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Certification summary
The Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator (MCITP) is an expert level certification and one of the leading certifications for Windows Server that validates your ability to handle day-to-day management of the Windows Server Operating System, File Structure, Databases and Directory Services; handle software distribution and updates; monitor servers; provide troubleshooting support; support engineering and change-management projects; build and configure servers; implement auditing policy; perform scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans; and monitor logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems.
Exams summary
To get a MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification you need to complete these five exams:
Exam 640: Configuring Windows Server Active Directory
Exam 642: Configuring Windows Server Network Infrastructure
Exam 643: Windows Server Applications Infrastructure
Exam 647: Windows Server Enterprise Administrator
Exam 680: Configuring Windows 7
A closer look...
Enterprise administrators are recognised among their peers and managers as leaders in Windows infrastructure design. The Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator (MCITP) is an expert level certification and one of the leading certifications for Windows Server that validates your ability to handle day-to-day management of the Windows Server Operating System, File Structure, Databases and Directory Services; handle software distribution and updates; monitor servers; provide troubleshooting support; support engineering and change-management projects; build and configure servers; implement auditing policy; perform scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans; and monitor logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems. People who hold a MCITP Enterprise Administrator certification have one of the highest salaries on average compared to other MCITP certifications.
Career & Job Opportunities
The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) is a globally recognised qualification across the IT, Finance and Telecoms industry. A variety of government organisations, training institutions and corporations around the UK recommend or require MCITP certifications for their staff or channel partners. These includes Amazon, Dell, HP, BT and the Cabinet Office. As of 2015, the average salary of a Microsoft MCITP Professional is £39,800pa with more than 89% being offered a salary of more than £26,000pa. The average salary for a MCITP graduate is estimated to be £24,500pa. After graduation, you can find work in roles such as Support Engineer and Infrastructure Technician with relative ease.
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The five exams
The MCITP Server Enterprise Technician Training is the latest generation in Microsoft server technology and as such there is no current retirement plan for its exams. Below is a breakdown of the exams for this certification and how they are made up.
Exam 640
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory.
- Configuring the Active Directory infrastructure.
- Configuring Active Directory roles and services.
- Creating and maintaining Active Directory objects.
- Maintaining the Active Directory environment.
- Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services.
Exam 480
In the 640 exam you will be measured on your ability to configure and maintain a Windows Server Active Directory environment. Active directory is backbone of every Windows network and is responsible for maintaining authentication and security for both users and computers to network resources. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory (18%)
- Configure zones
- Configure DNS server settings
- Configure zone transfers and replication
- Configuring the Active Directory infrastructure (17%)
- Configure a forest or a domain
- Configure trusts
- Configure sites
- Configure Active Directory replication
- Configure the global catalogue
- Configure operations masters
- Configuring Active Directory roles and services (14%)
- Configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS)
- Configure Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS)
- Configure the read-only domain controller (RODC)
- Configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FSv2)
- Creating and maintaining Active Directory objects (18%)
- Automate creation of Active Directory accounts
- Maintain Active Directory accounts
- Create and apply Group Policy objects (GPOs)
- Configure GPO templates
- Deploy and manage software by using GPOs
- Configure account police
- Configure audit policy by using GPOs
- Maintaining the Active Directory environment (18%)
- Configure backup and recovery
- Perform offline maintenance
- Monitor Active Directory
- Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services (15%)
- Install Active Directory Certificate Services
- Configure CA server settings
- Manage certificate templates
- Manage enrolments
- Manage certificate revocations
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Exam 642
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Configuring addressing and services.
- Configuring names resolution.
- Configuring network access.
- Configuring file and print services.
- Monitoring and managing a network infrastructure.
Exam 642
The 642 exam is all about Windows Server Network Infrastructure. Through the study and then achieving a pass in this exam it will mean that you understand, can configure and maintain all aspects of a Windows network infrastructure. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Configuring addressing and services (20%)
- Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
- Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Configure routing
- Configure Windows Firewall with advanced security
- Configuring names resolution (22%)
- Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server
- Configure DNS zones
- Configure DNS records
- Configure DNS replication
- Configure name resolution for client computers
- Configuring network access (18%)
- Configure remote access
- Configure Network Access Protection (NAP)
- Configure DirectAccess
- Configure Network Policy Server (NPS)
- Configuring file and print services (20%)
- Configure a file server
- Configure Distributed File System (DFS)
- Configure backup and restore
- Manage file server resources
- Configure and monitor print services
- Monitoring and managing a network infrastructure (20%)
- Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings
- Configure performance monitoring
- Configure event logs
- Gather network data
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Exam 643
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Deploying servers .
- Configuring Remote Desktop Services.
- Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure.
- Configuring Network Application Services.
Exam 643
The subject of the 643 exam is Windows Server Applications and Services. Through study and passing this exam you will learn about how to configure and deploy services for end users. These services include things from Windows Deployment services for deploying end user desktop pc’s all the way to web and media streaming servers. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Deploying servers (28%)
- Deploy images by using Windows Deployment Services
- Configure Microsoft Windows activation
- Configure Windows Server Hyper-V and virtual machines
- Configure high availability
- Configure storage
- Configuring Remote Desktop Services (26%)
- Configure RemoteApp and Remote Desktop Web Access
- Configure Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway)
- Configure Remote Desktop Connection Broker
- Configure and monitor Remote Desktop resources
- Configure Remote Desktop licensing
- Configure Remote Desktop Session Host
- Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure (25%)
- Configure Web applications
- Manage Web sites
- Configure a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
- Configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Manage the Web Server (IIS) role
- Configure SSL security
- Configure Web site authentication and permissions
- Configuring Network Application Services (21%)
- Manage the Streaming Media Services role
- Secure streaming media
- Configure SharePoint Foundation options
- Configure SharePoint Foundation integration
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Exam 647
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Planning network and application services.
- Designing core identity and access management components.
- Designing support identity and access management components.
- Designing for business continuity and data availability.
Exam 647
This exam builds on all the skills and knowledge you have learnt in the other 3 core exams 640, 642 and 643. You already know how to configure all aspects of a windows network infrastructure, now is the time to learn all about how to best plan and design one. You will get a greater depth of understanding of how to design this infrastructure with best practices in mind. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Planning network and application services (23%)
- Plan for name resolution and IP addressing
- Design for network access
- Plan for application delivery
- Plan for Remote Desktop Services
- Designing core identity and access management components (25%)
- Design Active Directory forests and domains
- Design the Active Directory physical topology
- Design the Active Directory administrative model
- Design the enterprise-level group policy strategy
- Designing support identity and access management components (29%)
- Plan for domain or forest migration, upgrade and restructuring
- Design the branch office deployment
- Design and implement public key infrastructure
- Plan for interoperability
- Designing for business continuity and data availability (23%)
- Plan for business continuity
- Design for software updates and compliance management
- Design the operating system virtualisation strategy
- Design for data management and data access
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Exam 680
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Installing, upgrading and migrating to Windows 7 .
- Deploying Windows 7.
- Configuring hardware and applications.
- Configuring network connectivity.
- Configuring access to resources.
- Configuring mobile computing.
- Monitoring and maintaining systems that run Windows 7.
- Configuring backup and recovery options.
Exam 680
The 680 exam covers configuration of the Windows 7 operating system. Candidates who successfully pass the 680 exam will have sound knowledge and skills in all aspects of Windows 7 configuration. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Installing, upgrading and migrating to Windows 7 (14%)
- Perform a clean installation
- Upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows
- Migrate user profiles
- Deploying Windows 7 (13%)
- Capture a system image
- Prepare a system image for deployment
- Deploy a system image
- Configure a VHD
- Configuring hardware and applications (14%)
- Configure devices
- Configure application compatibility
- Configure application restrictions
- Configure Internet Explorer
- Configuring network connectivity (14%)
- Configure IPv4 network settings
- Configure IPv6 network settings
- Configure networking settings
- Configure Windows Firewall
- Configure remote management
- Configuring access to resources (13%)
- Configure shared resources
- Configure file and folder access
- Configure user account control (UAC)
- Configure authentication and authorisation
- Configure BranchCache
- Configuring mobile computing (10%)
- Configure BitLocker and BitLocker To Go
- Configure DirectAccess
- Configure mobility options
- Configure remote connections
- Monitoring and maintaining systems that run Windows 7 (11%)
- Configure updates to Windows 7
- Manage disks
- Monitor systems
- Configure performance settings
- Configuring backup and recovery options (11%)
- Configure backup
- Configure system recovery options
- Configure file recovery options
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