Apple’s exam 9L0-603, “Mac OS X Administration and Integration 10.2” is one of two requirements for the ACSA (Apple Certified System Administrator) certification.

It is designed for candidates who have “the knowledge necessary to architect, implement, and maintain solutions for Mac OS X 10.2 client workstations in a mixed client and server environment comprised of Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Windows 2000, and UNIX operating systems.” Also note that “the required exam is now based on Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server v10.2.” There are no specific perquisites for this exam.

This exam costs $150 USD and may be taken from Thomson Prometric.
“You are required to have an Apple Tech ID number before registering for an exam.”

The pass score for this form-based multiple choice exam is 76%. There are 80 questions and the exam lasts 90 minutes.

The topics covered by this exam include:

• Networking Without Configuration
• Basic Network Configuration
• Advanced Network Configuration
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Local File Management
• Network File Management
• Security Basics
• Keychain
• Network Security
• Mobility
• Directory Services
• Advanced Directory Services
• Third-Party Directory Services
• Managing Printing
• Backups and Archiving