In-Depth
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4 Steps to MCSE Certification
1. Do the Basics...
Make sure you've applied your skills in the real
world. The Windows 2000 track of the MCSE credential
is designed for IT professionals working in a
medium to large organization. You should have
at least a year of experience implementing and
administering a network operating system in this
kind of environment:
- 200 to 26,000 supported users.
- Five to 150 physical locations.
- Typical network services and applications—including
file and print, database, messaging, proxy server
or firewall, dial-in server, desktop management
and Web hosting.
- Connectivity needs—including connecting
individual offices and users at remote locations
to the corporate network and connecting corporate
networks to the Internet.
In addition, you should have at least a year
of experience in:
- Implementing and administering a desktop operating
system.
- Designing a network infrastructure.
2. Find Yourself...
- Just Beginning?
If you're not
already an MCSE under Windows NT 4.0,
you'll need to pass all four of the following
core exams:
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- Have Your NT 4.0
MCSE But Never Took That NT Workstation
4.0 Exam?
If you never took test
70-073, NT Workstation 4.0, you'll need
to pass all four of the following core
exams:
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Then Pass These Cores...
| Core Exams |
Need a Class? |
| 70-210 Installing, Configuring
and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional |
2151 Microsoft Windows
2000 Network and Operating System Essentials2152:
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
and Server |
| 70-215 Installing,
Configuring and Administering Microsoft Windows
2000 Server |
2151 Microsoft
Windows 2000 Network and Operating System
Essentials
2152 Implementing Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional and Server |
| 70-216 Implementing and
Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Infrastructure |
2153 Implementing a Microsoft
Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure |
| 70-217 Implementing and
Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Services Infrastructure |
2154 Implementing and
Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Services |
2b. Otherwise,....
- You're an MCSE with
Retired or Retiring Electives...
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- You're an MCSE with
Current Electives...
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You have a one-time, free opportunity
to take the Accelerated Exam if you've passed
these three Windows NT 4.0 tests:
- 70-067: NT Server 4.0
- 70-068: NT Server 4.0, Enterprise
- 70-073: NT Workstation 4.0
| Exam |
Need a Class? |
| 70-240 Microsoft Windows
2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. |
1560 Updating Support
Skills From Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft
Windows 2000 |
This intensive exam, which will be available
through Dec. 31, 2001, covers the core competencies
of exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216 and 70-217.
Note: Vouchers for the exam will only be distributed
through Nov. 1, 2001. The test can be taken one
time only. If you do not pass the exam, you must
take all four core exams (70-210, 70-215, 70-216,
and 70-217).
3. Pass Your Design...
All MCSE candidates need to pass one of the following
core designing exams:
- 70-219: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000
Directory Services Infrastructure
- 70-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft
Windows 2000 Network
- 70-221: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000
Network Infrastructure
- 70-226: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions
with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies
4. Pass Your 2 Electives...
All MCSE candidates need to pass two of the following
elective exams. If you have already passed an
elective listed, then that counts toward this
step.
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Elective Exams (choose
2)
If you pass
one of these exams as a core exam, you must
take a different test for your electives.
No exam can count for both.
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Need
a Class? |
| 70-019
Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses
With Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 |
1502
Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse
with SQL Server |
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70-028
Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
OR
70-228
Installing, Configuring, and Administering
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
You
can only count one exam from this pair as
an elective.
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832 System Administration for Microsoft
SQL Server 7.0
833 Implementing a Database on Microsoft
SQL Server 7.0
1131 Upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server
7.0
2072 Administering a Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Database
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70-029 Designing
and Implementing Databases with Microsoft
SQL Server 7.0
OR
70-229: Designing
and Implementing Databases with Microsoft
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
You
can only count one exam from this pair as
an elective.
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832 System Administration for Microsoft
SQL Server 7.0
833 Implementing a Database on Microsoft
SQL Server 7.0
1131 Upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server
7.0
2071 Querying Microsoft SQL Server
2000 with Transact-SQL.
2073 Programming a Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Database
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| 70-080
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet
Explorer 5.0 by Using the Microsoft Internet
Explorer Administration Kit |
No
classes available for this one. You're on
your own! |
| 70-085
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA
Server 4.0 |
981
Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 |
| 70-086
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems
Management Server 2.0 |
827
Administering Microsoft Systems Management
Server 2.0
828 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft
Systems Management Server 2.0 |
| 70-056
Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using
Microsoft Site Server 3.0 |
1125
Implementing Microsoft Site Server 3.0 |
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70-081 Implementing
and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server
5.5
OR
70-224 Installing,
Configuring, and Administering Microsoft
Exchange 2000 Server
You
can only count one exam from this pair as
an elective.
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973 Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Series-Design and Implementation
1026 Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Series-Concepts and Administration
1313 Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Series-Accelerated Training for Administration
and Implementation
1572 Implementing and Managing Microsoft
Exchange 2000
1573 Designing Microsoft Exchange
2000 for the Enterprise (not yet available)
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70-088 Implementing and Supporting
Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0
OR
70-227 Installing, Configuring,
and Administering Microsoft Internet Security
and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise
Edition
You can only
count one exam from this pair as an elective.
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836 Secure Web Access Using Microsoft
Proxy Server 2.0
2159 Deploying and Managing Microsoft
Internet Security and Acceleration Server
2000
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| 70-219
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Services Infrastructure |
1561
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Services Infrastructure |
| 70-220
Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows
2000 Network |
2150
Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000
Network |
| 70-221
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Infrastructure |
1562
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking
Services Infrastructure |
| 70-222
Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to
Microsoft Windows 2000 |
2010
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Migration
Strategy |
| 70-223
Installing, Configuring, and Administering
Microsoft Clustering Services by Using Microsoft
Windows 2000 Advanced Server |
2087
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering
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| 70-225
Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure
with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server |
1573 Designing Microsoft Exchange
2000 for the Enterprise
2355 Upgrading from Microsoft Exchange
Server 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange 2000 (not
yet available)
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| 70-226
Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies |
2088A
Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure |
| 70-244
Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
NT Server 4.0 Network |
No direct course maps to this exam but
a series of existing courses contain pertinent
information:
803 Administering Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0
922 Supporting Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 Core Technologies
688 Installing and Configuring Microsoft
Windows NT Server 4.0
689 Supporting Microsoft Windows
NT Server 4.0-Enterprise Technologies
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