BIT206: Network Design Assignment 2 (20%) Total 20 Marks Due Date: Week 12 Assignment Overview For this assignment you will observe network performance, restrictions with a production network monitor. In a virtual environment with at least 3 virtual machines including a networking monitor software. Implement and demonstrate five (5) network monitoring features. Marks will be awarded based on the sophistication and the difficulties the demonstration explored. Your task is to complete and make a 6-8 min video presentation on the following: 1. Download and install a Hypervisor with Virtual Machines and legally available Network Monitor (e.g. Nagios or Zabbix or Spiceworks). 2. Demonstrate (narration of your actions recorded by video) five (5) tasks the software can perform. (15 Marks) 3. Summarize your findings. (5 Marks) 4. Present the results in a video presentation. (15 + 5 = 20) You may use any of the legally available software. Additional marks may be gain by using advance techniques not taught in the laboratories. The following are suggested: • Zabbix http://www.zabbix.com/download • Nagios (www.nagios.org) (you will need to install agents) • Spiceworks (Windows only, put in the computer name instead of IP address) • Pandora • Any Linux Distribution (distrowatch.com) The following resources may be of use: • Textbooks • Youtube Videos: CBT Nuggets, HakTip, SeurityTube Plagiarism All used sources must be properly acknowledged with references and citations, if you did not create it. Quotations and paraphrasing are allowed but the sources must be acknowledged. Failure to do so is regarded as plagiarism and the minimum penalty for plagiarism is failure for the assignment. The act of given your assignment to another student is classified as a plagiarism offence. Copying large chucks and supplying a reference will result in zero marks as you have not contributed to the report. Copying from Youtube or other videos is also plagiarism (including transcripts). Citation in a video can be included as credits at the end. Due Date & Submission The video is due at Week 12. Please see MOODLE for the exact times. By the due date, you must submit: 1. Name your file with your student number and name. 2. Upload video link to MOODLE 3. Fail to submit the video link will result in a fail. Late submission of assignments will be penalised as follows: • For assignments 1 to 5 days late, a penalty of 10% (of total available marks) per day. • For assignments more than 5 days late, a penalty of 100% will apply. Your submission must be compatible with the software (PDF/Word) in Melbourne Polytechnic, Computer Laboratories/Classrooms. Extensions: Under normal circumstances extensions will not be granted. In case of extenuating circumstances—such as illness—a Special Consideration form, accompanied by supporting documentation, must be received before 3 working days from the due date. If granted, an extension will be only granted only by the time period stated on the documentation; that is, if the illness medical certificate was for one day, an extension will be granted for one day only. Accordingly the student must submit within that time limit. Penalties may apply for late submission without an approved extension. Penalties: Academic misconduct such as cheating and plagiarism incur penalties ranging from a zero result to program exclusion.   Marking criteria: Marks are allocated as indicated on each question, taking the following aspects into account: Aspects Description Analysis (if appropriate) Investigation, comparison, discussion Explanation/justification Description/answer to the question Presentation Inadequate structure, careless presentation, poor writing Reference style Proper referencing if required Plagiarism Copy from another student, copy from internet source/textbook, copy from other sources without proper acknowledgement Marking Rubric for Exercise Answers Grade Mark HD 80%+ D 70%-79% CR 60%-69% P 50%-59% Fail < 50% Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Analysis Logic is clear and easy to follow with strong arguments Consistency logical and convincing Mostly consistent and convincing Adequate cohesion and conviction Argument is confused and disjointed Effort/Difficulties/ Challenges The presented solution demonstrated an extreme degree of difficulty that would require an expert to implement. The presented solution demonstrated a high degree of difficulty that would be an advance professional to implement. The presented solution demonstrated an average degree of difficulty that would be an average professional to implement. The presented solution demonstrated a low degree of difficulty that would be easy to implement. The presented solution demonstrated a poor degree of difficulty that would be too easy to implement. Explanation/ justification All elements are present and well integrated. Components present with good cohesion Components present and mostly well integrated Most components present Lacks structure. Reference style Clear styles with excellent source of references. Clear referencing/ style Generally good referencing/style Unclear referencing/style Lacks consistency with many errors Presentation Proper writing. Professionally presented Properly spoken, with some minor deficiencies Mostly good, but some structure or presentation problems Acceptable presentation Poor structure, careless presentation