Mac OS X - Active Directory Integration.

This course looks at integrating Mac clients into an Active Directory domain. It then covers remote installation of Mac OS X Server and takes a brief look at its two main management tools. Finally, we create the golden triangle – integrating Mac clients with Active Directory and an Open Directory Master Mac OS X Serve

Course Code:
TM4

Who should attend:
Anyone continuing after TM3

Cost:
£100 per delegate + VAT

Duration:
1 day

Dates:
To be announced

Venue:
To be confirmed

Course Objectives

Delegates will integrate a client Mac into an Active Directory domain and will have studied the advantages of adding a Mac OS X Server into the domain.

The course includes:

• Mac Client Integration with AD
• What needs to be in place
• DNS & LDAP
• Keychain & Kerberos
• Binding to and working with AD
• Mac OS X Server
• Mac OS X Packages & Hardware Requirements
• Installation/Configuration Basics & Server Tools
• Binding Mac OS X Server to AD
• The Golden Triangle
• Creating an Open Directory Master
• Joining ODM to a Kerberos Realm and to an AD domain
• Creating a Network Mount
• Creating OD User & server-based Home folder
• Creating Groups & server-based group folder
• Nesting an AD group within an OD group Binding a Mac OS X client to AD and ODM
• Creating an Open Directory Master

Course Prerequisites

Attendance on Taming the Macintosh 1, 2 & 5 – Installation, Configuration, Security, and Networking, or equivalent Mac support experience.