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Lion 201: OS X Server Essentials 10.7

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Duration: 3 days Time: 9am - 5pm Curriculum: Includes Apple Training Book

Lion 201

Course Description

OS X Server Essentials is a three-day, hands-on course designed to give technical coordinators and entry-level system administrators the skills, tools, and knowledge to implement and maintain a network that uses OS X Server. Students learn how to install and configure OS X Server to provide network-based services, such as file sharing, web and wikis. Tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X are also covered. The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real-world experience.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for help desk specialists, technical coordinators, and entry-level system administrators who implement and maintain networks using OS X Server.

What You Will Learn

The features of OS X Server v10.7
How to configure essential services on OS X Server
How to use OS X Server tools to monitor and troubleshoot services
Effective use of OS X Server to manage a small network of Macintosh computers and users
How to manage access to files and services
How to prepare for Apple Certified Technical Coordinator certification

Prerequisites

Understanding of OS X
Experience with OS X in a network environment
Basic OS X troubleshooting experience or Lion 101

Certification

Demonstrate your knowledge by passing the OS X Server Essentials 10.7 exam and the OS X Support Essentials exam to earn Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) 10.7 certification.

To register for an exam

Register for a Tech ID.
Call MC Services at 262-522-6950 locally or toll free 800-453-8106 to register for your exam.

Course Outline

Topic	Description
Chapter 1: Installing and Configuring OS X Server	Installation, initial configuration, server administration tools, and troubleshooting installation issues.

Chapter 2: Authenticating and Authorizing Accounts	Creating and administering accounts, controlling access (ACLs), and troubleshooting.

Chapter 3: Using Open Directory	Configuring Open Directory, single sign-on, backing up directory data, troubleshooting Open Directory, and an introduction to Kerberos.

Chapter 4: Using File Services	Configuring and troubleshooting Apple File Service, share points for Windows users, NFS, network mounts, and FTP; case sensitivity issues.

Chapter 5: Managing Web Services	Hosting multiple web sites on a single server, providing WebDAV access to files.

Chapter 6: Using Collaborative Services	Setting up and configuring wikis and blogs, providing iChat and iCal services to assist people working together, and configuring Address Book service to share contact information amongst multiple computers.

Chapter 7: Implementing Deployment Solutions	Configuring and troubleshooting NetBoot/Network Install to deploy Mac OS X.

Chapter 8: Managing Accounts	Managed accounts, preference management, managed network browsing, mobile accounts, troubleshooting account management.