macOS Server Essential Training

Learn how OS X Server (El Capitan) can increase your productivity and apparent network speed. Learn how to deploy, administer, and maintain OS X Server.

Introduction

• Welcome
• In preparation for this course
• 5.2 Sierra update overview

1. Planning and Requirements

• Documentation of needs
• User and IT balance
• Network readiness
• Apple ID management

2. Setting Foundations

• Static IP addressing
• Hostname configuration
• Running OS X Server for the first time

3. Network Services

• OS X Server DNS setup
• DHCP explained
• VPN service configuration
• Firewalls explained

4. Users Sharing Files

• Users and groups
• Sharing setup
• Sharing access configuration

5. Making OS X Server a Time Machine Destination for Clients

• Time Machine service
• Client Time Machine management
• Time Machine destinations

6. Caching iCloud Data, and Apple Updates

• OS X Server caching server
• Using a caching server on complex networks
• 5.2 Sierra updates
• Reports in Sierra

7. Learning to Be a Mail Server Admin with OS X Server

• Mail server administration
• Mail server authentication types explained
• SpamAssassin, Spamhaus, and SMTP relay

8. Using the Profile Manager

• Profile Manager mobile device management (MDM) setup
• DEP and VPP integration with Profile Manager
• Zero-touch configuration for IT
• Creating configuration profiles
• Managed distribution of apps
• Zero-touch configuration and managed distribution results
• Managed distribution of books still requires Apple IDs
• 5.2 Sierra updates
• Certificate payloads in 5.2 Sierra
• Firewall payloads in 5.2 Sierra
• Mac payload restrictions in 5.2 Sierra
• iOS payload restrictions in 5.2 Sierra
• iOS Wi-Fi payload changes in 5.2 Sierra
• Configure iPad sharing in 5.2 Sierra
• Classroom app configuration in 5.2 Sierra

9. Collaboration and Communication

• CalDAV and CardDAV service configuration
• Website server setup and testing
• Wiki server: OS X Server's hidden gem
• Jabber server with XMPP configuration for messages service
• El Capitan and iOS 9 configuration for services
• iOS 9 collaboration setup
• El Capitan collaboration setup and comparison

10. Review and Lockdown

• OS X Server security
• OS X Server SSL explained
• Performance mode enabled on OS X Server for El Capitan
• Backup OS X Server for El Capitan

Conclusion

• Next steps