Apple’s exam 9L0-604, “Mac OS X Server 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 Server v10.2 in a mixed 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 60%. There are 100 questions and the exam lasts 120 minutes.

The topics covered by this exam include:

• Setup and Monitoring
• Setting Up the Network
• Network and Service Security
• Providing Directory Services with Open Directory
• Integrating Open Directory
• Managing Printing
• Disk Quotas
• AFP and NFS
• Windows Sharing
• Web Services
• Advanced Web Services
• Mail Services
• Backup
• High Availability