Apple offers comprehensive certification programs for creative and IT professionals in business, education and other fields. We offer Mac OS X, Pro Apps, iLife, iWork, and Xsan certification.
Lion 101 is a three-day, hands-on course that provides an in depth exploration of troubleshooting on OS X Lion. This course is designed to give you a tour of the breadth of functionality of OS X Lion and the best methods for effectively supporting users of OS X Lion systems. The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real-world experience.
Who Should Attend
This class is designed for those new to the Mac OS X platform who need to obtain the skills to support other Mac OS X users. This could include entry level IT personnel in businesses that use Mac OS X systems for general productivity or creative design, service technicians who support Mac OS X customers, and technical coordinators or power users who manage networks of Mac OS X systems for their organization—such as teachers and technology specialists who manage a classroom network or computer labs.
Prerequisites
Practical working knowledge of computers.
Lion 201 is a three-day, hands-on course designed to give 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, web and wikis. Tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X are also covered. The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real-world experience.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for help-desk specialists, technical coordinators, and entry-level system administrators who implement and maintain networks using Mac OS X Server.
What You Will Learn
The features of Mac OS X Server v10.7
How to configure essential services on Mac OS X Server
How to use Mac OS X Server tools to monitor and troubleshoot services
Effective use of Mac OS X Server to manage a small network of Macintosh computers and users
How to manage access to files and services
How to prepare for Apple Certified Technical Coordinator certification
Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending this course:
Understanding of Mac OS X
Experience with Mac OS X in a network environment
Basic troubleshooting experience or Lion 101.
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) 10.7 Boot Camp (Lion 101+201) is a combined delivery of the Lion 101 and Lion 201 courses, along with the associated certification exams. 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. 5 day long course.
Learn how to implement and administer Xsan 2, Apple’s enterprise file system designed for storage area networks (SAN). Take advantage of Xsan 2′s built-in flexibility and create shared volumes on your SAN compatible with third-party products, maximizing the return on your storage investment. Use the skills, tools, and knowledge from this course to set up, manage, and monitor the SAN that’s right for your organization.
The three-day Xsan 2 Administration course focuses on deploying storage area networks. Students configure, performance tune, and troubleshoot a storage area network using Apple’s Xsan 2 tools. The course also covers storage resource management and data protection. A combination of lecture and hands-on exercises provides practical real-world experience.
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