Google Apps Directory Sync Administration Guide - Manual (Page 16)

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If you have already added users through another method, and begin using GADS
afterwards, you may move directly to Global Go Live and continue through
maintenance. In this case, you would not set up a Core IT or Early Adopter phase,
and you would set up GADS to synchronize your users and maintain Google Apps
to match your LDAP data going forward.
Plan
Users: No users added yet.
Before you begin with the Core IT phase, there’s a period of preparation and
planning. During the Plan step, the goal is to understand the services available,
learn technical details, decide what tools to use, identify any need for outside
consulting or support, and set a plan for implementing Google Apps.
Directory Sync: During this phase, begin making preparations for Google Apps.
Specific preparations you can make at this stage include the following.
• Prepare a provisioning strategy.
• Secure LDAP resources.
• Clean up your LDAP directory.
• Prepare your firewall/proxy settings and network ports to ensure that Directory
Sync has a connection to your LDAP directory and to Google Apps.
Fore more information on these preparations, see “Getting Started” on page 23.
Core IT