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PingDirectory 10.0 Administration
This course provides the knowledge you need to install and administer each component of the PingDirectory platform which includes: PingDirectory server, PingDirectoryProxy server, PingDataSync...
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$3,375 USD
Duration
3 days
Course Code
PD-400
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Overview
This course provides the knowledge you need to install and administer each component of the PingDirectory platform which includes: PingDirectory server, PingDirectoryProxy server, PingDataSync server, the PingData Software Development Kit (SDK), and Delegated User Administration. This course references real-world scenarios driven by recurring use cases. You learn how to install each PingDirectory platform component, perform basic maintenance, using the monitoring and troubleshooting tools. While, hands-on lab exercises provide the first-hand experience installing, configuring, tuning, and using the troubleshooting tools.
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the PingDirectory capabilities and key features, summarize the installation procedures, and review the initial configuration tasks
- Deploy, fine tune, and configure the PingDirectory server to meet the needs of your production environment
- Describe how to install and manage the PingDirectoryProxy server
- Describe the functions provided by the PingDataSync server, and how to install, configure, and synchronize the PingDataSync server
- Describe common maintenance and necessary troubleshooting tasks needed to optimize PingDirectory performance.
Who Can Benefit
The target audiences for this course include:
- System Administrators
- System Integrators
- System Consultants
- System Architects
- System Developers
Prerequisites
The following are the prerequisites for successfully completing this course:
- Knowledge of UNIX/Linux commands.
- A basic understanding of how directory servers function.
- A basic understanding of REST and HTTP.
- A basic knowledge of Java based environments would be beneficial, but no programming experience is required.
- Completion of the Introduction to PingDirectory available at: https://backstage.pingidentity.com/university/
Course Details
This course consists of lectures and hands-on lab exercises. Each student is required to provide their own laptop that has an SSH client and configuration allowing connections to WiFi and access to external servers.
Chapter 1: Installing PingDirectory
Describe the PingDirectory capabilities and key features, summarize the installation procedures, and review the initial configuration tasks.
Lesson 1: Providing an Overview of PingDirectory
Describe the capabilities and key features of PingDirectory:
- Describe the key features of PingDirectory
Lesson 2: Installing the PingDirectory Server
Summarize the PingDirectory server installation procedures:
- Perform pre-installation procedures
- Install PingDirectory
- Describe post-installation procedures
Lesson 3: Completing Initial Configuration
Complete the PingDirectory server initial configuration settings:
- Use server profiles
- (Optional) Install PingDirectory
Chapter 2: Deploying PingDirectory
Deploy, fine tune, and configure the PingDirectory server to meet the needs of your production environment.
Lesson 1: Managing the Schema
Describe the functions of the schema, and modify the schema by creating new attribute types, object classes, and a new custom user:
- Describe the schema
- Modify the schema
- Modify the schema
- Modify object classes
- Create auxiliary object classes
- Load custom schema elements
Lesson 2: Managing Objects
Define objects in LDAP and use the command-line tools to search, add, modify, and delete entries:
- Search entries
- Manage entries
- Create objects
Lesson 3: Using Security and Encryption
Describe the basic vulnerabilities in LDAP server implementations, secure server data, use the encryption-settings tool to create an encryption settings database, and create sensitive attributes:
- Prevent data vulnerability
- Keep data secure
- Configure encryption settings
Lesson 4: Using Virtual Attributes
Define virtual attributes and their use, recall the virtual attribute types, and create mirrored virtual attributes:
- Define virtual attributes
- Administer virtual attributes
Lesson 5: Managing Password Policies
Describe how to use password policies, and then create and assign password policies to individual accounts and/or user groups:
- Describe password policies
- Create a password policy
Lesson 6: Administering JSON Attributes
Describe how to manage and create JSON attributes:
- Manage JSON attributes
- Create JSON attributes
- Manage the Password Policy State JSON
- Administer JSON Attributes
Lesson 7: Managing the REST APIs
Describe the available REST APIs, list the HTTP methods available, and use the Directory REST API to create and update user entries:
- Understand the Rest APIs
- Use the SCIM 2.0 REST API
- Administer the Directory REST API
Lesson 8: Managing Logging
List the three types of available log publishers, describe the elements of the log format, and create log publishers:
- Manage log publishers
- Configure logging
- Create a log publisher
Lesson 9: Managing Replication
Define the replication process and architecture, set up a server topology, enable the replication process, and initialize new replicas:
- Understand replication
- Enable replication
- Resolve conflicts
- Understand the replication protocol
- Use replication over WAN
- Plan deployment
- Configure replication
- Scale replication
- Enable the replication process
Lesson 10: Managing Server Topologies
Discuss the topology registry, create server groups to aid in configuration changes, and compare configurations on separate directory servers:
- Define the topology registry
- Administer the server topology
Chapter 3: Administering the PingDirectoryProxy Server
Describe how to install and manage the PingDirectoryProxy server.
Lesson 1: Providing an Overview of the PingDirectoryProxy Server
Describe the capabilities and key features of the PingDirectoryProxy server:
- Describe the key features
Lesson 2: Installing the PingDirectoryProxy Server
Describe how to install the PingDirectoryProxy server:
- Describe the installation process
- Install the PingDirectoryProxy server
Lesson 3: Managing the PingDirectoryProxy Server
Describe the key advanced PingDirectoryProxy server transformation features:
- Describe the proxy transformations
- Understand entry balancing
- Create transformations
Chapter 4: Administering the PingDataSync Server
Describe the functions provided by the PingDataSync server, and how to install, configure, and synchronize the PingDataSync server.
Lesson 1: Providing an Overview of PingDataSync
Describe the capabilities and key features of the PingDataSync server:
- Describe the key features
Lesson 2: Installing the PingDataSync Server
Summarize the PingDataSync server installation procedures:
- Install the PingDataSync server
- Use the start, stop, and restart commands
- Describe the failover server
- Install the failover server
- Install the PingDataSync server
Lesson 3: Configuring the PingDataSync Server
Define and install the PingDataSync server components:
- Define Sync Pipe components
- Create the synchronization flow
- Use the retry mechanism
- Configure the PingDataSync server
- Configure and synchronize the PingDataSync server
Lesson 4: Synchronizing the PingDataSync Server
Describe the features needed, in a relational database and AD, to allow synchronization through the PingDataSync serve:
- Synchronize with a relational database
- Synchronize with AD
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Describe common maintenance and necessary troubleshooting tasks needed to optimize PingDirectory performance.
Lesson 1: Providing an Overview of the Server SDK
Provide an overview of the Server SDK:
- Describe the key features of the Server SDK
Lesson 2: Maintaining the PingDirectory Server
Summarize common PingDirectory maintenance tasks:
- Use the start, stop, and restart server commands
- Understand common maintenance tasks
- Perform maintenance tasks
- Understand Delegated Admin
- Configure Delegated Admin
- Administer Delegated Admin
- Understand data recovery
- Perform data recovery
Lesson 3: Monitoring a PingDirectory Deployment
Explain how monitoring is a vital part of a PingDirectory deployment:
- Monitor the PingDirectory server
Lesson 4: Troubleshooting the PingDirectory server
Provide information about available troubleshooting tools and log files to help ensure the resolution of any problems:
- Understand how to troubleshoot issues
- Repair a conflict resolution
- Use troubleshooting tools
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