MacOS 335
Directory Services Integration and Admin v10.4 Client/Server

Integrate Mac OS X client and server systems into your existing network.

Course Description
The four-day Directory Services Client/Server course is designed for system administrators and IT professionals who need to gain specific knowledge about directory services, how to effectively configure Mac OS X computers to access directory services, and how to configure Mac OS X Server to provide directory services in a mixed-platform environment. This course is a combination of lecture and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real-world experience.

Who Should Attend:
This class is for system administrators who are tasked with configuring computers running Mac OS X to access directory services and providing directory services in a multiplatform environment.

Prerequisites Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending this course:
- Completion of Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.4 and Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.4, or equivalent knowledge
- Understanding of basic IP networking, including IP adress, subnet masks, ports, and protocols
- Working familiarity with the command line interface

Course Outline
Topic Description
Chapter 1: Understanding Directory Services Understanding the benefits of implementing effective organizational directory services.
Chapter 2: Accessing Local Directory Services Understanding the architecture of Open Directory in Mac OS X and its process architecture to customize Open DirectoryÕs behavior.
Chapter 3: Accessing Mac OS X Server Directory Services Configuring Mac OS X computers to access directory services provided by Mac OS X Server.
Chapter 4: Accessing Third-Party Directory Services Configuring Mac OS X computers to access directory services provided from third-party directory services.
Chapter 5: Integrating With Kerberos Understanding how to configure Mac OS X to authenticate using a Kerberos server.
Chapter 6: Accessing Active Directory Configuring Mac OS X to access configuration data provided by Active Directory servers.
Chapter 7: Providing Directory Services with OpenLDAP Using Open Directory server to provide user account information with LDAPv3 directory services. Populating Open Directory to contain contact information for use with Address Book or other standard LDAP clients.
Chapter 8: Providing Single Sign-On Authentication Configuring Open Directory serverÕs LDAP, Kerberos, and SASL password server to provide an integrated network authentication solution.
Chapter 9: Integrating Kerberos Services Configuring Mac OS X Server to work with third- party Kerberos services.
Chapter 10: Replicating OpenDirectory Services Replicating Open Directory data and passwords for redundancy and load-balancing.
Chapter 11: Planning and Deploying Directory Services Combining skills learned to create a directory services deployment solution.

 

 

 
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