Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping)
This assignment is designed to assess students' knowledge and skills related to the following learning outcomes:
a. Analyse and compare various server management systems;
b. Compare emerging tools and techniques for system management;
Assignment Description:
This assignment requires you to test, analyse, and compare any two (2) of the monitoring tools listed on Table
1. Marks will be awarded according to the (i) depth of exploration and explanation of features, and (ii) quality of evaluation and comparison of the chosen tools.
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Tool
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Description
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OS
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lsof
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Monitoring for Linux environment
Use "sudo apt-get install" to install the tool (Consult Lab 4 manual for application installation on Linux)
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Linux
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atop
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Monitoring for Linux environment (Consult Lab 4 manual for application installation on Linux)
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Linux
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powertop
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Monitoring for Linux environment (Consult Lab 4 manual for application installation on Linux)
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Linux
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nmon
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Monitoring for Linux environment (Consult Lab 4 manual for application installation on Linux)
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Linux
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iotop
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Monitoring for Linux environment (Consult Lab 4 manual for application installation on Linux)
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Linux
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glances
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Monitoring for Linux environment (Consult Lab 4 manual for application installation on Linux)
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Linux
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iftop
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Monitoring for Linux environment (Consult Lab 4 manual for application installation on Linux)
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Linux
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sensu
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Open source alerting system. https://sensuapp.org/docs/latest/platforms/sensu-on-
microsoft-windows.html
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Windows OS
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logman
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Command line tool to create and manage event trace session & performance logs. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc753820(v=ws.11).aspx
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Windows OS
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Table 1: Monitoring tools (Choose any two) for Assignment 1 (Note: This assignment includes more tools from LINUX OS, however, in Assignment 2, more choices of tasks based on Windows OS will be included.)
Complete the following tasks, and make a 7-8 min video presentation as per instructions below:
1. Download, install, and use any two (2) of the monitoring tools from Table 1. If you choose Linux tools, you can boot the computer using Kali Linux, or access it from VirtualBox. Explore in depth the utility provided by the tools and how the tools can be used by the System Administrators. This will require you to carry out research on your chosen tools, and explore the features with your installed tools on your computer.
2. Record your experience in a video clip. The video must include the following:
a. Outline of your presentation.
b. Demonstration in detail via narration of your actions recorded by video to include:
(i) accessing the tool,
(ii) showing how to use your chosen features of each tool,
(iii) what the feature is used for, and
(iv) how information provided by the feature can be used by the System Administrator to manage the system effectively. This must include 2 features or functionality of each tool (2 features per tool x 2 tools= a total of 4 features or functions).
c. Include in the video your discussion comparing the two tools covering the usability and functionality/usefulness of the features/tools to the System Administrator.
d. Summarise your experience at the end of your video.
e. You should appear in the video at the first and last 30 seconds to introduce yourself and draw a conclusion on your experience with the tools (other parts of the video will show your actions, as per description above).
Length of Video: Introduction (30 secs approximately, your appearance should be in the video) + Outline of the presentation (30 secs approximately) + Demonstration of the task (4-5 minutes) + Discussion (1 minute approximately) + Conclusion (15 secs approximately, with appearance)
You may use your mobile phone to record the video, or use any of the available open source software for screen/video capture.
Attachment:- Assignment.rar