Google Apps Admin Help

The Google Apps Directory Sync configuration wizard guides you through customizing your synchronization and mapping of your LDAP user list to your Google Apps users, nicknames, shared contacts and groups. You can also synchronize rich user profile data like home/work/mobile phone numbers, addresses and job titles. To manage your synchronization, you can perform test synchronizations, and configure change limits, notifications, and scheduled synchronizations.

For an in-depth tutorial, watch the Directory Sync: Technical Overview (25 minutes).

Key benefits:

• Synchronizes your Google Apps user accounts to match user data in your LDAP server.
• Supports sophisticated rules for custom mapping of users, groups, non-employee contacts, rich user profiles, aliases, and exceptions.
• Performs a one-way synchronization. Data on your LDAP server is never updated or altered.
• Runs as utility in your server environment. No machine outside your perimeter accesses your LDAP directory server data.
• Includes extensive tests and simulations to ensure correct synchronization.
• Includes all necessary components in the installation package.

Latest Release

The latest release of Google Apps Directory Sync is Release 1.6.14, released on January 28, 2010. Release 1.6.14 includes powerful new functionality for password synchronization. For more information, see the Google Apps Directory Sync Release Notes.

Documentation

• Administration Guide [HTML] [PDF]
• Release Notes [HTML] [PDF]

Training

• Tutorial [VIDEO]
• Webinars for Google Apps [CALENDAR]

System requirements:

• Google Apps: Premier Edition, Education Edition, or Partner Edition
• LDAP servers: Microsoft Active Directory, Lotus Domino, and most generic Open LDAP servers.
• Operating systems: Windows XP (SP2) / 2003 / Vista, Linux, or Solaris (version 8+, no support for x86)
• Prerequisites: Read and execute administrative access over to your LDAP server. Experience with LDAP queries and servers.