Server Training

I dont think there is any online tutorials but there is a supplemental book in addition to the free manual. The Server manual is fairly extensive and in PDF format so it is easily referenced.

This is Apple's book though:

Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=6C0 4E134&nplm=TG291Z%2FA

PowerBook G4 15in, Xserve, G5 Dual 2ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

The best training you can have is a "hands on"... This is my experience

I agree but, that can be significantly more costly. Some orginizations just won't throw that into the budget (unwisely perhaps).

I am with you 100%.

I am studying for the XSAN and I have no hands on with that but have a lot of knowledge with RAID units but there is still some things I want to do with it. There are great articles out how certs really do not mean anything, unless you have the 5-10 yrs experience with the products, if not more. Anyone can pass a cert that knows how to take a test imo. But if you had your administration cert from apple and someone else had 10 yrs experience imo I would take them over you with 1 yr if that.

Hi Owen

Just to add my tuppenceworth. A good place to start is here:
http://www.apple.com/training/

I can see what some of the other guys are saying, but does that make all education worthless? OSX Server 10.4 Essentials Course is 4 solid days. You really must have an understanding of CIDR, Networks, physical structure as well as what can be done in GUI, a good knowledge of 10.4 client before you even consider taking the course, otherwise its money wasted.

There is a lot of literature out there that is outstanding, but unless you know the basics, most of it is going to go over your head. As with all things, good education and practical knowledge are invaluable. One thing I will say that is crucial – and this is where most guys stumble on – is DNS. An understanding of what this is and how it works is an absolute requirement if you want to play with some of the more advanced technologies built into OSX Server, or any other server for that matter.

HTH

Hi Owen

I remember seeing a fairly long and involved quicktime movie posted on the internet regarding OD-AD Integration. Its from an American University and is concerned mainly with Open Directory. DNS is touched upon briefly. I personally dont know of any training videos but that does not mean to say there is none. I have never bothered to look that’s all. I’m sure if you google ‘DNS Training Videos’ something is bound to come up – I’ll be surprised if it does not.

One final tip regarding DNS, you could do far worse than look in the Open Directory and Mail Forums on this site. There are some really good explanations and working examples of what DNS is and how it works from guys such as camelot, pterobyte, uptimejeff to name a few. I would include myself but I tend to keep things simple and I certainly don’t involve myself with some of the advanced DNS configurations that these guys tend to do.

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Hi

Further to my previous reply, look here:
http://www.amsys.co.uk/training/podcasts/podcasts.html
Scroll to the bottom of the page and its all there. Good Luck!

DNS as stated is very tricky, I can understand how you want to learn more as we all do. I basically watched some admins and learned that way. I also learned from a guy using Solaris, so that really helped out in the DNS area and so forth.

IMO: To be honest I would suggest learning unix/ linux and learning that is something is based off will help you out in the end. Once you know unix, the mac is a breeze especially when things go bad and you need to know terminal. People will disagree with me because you dont need to know unix, but then again knowing it you will be ahead of the game. When I went on interviews in the past i was always asked if I knew unix and if I did they were so much happier then if I didnt. Its becoming a lost art since everyone is all over Microsoft