Nagios

The student on this project was asked to modify the service check intervals to be ten minutes instead of one minute.  Nagios provides network monitoring services for the lab hosts.  The config files are what controls the actions of Nagios, so the student just needed to modify the appropriate configuration file.  Project Student: Chris Lee

Ghost

The goal of this project was to push fresh images out to two labs. The student pushed and pulled images to and from the machines in these labs to ensure they were clean images with the most recent updates.  The student also had the privilege of preparing a Special Events build for a not-for-profit event. …

Not-For-Profit Meeting

The goal of this event was to prepare the labs for an event for a not-for-profit.  The students that worked on this pushed a special events build to the two labs they would be using, connected the machines to the network, and set up a printer in each lab.  An issue occurred during the event…

Debian Server

The goal of this project was to build a server using hardware located in the server room.  The server was going to function as a file server and store the Virtual Machine files.  The student decided to use Debian 6.0 as the OS for this server.  The installation when smoothly and the student also installed…

Hard Drive Wipe

The goal of this project was to wipe hard drives using DBAN.  The students working on this project began by pulling out the old hard drives and record their serial numbers.  They then used DBAN to remove all existing data on the drive.  They wiped seven drives in each machine and made sure the drive…

Monitor Research

The goal of this project was to find the best monitor for a professor in an university department that would meet their requirements.  The student decided on a Dell E Series E1911 19”W Monitor.  He sent the link to the professor for approval.  Project Student: Majed Alsaadoun

Wiki Plan

The goal of this project was to create a Wiki plan for an university department.  A Wiki plan is a guide for the important files and documents that are located on the Wiki server.  The student created a document that consisted of many links that should give the user an idea of each document and…

Network Maps

The goal of this project was to create network maps for two labs.  It was to show the user of these labs the physical connectivity of the network and how it worked.  The student began the project by writing down the equipment and machines that are connected to each other in the labs, and the…

Web Forms

The client needed a way to better manage data contained within excel spreadsheets for students taking Internship and co-op courses. Currently the university department had to manually insert all the student information into the excel spreadsheets they were using.  The student’s project was to create a user interface to allow students to insert their own…