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Certification summary
Your company or the business you work for still using Windows Server 2008? Earning the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2008 certification confirms that you have core Windows Server skills that are relevant across multiple solution areas, and it proclaims your ability to work with Windows Server 2008 in a real-world business context.
Exams summary
To get a MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification there are three exams to complete:
Exam 640: Configuring Windows Server Active Directory
Exam 642: Configuring Windows Server Network Infrastructure
Exam 646: Windows Server 2008 - Server Administrator
A closer look...
MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification is a prerequisite for earning the MCSE: Private Cloud certification. If you're already certified as an MCITP: Enterprise Administrator or MCITP: Server Administrator, you have already earned the MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification.
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The three exams
The MCSA Windows Server 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 640
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 policies
- 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.
- Configure and manage Group Policy.
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 646
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Planning for server deployment.
- Planning for server management .
- Monitoring and maintaining servers.
- Planning application and data provisioning .
- Planning for business continuity and high availability.
Exam 646
The 646 exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed: Planning for server deployment, Planning for server management, Monitoring and maintaining servers, Planning application and data provisioning, Planning for business continuity and high availability. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Planning for server deployment (19%)
- Plan server installations and upgrades
- Plan for automated server deployment
- Plan infrastructure services server roles
- Plan application servers and services
- Plan file and print server roles
- Planning for server management (23%)
- Plan server management strategies
- Plan for delegated administration
- Plan and implement group policy strategy
- Monitoring and maintaining servers (20%)
- Implement patch management strategy
- Monitor servers for performance evaluation and optimization
- Monitor and maintain security and policies
- Planning application and data provisioning (19%)
- Provision applications
- Provision data
- Planning for business continuity and high availability (19%)
- Plan storage
- Plan high availability
- Plan for backup and recovery
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