Mountain Lion 101+201 ACTC 10.8 Bootcamp
| Register Now Please select a date. | Schedule Monday, July 22, 2013 4 seats available. Monday, September 9, 2013 6 seats available. |  |
| Cost: $3,000 Duration: 5 days Time: 9am - 5pm Curriculum: Includes Apple Training Book | ||
ML101+201
Course Description
The Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) 10.8 Boot Camp is a combined delivery of the Mountain Lion 101 and Mountain Lion 201 courses. This hands-on course provides an in-depth exploration of functionality and troubleshooting on OS X and the best methods for effectively supporting users of OS X systems. This course also gives 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, authentication, and printing. Tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X and software updates are also covered.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for help desk specialists, technical coordinators, service technicians, and entry-level system administrators who implement and maintain networks using Mac OS X Server or support Mac users, technical support personnel in businesses that use Macs for general productivity or creative design, and technical coordinators or power users who manage networks of computers running Mac OS X - such as teachers and technology specialists who manage classroom networks or computer labs.
What You Will Learn
- The troubleshooting process and how to become more efficient with available tools and resources
- OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion features in depth, including how to find additional information
- How to prepare for Apple Certified Support Professional certification
- The features of OS X Server v10.8
- 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
- Basic OS X knowledge
- Basic troubleshooting experience
- Experience with OS X in a network environment
Certification
Demonstrate your knowledge by passing the OS X Server Essentials 10.8 exam and the OS X Support Essentials 10.8 exam to earn Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) 10.8 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
Mountain Lion 101
Part 1: Installation
Prepare and partition the drive, install OS X Mountain Lion, use the installer log files to verify a successful installation, configure OS X Mountain Lion with the Setup Assistant, update software with Software Update and Installer, tips and techniques for troubleshooting an installation problem.
Part 2: User Accounts
Create and manage user accounts, create and manage administrator accounts, locate directory attributes, security, password selection, Keychain, and FileVault.
Part 3: File Systems
File systems supported by OS X Mountain Lion, file and directory ownership and permissions, Disk Utility and file repair, using the command line for file management.
Part 4: Data Management
The root volume, file system layout, preferences, frameworks, file types unique to OS X Mountain Lion (i.e., resource forks and packages), Spotlight, file archives, disk images, archiving and restoring data with Time Machine, managing backup data, how to access the data outside of Time Machine.
Part 5: Applications and Processes
Applications supported in OS X Mountain Lion, applications created with different developer APIs, the UNIX concept of a process, the relationship of processes and applications, tools to monitoring and managing processes, application preferences, troubleshooting, Boot Camp.
Part 6: Network Configuration
Basic networking configuration, TCP/IP networking, Ethernet, AirPort, multiple network connections, appropriate use of network locations, isolating and troubleshooting network elements.
Part 7: Network Services
Connecting to common network resources, Network Users accounts with Directory Services, AFP, SMB, SSH, FTP, and WebDAV connections, Bonjour, NetBIOS, the network browser, isolating client software issues from network issues.
Enabling network services on a OS X Mountain Lion client, peer-to-peer collaboration, sharing files between Macs and Windows, sharing web documents, screen sharing, firewall as well as techniques to isolate server issues from client and network issues.
Part 8: Peripherals and Printing
Connecting peripherals to a Mac, cabling, connections, device drivers for common peripherals, managing printers, print-job management, printer PPDs and PDF workflow, techniques for isolating cabling, driver, or application issues.
Part 9: System Startup
Troubleshooting boot issues with a Mac at startup, phases of the startup process, which part of the system is active during each phase, issues that can arise, automatic process launching with launchd and login window startup items.
Mountain Lion 201
Part 1: Configuring and Monitoring OS X Server
- Installing OS X Server
- Providing DNS
- Exploring the Server App
- Configuring SSL
- Using Status and Notifications
- Backing Up Mountain Lion Server
Part 2: Configuring Accounts
- Managing Local Accounts
- Configuring Open Directory services
- Managing Local Network Accounts
Part 3: Managing Devices with Configuration Profiles
- Configuring OS X Server to Provide Device Management
- Managing with Profile Manager
Part 4: Providing File Services
- Providing File Sharing Services
- Understanding File Access
Part 5: Implementing Deployment Solutions
- Leveraging NetInstall
- Implementing Software Update Service
Part 6: Providing Network Services
- Hosting Backups with the Network Time Machine Service
- Providing Security via the VPN Service
- Providing DHCP Service
- Hosting Websites
Part 7: Using Collaborative Services
- Providing Mail Services
- Configuring the Wiki Service
- Implementing Calendar Service
- Providing Messages Service
- Configuring Contacts Service
