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.

Target Audiences

The target audiences for this course include:

• System Administrators
• System Integrators
• System Consultants
• System Architects
• System Developers

Objectives

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.

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/ 

Duration

3 days

Course Contents

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