DEN301 – Virtual Systems and Services

DEN301 – Virtual Systems and Services
Assessment 2 – Group technical report
Overview
In this assessment, you need to demonstrate your understanding of managing different components
of virtualisation. Specifically, you need to produce a technical report addressing the requirements
listed below.
Important information
• Please include SISTC’s assessment cover page at the beginning of the submitted work
• This assessment weighs 40% of your final grade
• The due date of this assessment is Sunday 11pm Week 12
• Submitting your work late will attract a 10% reduction of mark for each day beyond the due
date. A delay of more than 5 days will result in being granted a 0
• The whole report should be 3000 words (+/- 10%) excluding personal reflection discussions
and references. You need to submit a word version of your report to Moodle.
• It is recommended that you plan time appropriately and start your assessment early which
will give you time to gain feedback from your lecturer
Only one of your group members needs to submit. Include all of your group members’ information on
the cover page.
Learning Outcomes Assessed
The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment task:
LO1. Analyse the benefits of network and storage virtualisation is, and what benefits it can offer in
the provision of IT services;
LO3. Explore, in a practical way, and report on the services offered by one or more virtualisation
products;
LO4. Evaluate alternative virtualisation technologies that suit a given set of requirements;
LO5. Understand and evaluate requirements for effective Virtual Machine (VM) management;
LO6. Identify and evaluate the requirements to create and to manage a virtual infrastructure;
Assessment Specification
Embracing the trend of virtualisation, the CEO of SISTC consults with you on how to move the School’s
services to a virtualisation environment. Currently, SISTC aims to convert its three classes’ teaching
services, facility management service, staff management service, and finance service into a virtual
environment as a pilot experiment. Each of these services shall be converted to one individual virtual
machine. SISTC has already acquired a host server. The details are illustrated in the below table.
Table 1. The configuration of host server

AssignmentTutorOnline

Regarding the current use and future system requirements, the CEO of SISTC has mentioned to you:
• The approximate ratios of these services are: each classes’ teaching service (20%, in total 60%),
facility management service (10%), staff management service (10%), and finance service
(20%).
• Finance service should be kept relatively separated from other services.
• The resource of host server is expected to be fully utilised to maximize the performance of the
virtual system.
Now, you need to produce a technical report to summarise your suggestions to configure and manage
these services in a virtual environment. The suggested report structure is as blow.
• Background
• Manage CPU
• Manage Memory
• Manage Storage
• Manage Network
• Manage Back-up
• Manage Additional Devices
• Conclusion
• Team contribution
• Reference
Background – In this section, you need to discuss the current problems of SISTC providing services in a
non-virtual manner. Then, you need to introduce at least two benefits for SISTC to use a virtualisation
solution. Finally, you need to introduce the objectives of your report and the structure of your report.
Manage CPU – In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of CPU for the individual
virtual machines (e.g., how many processors are configured in each individual virtual machine and why).
You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your design. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC
on how they should manage CPU.
Manage Memory – In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of memory for the
individual virtual machines (e.g., how much memory is configured in each individual virtual machine
and why). You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your design. You also need to provide
suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage memory.
Manage Storage – In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of storage for the
individual virtual machines (e.g., how much memory is configured in each individual virtual machine
and why). You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your design. You also need to provide
suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage storage.
Manage Network – In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of networking design
(i.e., how different virtual machines are connected). You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your
design (an overview network design is mandatory). Please note that all types of network design in
virtual systems need to be used. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC on how they should
manage network.
Manage Back-up – In this section, you need to discuss the back-up strategies for SISTC. You need to
provide at least two options for SISTC to back up the virtual systems and analyse their advantages and
disadvantages. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage back-up.
Manage Additional Devices – In this section, you need to discuss at least two additional devices
required for SISTC’s virtual system. You will also need to provide relevant discussions on how to manage
these additional devices and provide suggestions to SISTC.
Conclusion – You need to summarise your report content.
Team contribution – Each of your group member needs to write a short paragraph about personal
reflect, that:
• explains your role within the team and what your contributions were to the assignment and
to your team (i.e., what parts of the assignment did you complete, what parts did you
review/provide feedback on)
• describes what you did to ensure that you worked efficiently individually and with your team
to create a cohesive report
• evaluates how efficiently the team worked together to complete the report
• explains each team member’s role in the team, how they worked with each other and what
they contributed to the team.
Reference – You need to provide reference if necessary, using APA format.
Marking Criteria / Rubric
Refer to the attached marking guide.
General Assessment Requirement
Incomprehensible submissions – Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate
their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to
be both clear and easy to understand. If not, SISTC cannot determine that students have demonstrated
their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential
for 0 (zero) marks where relevant.
Check with marking rubric: Before submitting your assessment, you should check it against the
assessment criteria and the marking rubric included in this specification to ensure that you have
satisfactorily addressed all the criteria that will be used to mark your submission.
Feedback
Feedback will be supplied through Moodle.
Authoritative results will be published on Moodle.
Academic Misconduct
To submit your assessment task, you must indicate that you have read and understood, and comply
with, the Sydney International School of Technology and Commerce Academic Integrity and Student
Plagiarism policies and procedures.
You must also agree that your work has not been outsourced and is entirely your own except where
work quoted is duly acknowledged. Additionally, you must agree that your work has not been
submitted for assessment in any other course or program.
Assessment Marking Rubric: