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Mountain Lion 101 + 201

Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.8 Bootcamp
Summary
Duration
5 Days

Vendor
Apple

Audience
IT Professionals

Level

Technology
OS X & OS X Server

Delivery Method
Instructor-led (Classroom)

Advanced

Introduction
The Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) 10.8 Boot Camp is a combined delivery of the Mountain Lion 101 and Mountain
Lion 201 courses. This hands-on course provides an in-depth exploration of functionality and troubleshooting on OS X and the
best methods for effectively supporting users of OS X systems. This course also gives technical coordinators and entry-level
system administrators the skills, tools, and knowledge to implement and maintain a network that uses OS X Server. Students
learn how to install and configure OS X Server to provide network-based services, such as file sharing, authentication, and
printing. Tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X and software updates are also covered.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
Basic knowledge of OS X
Experience with OS X in a network environment
Basic troubleshooting experience
Delegates who wish to attend this training can meet the prerequisites by completing the following online course, or obtaining
equivalent knowledge and skills:
Apple Certified Associate Mac Integration Basics 10.8

At Course completion
After completing this course, students will have knowledge of:
The troubleshooting process specifically designed for OS X
How to become more efficient using the available tools and resources within OS X
The features of OS X Mountain Lion
How to find additional resources and information for OS X Mountain Lion
How to prepare for the Apple Certified Support Professional certification exam
The features of OS X Server v10.8
How to configure essential services on OS X Server
How to use OS X Server to manage a small network of Macintosh computers and users
How to managed access to files and services
How to prepare for the Apple Certified Technical Coordinator certification

Course Content
Part 1: Installation

Part 6: Network Configuration

Configuring SSL

Prepare and partition the drive,

Basic networking configuration,

Using Status and Notifications

install OS X Mountain Lion, use the

TCP/IP networking, Ethernet,

Backing Up Mountain Lion

installer log files to verify a

AirPort, multiple network

successful installation, configure OS

connections, appropriate use of

X Mountain Lion with the Setup

network locations, isolating and

Part 11: Configuring Accounts

Assistant, update software with

troubleshooting network

Managing Local Accounts

Software Update and Installer, tips

elements.

Configuring Open Directory

Server

and techniques for troubleshooting

an installation problem.

services
Part 7: Network Services

Connecting to common network

Managing Local Network

Accounts

Part 2: User Accounts

resources, Network Users accounts

Create and manage user accounts,

with Directory Services,

Part 12: Managing Devices with

create and manage administrator

AFP, SMB, SSH, FTP, and WebDAV

Configuration Profiles

accounts, locate directory attributes,

connections, Bonjour, NetBIOS, the

security, password selection,

network browser, isolating client

Keychain, and FileVault.

software issues from network issues.

Configuring OS X Server to
Provide Device Management

Managing with Profile Manager

Enabling network services on a OS X

Part 3: File Systems

Mountain Lion client, peer-to-peer

Part 13: Providing File Services

File systems supported by OS X

collaboration, sharing files

Providing File Sharing Services

Mountain Lion, file and directory

between Macs and Windows, sharing

Understanding File Access

ownership and permissions, Disk

web documents, screen sharing,

Utility and file repair, using the

firewall as well as

Part 14: Implementing

command line for file management.

techniques to isolate server issues

Deployment Solutions

from client and network issues.

Leveraging NetInstall

Implementing Software Update

Part 4: Data Management

The root volume, file system layout,

Part 8: Peripherals and Printing

preferences, frameworks, file types

Connecting peripherals to a Mac,

unique to OS X Mountain Lion (i.e.,

cabling, connections, device drivers

Part 15: Providing Network

resource forks and packages),

for common peripherals, managing

Services

Spotlight, file archives, disk images.

printers, print-job management,

archiving and restoring data with

printer PPDs and PDF workflow,

Time Machine, managing backup

techniques for isolating cabling,

data, how to access the data outside

driver, or application issues.

of Time Machine.
Part 9: System Startup

Service

Hosting Backups with the

Network Time Machine Service

Providing Security via the VPN

Service

Providing DHCP Service

Hosting Websites

Part 5: Applications and

Troubleshooting boot issues with a

Processes

Mac at startup, phases of the startup

Part 16: Using Collaborative

Applications supported in OS X

process, which part of the system is

Services

Mountain Lion, applications created

active during each phase, issues that

Providing Mail Services

with different developer APIs, the

can arise, automatic process

Configuring the Wiki Service

UNIX concept of a process, the

launching with launched and login

Implementing Calendar Service

relationship of processes and

window startup items.

Providing Messages Service

Configuring Contacts Service

applications, tools to monitoring and

managing processes, application

Part 10: Configuring and

preferences, troubleshooting, Boot

Monitoring OS X Server

Camp.

Installing OS X Server

Providing DNS

Exploring the Server App

Associated Certifications & Exam

This course will prepare students to write the following exams:

9L0%412:!OS!X!Support!Essentials!10.8!
9L0%517:!OS!X!Server!Essentials!10.8!

Successfully passing these exams will result in the attainment of the Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) 10.8
certification.
On successful completion of this course, students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.