(from Snow 101 + 202 trainer recertification podcasts)
- Updated Course Materials
- Updated PeachPit Reference Guide
- Same resellers
- Appendix online
- Errata online
- Primary reference for certification exam
- Updated Workbook
- only available to students in class
- slides + exercises + references
- Instructor Wiki
- instructor materials
- classroom setup
- updated student materials
- workbook/slide errata
- Instructor Sharepoint
- Instructor + student materials
- Classroom setup
- Classroom Requirements
- Intel only
- 10.6 + updated materials and server
- server now standardized with 201
- user's shortname is now password
- dns entry for presentation machine
- details in instructor guide
- 201 addendum: 2nd computer per student
- can be blank or os 10.6 server preinstalled
- Revised Lesson Structure (101)
- same length, same number of chapters
- some new content, some changes of old content
- several exercises now optional
- Chapter 1: Installation and Setup
- revised to include new installer
- Chapter 2: User Accounts
- troubleshooting user accounts moved to 2.2 (password
management)
- keychain management now required exercise
- Chapter 3: CLI & Automation (new)
- expanded material from end of file systems chapter
- introduction to command line
- introduction to automator + apple script
- last exercise about combining technologies (optional)
- chapter 4: file systems
- command line basics moved to 3
- chapter 5: data management & backup
- better flow and continuity
- time machine exercise now optional
- new spotlight exercise
- last two exercises consolidated and optional (disk images,
time machine restore)
- chapter 6: apps & boot camp
- added quick look
- chapter 7: network configuration
- streamlined for flow and continuity
- 4 lessons consolidated into 2
- tcp/ip concepts removed
- vpn + multiple interfaces optional
- troubleshooting moved to end
- chapter 8: network services
- consolidated chapters 7+8 (accessing and providing network
services)
- web sharing and firewall exercises optional
- chapter 9: peripherals & printing
- largely the same
- peripherals exercises broken up to improve flow
- bluetooth, aple remote, pdf plug-in now optional
- printing exercises broken up
- chapter 10: system startup
- largely the same
- two discussions consolidated into one
- Revised Lesson Structure (201)
- same length, 9 instead of 10 chapters (DNS was removed)
- Day 1
- Focus: install server + setup accounts
- DNS removed (moved to mobility & security)
- chapter 1: installation + configuration
- server assistant has changed dramatically
- link aggregation removed
- chapter 2: authentication + authorization
- few changes
- Day 2
- very full day (start chapter 3 early if possible)
- chapter 3: using open directory
- first 2 lessons consolidated
- local data store examination removed
- DNS configuration only for advanced students
- chapter 4: file services
- similar to previous
- chapter 5: mail services
- similar to previous
- removed reconstruct and rebuild mail exercise
- Day 3: Collaboration
- Chapter 6: web services
- similar to previous
- chapter 7: collaboration
- will take the most time of all chapters
- covers several distinct services
- new: address book service (share contacts among different
computers)
- Day 4: Deployment & Management
- Chapter 8: Deployment
- New: NetRestore (block level computer restore) image
type
- NetInstall: installation at file level
- Chapter 9: Managing Accounts
- Similar to previous
- Note: software update service will stop working if it
is unable to communicate with an upstream server for
too long (modify configuration file to point server
to itself)
- Updated Certification
- New level: Apple Certified Specialist
- ACTC + 1 ACSA-level exam
- Advanced System Admin replaced by Security and Mobility
- covers networking services (DHCP, DNS), network security,
providing services to iPhone
- Exam
- Exam Preparation
- Reference Guide (book)
- Skills Assessment Guide (online)
- Sample Test (online, 10 questions)
- End user certification exam now available
- 201 exam details
- 91 technical questions
- 71 % passing score
- ACSP certification granted when passing the exam
- New Trainer Exam
- for existing Leopard 101 trainers
- 27 delta questions for 101
- 20 delta questions for 201
- 5 questions from this podcast
- Passing earns ACT Snow 101, ACSP 10.6, ACTC 10.6
- Passing score: (101: 82%, 201: 87%, 101+201: 88%)
- 101+201 Prometric exam # 9L0-514
- Resources
- 101 + 201 Reference Guide
- Snow Leopard 101 Podcast
- Welcome to Snow Leopard + 10.6 Install Guide + Server
Documentation
- ACT Policies
