Mac OS X Advanced System Administration v10.5

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Apple - Mac OS X Advanced System Administration v10.

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Mac OS X Advanced System Administration v10.5 (Leopard 401)


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Course Description Check the course schedule for a list of
This five-day course builds on the foundations established in the courses available for registration at Apple
Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.5 and Mac OS X Server Authorized Training Centers worldwide.
Essentials v10.5 courses and is designed to empower students to
meet the challenges faced by administrators deploying Mac OS X
Build Credibility. Get Certified.
and Mac OS X Server in today's complex and dynamic data
This course covers a portion of the knowledge
centers. Extensive use of the command line interface reveals a
necessary to become an Apple Certified System
deeper scope of the course's subject material. Students learn
Administrator 10.5. ACSA certification is granted
how to become more efficient by taking advantage of the wide
upon successful completion of the Mac OS X
variety of automation technologies built into Mac OS X and Mac
Directory Services v10.5, Mac OS X Deployment
OS X Server. They also gain valuable problem-solving experience
v10.5, and Mac OS X Advanced System
by using proven and effective troubleshooting methodologies.
Administration v10.5 exam. Apple Authorized
Training Centers offer this exam either as part
The course approaches system administration from a task-based perspective, focusing on practical
of the course or separately.
examples in a relevant context to reinforce the learning process. These tasks are organized into
several key knowledge domains: implementation, networking, administration, and optimization.
This certification counts as an elective that can
Implementation tasks focus on those aspects of installing, upgrading, configuring, and migrating
count towards Apple Certified Media
existing legacy systems to more recent versions and configurations. Networking tasks concentrate
Administrator certification, which verifies in-
on establishing solid foundations for network services. Students gain the experience with monitoring
depth knowledge of Xsan architecture, including
tools and automation technologies necessary to effectively administer larger deployments on a daily
an ability to install and configure systems,
basis. Vital administration tasks that address those aspects of preserving the integrity of critical data
architect and maintain networks, customize and
help build students' confidence in their administration skills. The course concludes with an
troubleshoot services, and integrate Mac OS X,
exploration of tools and techniques relating to such performance-based tasks as optimizing services
Final Cut Server, and other Apple technologies
and establishing high availability for services, data, and components.
within an Xsan installation.

Who Should Attend


This course is designed for system administrators or anyone responsible for day-to-day
administration of Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server within a complex and often heterogeneous
environment. Attend this course if you are responsible for tasks ranging from planning,
configuration, networking and implementation, to monitoring and optimizing Apple technologies in a
complex environment to meet the business needs of the organization or school, and the users of
these resources.

Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

Basic command line experience with the Bash shell environment


Basic troubleshooting experience or Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.5
Basic Mac OS X Server experience or Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.5
Basic networking experience

Course Outline

Topic Description

Planning Pre-Purchase Planning, Documentation

Installation & Configuration, Configuration Files & Tools, Managed


Installation & Configuration
Preferences, Troubleshooting Methodology

Updating & Migrating Updating System Software, Upgrading, Migrating

System Utilization, Statistics, Information Gathering, Additional


Assessment & Documentation
Tools for Reporting, User Workflows

Primary & Secondary DNS, Other DNS Configurations, Network


DNS & NTP
Time Protocol (NTP)

Controlling Access To
Firewall, RADIUS
Resources

Securing Access to Resources Controlling the User, Cryptography

Tools & Utilities, Logs & the Logging System, Notifications,


System Monitoring
Planning & Policy

Shells & Automation, Automation Examples, Scheduling,


Scripting & Automation
launchd(8) & launchctl(1)

Data Integrity Strategies, Tools, Data, & Configurations

Ensuring Reliability Aspects of High Availability, Disks & RAID

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