Forgerock Directory Services

This hands on lab takes students from a high-level understanding of how ForgeRock Directory Services (DS) works to a fully functional directory deployment, where they learn how to implement the many features of DS. It provides students with the knowledge and concepts necessary to successfully manage their own deployment.

 

Course modules:

Module-1: Installing directory Server

• Prepare for a directory server installation
• Prepare the lab environment
• Install a directory server
• Prepare directory servers for Identity Platform installations
• Prepare directory servers for AM
• Prepare directory servers for IDM
• Synchronize passwords with IDM
• Synchronize DS passwords with IDM

Module-2: Replicating Data

• Prepare the lab environment
• Install a replicated topology
• Monitor and maintain a replicated topology
• Monitor replication
• Restore replication to a known state

Module-3: Upgrading DS Servers

• Prepare the lab environment
• Upgrade DS 6 servers to DS 7

Module-4: Installing Direct Proxy

• Install DP servers
• Provide a single point of access to replicas

Module-5: Managing the Configuration

• Explore the configuration and manage the server state
• Manage data stores
• Configure backends
• Configure indexes

Module-6: Populating Datastores

• Implement custom schema
• Import entries
• Populate a backend data store
• Manage virtual attributes
• Configure virtual attributes

Module-7: Protecting DS Data

• Replace server certificates
• Configure access control
• Configure delegated administration
• Configure password policies

Module-8: Backup & restore

• Backup and restore data

Module-9: Interacting with directory services

• Perform LDAP operations
• Introduce REST to LDAP
• Explore the API configuration
• Configure REST access

Module-10: Troubleshooting

• Explore log files
• Manage log files
• Collect data for support
• Monitor a DS deployment
• Observe monitoring metrics