Course Prerequisites

Make sure you have the basic skills needed to complete this course.

If you've ever installed one of iPlanet's servers you probably meet the prerequisites for this course.

If you don't have some degree of System Administration experience you may have trouble completing the Installation and MetaView modules, but you can still learn about directory services and how Meta-Directory works by viewing the Background and Architecture modules.

Basic Knowledge Of The Target OS

You should be familiar with the target operating system, Windows NT. In particular, you should already know how to perform tasks such as...
  • Shutting down and rebooting your system
  • Copying, moving, and deleting files and folders
  • Editing configuration files using Notepad or Wordpad
  • Stopping and restarting services through the system control panel

Basic Web Skills

You should feel comfortable using a standard web browser such as Netscape's Navigator. You should already know how and when to use navigational mechanisms built into all browsers such as the Back button and the Go menu. You should know what a URL is and how to go to a specific web page given a particular web address.

Note that the Navigation Frame at the top of all pages in this course is designed for use with Netscape's Navigator (version 4.6 and beyond).


System Administration Experience

If you plan to install Meta-Directory in a working environment you should have substantial prior experience doing system administration tasks such as installing software, adding new users, troubleshooting errors, etc. On the other hand, if your primary expectation from this course is to get an overview of meta-directory services you'll only need the basic web skills described above.

Knowledge of Directory Services

Although not strictly necessary, you should have some basic knowledge about directory services and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). You can get an overview of directory services and the iPlanet Directory Server (which is used by Meta-Directory) from the Introduction to iPlanet Directory Server 4.0 web-based course.

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