ISTC 2150 - Virtualization, Storage, and Cloud Technologies

3 Credits
Prerequisites ISTC 1061, ISTC 2035

This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in creating and managing virtualized server environments and high-availability clusters (aka clouds). Topics include hypervisors, virtual machines, PaaS and laaS options, storage-area networks, administration tools, and related technologies

Learning Outcomes
Create a high-availability cluster (aka cloud).

Manage a virtualized environment.

Create a solution for rapid deployment of virtual servers.

Create virtual servers, workstations, and networks.

Create a self-service (laaS) virtualized desktop (PaaS) environment.

Create scripts to automate the management of virtual servers.

Create a storage-area network.

Describe the hardware and software requirements for creating virtualized environments.