Mac OS X Mountain Lion Server Training Video

Evaluate your Mac and network against Mountain Lion Server specifications, verify model compatibility, and confirm minimum memory and storage before upgrading.

Prepare to install Mountain Lion Server by upgrading from a Mountain Lion client or a Lion Server via the App Store. Expect a 4 gb download that may take time.

Upgrade from OS X Lion Server to Mountain Lion Server using the server setup assistant, migrate services, and complete configuration with license, admin credentials, and Apple ID for push.

Learn how to migrate from a previous server to a mountain lion server using target disk mode and Migration Assistant, including transferring users, groups, web services, and network settings.

Configure an administration computer by installing the server app on a Mountain Lion client, transferring via AirDrop, and launching the server from Applications to connect with the migrated server.

Tour the server app interface for Mountain Lion, exploring a four-section sidebar, guided steps drawer, and services like DNS, net boot, Open Directory, Software Update, Time Machine, VPN, and Xsan.

Learn to manage network and host name settings for a Mac OS X server, including editing the host name, selecting local, private, or DNS-based networking, and configuring push notification certificates.

Configure and manage server notifications by setting up alerts, delivery options, and recipients, including email and push notifications, with thresholds for critical issues like disk failure.

Learn how to store and relocate server service data from the library/server folder to a separate data volume, using server app settings and warning prompts during the move.

Download and install workgroup manager from Apple support to manage users, groups, computers, and computer groups on Mac OS X Mountain Lion Server, with server app integration.

Learn to use the terminal and bash shell to administer servers, running commands like hostname, who am I, ls, cd, mkdir, touch, cat, nano, and system profiler.

Learn to use the server admin command line tool, locate it inside server app on Mac OS X Mountain Lion Server, and manage services with status and XML outputs.

Learn to remotely manage a server via the command line using SSH, terminal access, and server admin commands to start, stop, or restart services and the whole system.

Explore launch items and launch control to automate server health checks with ping, log results to a file, and manage launchd daemons on the administrator computer.

Explore ssl certificates, the chain of trust, and how certificate authorities, self-signed and purchased certs, and keychain tools shape web security.

Manage self-signed certificates on a mac server using server app, create a detailed SSL certificate identity, and configure serial numbers, validity, and key usage for secure server authentication.

Generate a certificate signing request (csr) on rock one server’s server app, save the csr, send it to a certificate authority, and replace the self-signed certificate with the signed one.

Replace the server’s self-signed cert with a CA-signed certificate using keychain access and the server app’s SSL settings, validate the chain of trust, and test the secure page.

Learn to create your own certificate authority on Mac OS X Mountain Lion server using Keychain Access, issue self-signed SSL server certificates, and manage trust for internal/test environments.

Set up and verify a minimal DNS server on Mac OS X server, configure zone files, test DNS lookups with host and network utility, and use DHCP-delivered forwarding DNS settings.

Configure a dns server by creating a primary zone, adding machine and name server records, and setting up an a record with reverse mapping, for zone management and testing.

Configure a secondary DNS server and secondary DNS zones on Mac OS X Mountain Lion Server, including forwarding, reverse zones, and basic troubleshooting with Server App or Server Admin.

Configure network time on macOS via System Preferences, set date, time, and time zone, select pool.ntp.org or Apple time system, and avoid editing the configuration files directly to prevent overrides.

Configure a mac os x mountain lion vpn on the server, including dns, l2tp or pptp, and a generated shared secret, then verify access to an internal site.

Set up and configure an open directory master using server admin, verify DNS and IP settings, and create certificates, then review groups, password policies, and Kerberos for secure directory services.

Demonstrates creating a user on an open directory master, configuring network home folders, enabling file sharing, binding client computers, and validating directory service integration for roaming user homes.

Import and manage users and groups in server app by importing accounts from file and creating local network accounts. Add members to groups, edit user attributes, and control service access.

Manage user home folders and group shared folders with server app. Create home and group sharepoints on a data volume, set permissions, and test access with a sample user.

Manage password policies and service access with the server app, applying a global Open Directory policy for non-admin users, and test password resets and per-user and group service permissions.

Export and import users and groups with Workgroup Manager by binding to the shared directory, creating text and group files, mapping attributes, and using server app for backup and restoration.

Manage users, home folders, and password policies with workgroup manager by creating groups, assigning users, and enforcing open directory passwords; test by logging in and creating home folders.

Compare users created in server app versus workgroup manager, and ensure proper file sharing access for Mars accounts. Use directory utility to view authentication authorities: Apple passwords server and Kerberos.

Learn to manage computers and computer groups with Workgroup Manager by manually adding computers, importing records, and binding to the Open Directory master for authenticated access.

Manage users, groups, computers, and computer groups using workgroup manager, applying and overriding managed client preferences for login windows, dock layout, startup items, and access controls.

Import and apply managed app preferences, such as Safari home page, and enforce always settings across users to validate logins.

Demonstrate mobile accounts by creating a mobile user, logging in on a client, and showing how the home folder is cached locally with a portable, synchronized home directory.

Discover how to create an external (mobile) account on Mac OS X Mountain Lion Server, assign an external drive as the home folder, and log in seamlessly.

Archive your open directory with slap config, creating an encrypted sparse disk image backup of the directory services data via terminal, using sudo and root permissions.

Demote an Open Directory master to standalone mode on Mac OS X Mountain Lion server, emphasizing the destructive process, backups, and verification via server app and server admin commands.

Restore an open directory from a sparse archive image using slap config in the terminal, recovering users, groups, and passwords without recreating the master.

Configure a single sign-on environment on mac os x mountain lion server using directory utility and server app to bind to a server and troubleshoot authentication.

Learn how to create an open directory replica to load balance and provide redundancy, join a replica to an existing domain, and verify replication with commands like id and dcl.

Configure locales for replica Open Directory servers and define client subnets for efficient failover to primary servers. Manage adding and deleting locale entries to suit networks with enterprise area networking.