Last week I finished teaching my last 10.8 Apple Certified course, OS X Server Essentials 201, which concluded with a 100% pass rate – a very nice way to complete the series on!
I am now looking forward to the challenge of teaching our new 10.9 Maverick courses, in fact I am just about to go and prepare my classroom for my first set of 10.8 – 10.9 upgrade courses of the year!
I will also be teaching OS X Server Essentials 10.9, our first course is on 3rd of February at our Apple Training Centre in Soho. The course agenda for OS X Server Essentials 10.9 is is similar to that of 10.8 with the addition of some great, interesting new content to learn! The day course plan is, as follows:
Day One
- Intro to the Course
Configuring & Monitoring OS X Server
- Installing OS X Server
- Providing DNS
- Exploring the Server App
- Configuring SSL Certificates
- Using Status and Notifications
- Backing Up OS X Server
- Managing Local Users
Day Two
Configuring Accounts
- Configuring Open Directory Services
- Managing Local Network Accounts
Managing Devices with Configuration Profiles
- Configuring OS X Server to Provide Device Management
- Managing with Profile Manager
Providing File Services
- Providing File Sharing Services
- Understanding File Access
Implementing Deployment Solutions
- Leveraging NetInstall
- Caching Content from Apple
- Implementing Software Update Service
Day Three
Providing Network Services
- Offering Time Machine Network Backup
- Providing Security via the VPN Service
- Understanding DHCP
- Hosting Websites
Using Collaborative Services
- Providing Mail Service
- Configuring the Wiki Service
- Implementing Calendar Service
- Providing Messages Service
- Managing Contacts Service
To learn how to configure, use and manage OS X Sever, come on our OS X Server Essentials 10.9 course!