PingDirectory Administration Training

PING

Dec 22, 2025, 9 AM UTC

3 days

€3150

£2685

$3375

Summary

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

This course is built on version 10.

Benefits

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/

Topics

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