read more about permitted examination aids.

Teaching Materials

All teaching material will be available online in the LMS.

Replacement course for

IMT3292 System Administration