Determine a module sequence that meets your expectations.
Try This: Identify the one skill you consider most important to learn from this course. Then when you're finished, see if you've acquired that skill.
This course is designed to let you jump around in almost any sequence you want. You don't have to go through every section in every module.
| # Suggested Module Sequences
### What Do You Expect To Get Out Of This Course? This course is designed to accommodate different types of students with different expectations. This section describes various paths through this course, but first you need to consider the following questions: Do you need to know how to install the Directory Server? Are you going to actually install this product in a corporate environment? If so, you will need to understand the planning process for designing a complete directory service. Do you need to know how directory services work? Do you need a basic understanding of directory services and how they interact with other applications? Will you be designing other applications that interact with a directory server? Do you only need to know what the Directory Server does? Are you content with a Marketing overview? Do you need to know the difference between Directory 3.0 and Directory 4.0? Are you already an expert? Have you already installed Directory Server version 3.0? Are you already familiar with the basic concepts of directory services?
### Module Sequences There are several paths you can take through this course depending on your goals. In this context a "path" is a particular sequence of modules tailored to fit your expectations and background. Marketing Overview Path If you're pretty sure you'll never have to install this product, and if you're not planning to take any of the follow-on courses, you could just take the Overview module. Solaris Installation Path If you plan to install the Server on a Solaris system you should go through the Overview, Preinstallation, and Solaris Installation modules. You might decide to skip the quizzes at the end of the Introduction and Overview and modules. You probably won't want to take the module on NT Installation. You will definitely want to take the quizzes at the end of the Solaris Installation and Configuration modules. NT Installation Path If you expect to install the Server primarily on Windows NT systems you can obviously skip the Solaris Installation module. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to at least page through that module to get an idea of what the differences are between the two installation procedures. You will definitely want to take the quizzes at the end of the Preinstallation, NT Installation and Configuration modules. Expert's Path If you feel you already know most of this material you may find this course too basic for your expectations. You might be better off by taking one of the lecture based courses that come after this course. You can ascertain your current level of proficiency by simply taking the quizzes at the end of a few key modules such as Installation and Configuration.

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