Duration: 3 Days
This course focuses on both OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Mountain Lion Server with an emphasis on cross-platform solutions.
What You Will Learn
In working with Mountain Lion, you learn how to use network accounts and Kerberos authentication with any common directory service, such as Apple's Open Directory, Microsoft's Active Directory, or an industry-standard LDAP server. You will learn both basic and advanced options through the user interface and command line, including scripting options, which makes integration easier.
While using Mountain Lion Server, you learn how to run a scalable directory system using Apple's Open Directory service. You also learn how to integrate Mountain Lion Server into an Active Directory environment and provide management using both dual-directory and profile-based solutions. This course is a combination of lecture and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical, real-world experience.
Audience
This course is designed for system administrators and IT professionals who need to gain specific knowledge about:
- Directory services
- How to effectively configure Mountain Lion computers to access directory services
- How to effectively configure Mountain Lion Server to provide and supplement directory services in a mixed-platform environment
Prerequistes
- Mountain Lion 101 and Mountain Lion 201 (or equivalent knowledge)
- An understanding of basic IP networking (including IP address, subnet masks, ports, and protocols)
- Experience using the command-line interface with OS X
Course Outline
1. The Local Directory
- Records & Attributes
- Open Directory Daemon
- Workgroup Manager
- Invisible Users
- Troubleshooting Local Login
2. Connecting to an Apple Open Directory Server
- Authenticated Binding
- SSL Security
- Mobile Accounts
- Networked Home Folders
3. Connecting to a Microsoft Active Directory Domain
- Binding
- Mobile Accounts
- Networked Home Folders
- Remapping Schema
- Extending Schema
4. Connecting to an LDAP Directory
- RFC2307 Standards
- Remapping & Extending Schema
- Variables & Maps
- Networked Home Folders
5. Hosting an Open Directory Server
- Creating Users
- Importing & Exporting Accounts
- Hosting Home Folders
- Archiving & Restoring a Mac Server
6. Open Directory Replicas
- Binding to a Replica
- Load Balancing
- Failover
- Locales
- Promoting a Replica to Master
7. Kerberos
- Overview of Kerberos
- Ticket Viewer
- Command Line
- Troubleshooting Kerberos
- Further Reading
8. Magic Triangle
- Connecting Open Directory and Active Directory
- Managed Preferences
- Device Management with Profile Manager
Course Labs
