ITP4112 Network and Virtualized Systems Administration Project

Assignment Type: Group (4-5 members)

You are the network administrator of Chai Wan Institute. It is a post-secondary institution
which offers many higher diploma and associated degree courses for youth students in Hong
Kong. The institute is now preparing to reconstruct the campus computer network. You are
now required to setup the whole system including the network infrastructure. The details of
the configuration are as follows:

1. The network is segmented into zones and VLAN technology should be implemented.
2. The servers connecting to the Internet are locating in the DMZ.
3. The servers should provide at least the following services:
FTP, DNS, HTTP, DHCP, Proxy, Email, Directory Services and Network File
Services.
4. Server Virtualization solution should be implemented.
5. Extra marks will be given to additional functions and services in your system to
enhance the stability, scalability and security of the network.
6. Hardware and software are not limited in conditioned that they are illegal to use in the
lab.

You need to:

1. Design a campus network for the above situation.

2. Select suitable network devices for the above designed network.
3. Implement your system using suitable software and hardware.
4. The mark distribution of the project are as followings:

Laboratory (Familiar with the equipment in the lab) 5%

Initial Report 15%
Presentation 20%
Project Management 10%
Final Report (EA) 25%
Demonstration (EA) 25%