Event Details
OS X 302: Mac OS X Deployment v10.7Note: This custom-designed class is created and owned by Future Media Concepts. It is not sponsored or authorized by Apple Inc.
Course Descriptions
This comprehensive advanced course is designed to take Server support technicians and Mac users deep inside the Lion Server operating system. The course will cover everything needed to successfully plan, deploy and maintain an OS X Lion Server. Students will be able to demonstrate their new knowledge though 1:1 labs , specifically designed to enhance their learning experience. This course is ideally suited to provide the knowledge required to support an Enterprise Deployment of an OS X Lion Server Solution.
Prerequisites
Students should have the following knowledge prior to attending the course:
• Lion 101, Lion 201 and OS X 301 or equivalent knowledge
Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
Lesson 1: Deployment Planning
• Using the Deployment Planning Template
• Planning hardware deployment logistics
• Planning usage management
Lesson 2: Deploying Individual Items and Containers
• Mac OS X file deployment considerations
• Using archive files for deployment
• Using ARD 3 to deploy items
• Using disk images for deployment
Lesson 3: Deploying with Installation Packages
• Understanding Mac OS X installation technology
• Creating installation packages
• Using installation package actions, scripting, and snapshots
• Deploying and maintaining installation packages
• Third-party installation tools
Lesson 4: Creating System Images
• Understanding system image creation
• Integrating systems with managed preferences
• Customizing a system prior to imaging
• Preparing a system for image creation
• Creating a cloned system image with Disk Utility
• Using System Image Utility to create NetBoot, Network Install, and NetRestore images
Lesson 5: Deploying System Images
• Understanding System Image deployment
• Understanding the NetBoot service
• Configuring the NetBoot service
• Configuring clients to boot with a network disk image
• Monitoring and troubleshooting the NetBoot service
• Deploying system images with NetRestore
• Configuring ASR network multicast
• Deploying systems with NetInstall
• Using System Image Utility workflow actions
• MDM and Configuration Profiles
• Post-imaging considerations
Lesson 6: System Maintenance
• Understanding system maintenance concepts
• Using Apple tools for system maintenance
• Using the Apple Software Update service
• Third-party system maintenance tools
Lesson 7: Profile Manager
• Using OS X Server's new Profile Manager to deploy configuration profiles to OS X computers
$1,645.00
Duration: 3 days
Time: 10am - 6pm
Contact: Cari Jones, Corporate Account Manager
Email: CariJ@fmctraining.com
Phone: 407-354-4866
FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS, INC., the nation's premier digital media training center, provides manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media including digital video and film editing, web design and development, sound design, DVD authoring, 3D animation, motion graphics, desktop publishing, architectural and mechanical design and Mac IT. FMC is an authorized training provider for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Boris FX, Digidesign, NewTek and Softimage. Founded in 1994, FMC has training centers located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Orlando, Chicago and Dubai. www.fmctraining.com