MCITP: Enterprise Administrator  (MCSE)

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MCSE Exams& Courses

Exam 70-643 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration)

Configuring Windows Server 2008 Application Infrastructure

Exam 70-680

Configuring Windows 7

Exam 70-620 (earns MCTS: Windows Vista Configuration)

Configuring Windows Vista Client

Skills Being Measured:  This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory (16 percent)

·         Configure zones.

May include but is not limited to: Dynamic DNS (DDNS), Non-dynamic DNS (NDDNS), and Secure Dynamic DNS (SDDNS), Time to Live (TTL), GlobalNames, Primary, Secondary, Active Directory Integrated, Stub, SOA, zone scavenging, forward lookup, reverse lookup

·         Configure DNS server settings.

May include but is not limited to: forwarding, root hints, configure zone delegation, round robin, disable recursion, debug logging, server scavenging

·         Configure zone transfers and replication.

May include but is not limited to: configure replication scope (forestDNSzone, domainDNSzone), incremental zone transfers, DNS Notify, secure zone transfers, configure name servers, application directory partitions

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·         Configure a forest or a domain.

May include but is not limited to: remove a domain, perform an unattended installation, Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) v3 (pruning and grafting), raise forest and domain functional levels, interoperability with previous versions of Active Directory, alternate user principal name (UPN) suffix, forestprep, domainprep

·         Configure trusts.

May include but is not limited to: forest trust, selective authentication versus forest-wide authentication, transitive trust, external trust, shortcut trust, SID filtering

·         Configure sites.

May include but is not limited to: create Active Directory subnets, configure site links, configure site link costing, configure sites infrastructure

·         Configure Active Directory replication.

May include but is not limited to: Distributed File System, one-way replication, bridgehead server, replication scheduling, configure replication protocols, force intersite replication

·         Configure the global catalog.

May include but is not limited to: Universal Group Membership Caching (UGMC), partial attribute set, promote to global catalog

·         Configure operations masters.

May include but is not limited to: seize and transfer, backup operations master, operations master placement, Schema Master, extending the schema, time service

Configuring additional Active Directory server roles (9 percent)

·         Configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS).

May include but is not limited to: migration to AD LDS, configure data within AD LDS, configure an authentication server, server core, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

·         Configure Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS).

May include but is not limited to: certificate request and installation, self-enrollments, delegation, Active Directory Metadirectory Services (AD MDS), Windows Server virtualization

·         Configure the read-only domain controller (RODC).

May include but is not limited to: unidirectional replication, Administrator role separation, read-only DNS, BitLocker, credential caching, password replication, syskey, Windows Server virtualization

·         Configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).

May include but is not limited to: install AD FS server role, exchange certificate with AD FS agents, configure trust policies, configure user and group claim mapping, Windows Server virtualization

·         Automate creation of Active Directory accounts.

May include but is not limited to: bulk import, configure the UPN, create computer, user, and group accounts (scripts, import, migration), template accounts, contacts, distribution lists

·         Maintain Active Directory accounts.

May include but is not limited to: configure group membership, account resets, delegation, AGDLP/AGGUDLP, deny domain local group, local versus domain, Protected Admin, disabling accounts versus deleting accounts, deprovisioning, contacts, creating organizational units (OUs), delegation of control

·         Create and apply Group Policy objects (GPOs).

May include but is not limited to: enforce, OU hierarchy, block inheritance, and enabling user objects, Group Policy processing priority, WMI, Group Policy filtering, Group Policy loopback

·         Configure GPO templates.

May include but is not limited to: user rights, ADMX Central Store, administrative templates, security templates, restricted groups, security options, starter GPOs, shell access policies

·         Configure GPO templates.

May include but is not limited to: user rights, ADMX Central Store, administrative templates, security templates, restricted groups, security options, starter GPOs, shell access policies

·         Configure software deployment GPOs.

May include but is not limited to: publishing to users, assigning software to users, assigning to computers, software removal

·         Configure account policies.

May include but is not limited to: domain password policy, account lockout policy, fine-grain password policies

·         Configure audit policy by using GPOs.

May include but is not limited to: audit logon events, audit account logon events, audit policy change, audit access privilege use, audit directory service access, audit object access

·         Configure backup and recovery.

May include but is not limited to: using Windows Server Backup, backup files and system state data to media, backup and restore by using removable media, perform an authoritative or non-authoritative Active Directory restore, linked value replication, Directory Services Recovery Mode (DSRM) (reset admin password), back up and restore GPOs

·         Perform offline maintenance.

May include but is not limited to: offline defragmentation and compaction, Restartable Active Directory, Active Directory database storage allocation

·         Monitor Active Directory.

May include but is not limited to: Network Monitor, Task Manager, Event Viewer, ReplMon, RepAdmin, Windows System Resource Manager, Reliability and Performance Monitor, Server Performance Advisor, RSOP

·         Install Active Directory Certificate Services.

May include but is not limited to: standalone versus enterprise, CA hierarchies—root versus subordinate, certificate requests, certificate practice statement

·         Configure CA server settings.

May include but is not limited to: key archival, certificate database backup and restore, assigning administration roles

·         Manage certificate templates.

May include but is not limited to: certificate template types, securing template permissions, managing different certificate template versions, key recovery agent

·         Manage enrollments.

May include but is not limited to: network device enrollment service (NDES), autoenrollment, Web enrollment, smart card enrollment, creating enrollment agents

·         Manage certificate revocations.

May include but is not limited to: configure Online Responders, Certificate Revocation List (CRL), CRL Distribution Point (CDP), Authority Information Access (AIA)

Skills Being Measured:  This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent)

·  Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.

Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent)

C  Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server.

May include but is not limited to: conditional forwarding, external forwarders, root hints, cache-only, server core, WINS and DNS integration, Windows Server virtualization

 Configure DNS zones.

May include but is not limited to: DNS Refresh no-refresh, intervals, DNS listserv address (NSLOOKUP), primary/secondary zones, Active Directory integration, Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS), GlobalNames, SOA refresh

 Configure DNS records.

May include but is not limited to: record types, host, pointer, MX, SRV, NS, dynamic updates, Time to Live (TTL)

Configure DNS replication.

May include but is not limited to: DNS secondary zones, DNS stub zones, DNS scavenging interval, replication scope

Configure name resolution for client computers.

May include but is not limited to: DNS and WINS integration, configuring HOSTS file, LMHOSTS, node type, Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR), broadcasting, resolver cache, DNS Server list, Suffix Search order, manage client settings by using group policy

Configuring Network Access (22 percent)

·   Configure remote access.

May include but is not limited to: dial-up, Remote Access Policy, Network Address Translation (NAT), Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), VPN, Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS), inbound/outbound filters, configure Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, configure RADIUS proxy, remote access protocols, Connection Manager

Configure Network Access Protection (NAP).

May include but is not limited to: network layer protection, DHCP enforcement, VPN enforcement, configure NAP health policies, IPsec enforcement, 802.1x enforcement, flexible host isolation

Configure network authentication.

May include but is not limited to: LAN authentication by using NTLMv2 and Kerberos, WLAN authentication by using 802.1x, RAS authentication by using MS-CHAP, MS-CHAP v2, and EAP

Configure wireless access.

May include but is not limited to: Set Service Identifier (SSID), Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), ad hoc versus infrastructure mode, group policy for wireless

Configure firewall settings.

May include but is not limited to: incoming and outgoing traffic filtering, Active Directory account integration, identify ports and protocols, Microsoft Windows Firewall versus Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, configure firewall by using group policy, isolation policy

·  Configure a file server.

May include but is not limited to: file share publishing, Offline Files, share permissions, NTFS permissions, encrypting file system (EFS)

Configure Distributed File System (DFS).

May include but is not limited to: DFS namespace, DFS configuration and application, creating and configuring targets, DFS replication

Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure (14 percent)

May include but is not limited to: update type selection, client settings, Group Policy object (GPO), client targeting, software updates, test and approval, disconnected networks

Skills Being Measured:  This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Deploying Servers (24 percent)

May include but is not limited to: Install from media (IFM), configure Windows Deployment Services, capture Windows Deployment Services images, deploy Windows Deployment Services images, server core

Configure Microsoft Windows activation.

May include but is not limited to: install a KMS server, create a DNS SRV record, replicate volume license data

Configure Windows Server Hyper-V and virtual machines.

May include but is not limited to: virtual networking, virtualization hardware requirements, Virtual Hard Disks, migrate from physical to virtual, VM additions, backup, optimization, server core

Configure high availability.

May include but is not limited to: failover clustering, Network Load Balancing, hardware redundancy

Configure storage.

May include but is not limited to: RAID types, Virtual Disk Specification (VDS) API, Network Attached Storage, iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage area networks, mount points

Configuring Terminal Services (32 percent)

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Configure Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp).

May include but is not limited to: Configuring Terminal Services Web Access, configuring Terminal Services Remote Desktop Web Connection

Configure Terminal Services Gateway.

May include but is not limited to: certificate configuration, Terminal Services Gateway Manager (TS Gateway Manager), specifying resources that users can access through TS Gateway by using Terminal Services resource authorization policy (TS RAP) and Terminal Services connection authorization policy (TS CAP), Terminal Services group policy

Configure Terminal Services load balancing.

May include but is not limited to: Terminal Services Session Broker redirection modes, DNS registration, setting through group policy

Configure and monitor Terminal Services resources.

May include but is not limited to: allocate resources by using Windows Server Resource Manager, configure application logging

Configure Terminal Services licensing.

May include but is not limited to: deploy licensing server, connectivity between terminal servers and Terminal Services licensing server, recovering Terminal Services licensing server, managing Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs)

Configure Terminal Services client connections.

May include but is not limited to: connecting local devices and resources to a session, Terminal Services profiles, Terminal Services home folders, Remote Desktop Connection (RDC), single sign-on, Remote Desktop Snap-In, MSTSC.exe

Configure Terminal Services server options.

May include but is not limited to: logoff, disconnect, reset, remote control, monitor, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) permissions, connection limits, session time limits, managing by using GPOs, viewing processes, session permissions, display data prioritization

Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure
(30 percent)

May include but is not limited to: directory-dependent, publishing, URL-specified configuration, Microsoft .NET components, for example, .NET and .aspx, configure application pools

Manage Web sites.

May include but is not limited to: migrate sites and Web applications, publish IIS Web sites, configure virtual directories

Configure a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.

May include but is not limited to: configure for extranet users, configure permissions

Configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

May include but is not limited to: setting up smart hosts, configuring size limitations, setting up security and authentication to the delivering server, creating proper service accounts, authentication, SMTP relay

Manage Internet Information Services (IIS).

May include but is not limited to: Web site content backup and restore, IIS configuration backup, monitor IIS, configure logging, delegation of administrative rights

Configure SSL security.

May include but is not limited to: configure certificates, requesting SSL certificate, renewing SSL certificate, exporting and importing certificates

Configure Web site authentication and permissions.

May include but is not limited to: configure site permissions and authentication, configure application permissions, client certificate mappings

Configuring Network Application Services (14 percent)

May include but is not limited to: on-demand replication, configure time-sensitive content, caching and proxy

Configure Digital Rights Management (DRM).

May include but is not limited to: encryption, sharing business rules, configuring license delivery, configuring policy templates

Skills Being Measured:  This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Planning network and application services (23 percent)

May include but is not limited to: internal and external naming strategy, naming resolution support for legacy clients, naming resolution for directory services, IP addressing scheme, TCP/IP version coexistence

Design for network access.

May include but is not limited to: network access policies, remote access strategy, perimeter networks, server and domain isolation

Plan for application delivery.

May include but is not limited to: application virtualization, presentation virtualization, locally installed software, Web-based applications

Plan for Terminal Services.

May include but is not limited to: Terminal Services licensing, Terminal Services infrastructure

Designing core identity and access management components (25 percent)

C Design Active Directory forests and domains.

May include but is not limited to: forest structure, forest and domain functional levels, intra-organizational authorization and authentication, schema modifications

Design the Active Directory physical topology.

May include but is not limited to: placement of servers, site and replication topology, printer location policies

Design the Active Directory administrative model.

May include but is not limited to: delegation, group strategy, compliance auditing, group administration, organizational structure

Design the enterprise-level group policy strategy.

May include but is not limited to: group policy hierarchy and scope filtering, control device installation, authentication and authorization

Designing support identity and access management components (29 percent)

C Plan for domain or forest migration, upgrade, and restructuring.

May include but is not limited to: cross-forest authentication, backward compatibility, object migration, migration planning, implementation planning, environment preparation

Design the branch office deployment.

May include but is not limited to: authentication strategy, server security

Design and implement public key infrastructure.

May include but is not limited to: certificate services, PKI operations and maintenance, certificate life cycle management

Plan for interoperability.

May include but is not limited to: inter-organizational authorization and authentication, application authentication interoperability, cross-platform interoperability

Designing for business continuity and data availability (23 percent)

May include but is not limited to: service availability, directory service recovery

Design for software updates and compliance management.

May include but is not limited to: patch management and patch management compliance, Microsoft Update and Windows Update, security baselines, system health models

Design the operating system virtualization strategy.

May include but is not limited to: server consolidation, application compatibility, virtualization management, placement of servers

Design for data management and data access.

May include but is not limited to: data security, data accessibility and redundancy, data collaboration

Skills Being Measured:  This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table.

Installing and upgrading Windows Vista

 Identify hardware requirements.

 Perform a clean installation.

 Upgrade to Windows Vista from previous versions of Windows.

 Upgrade from one edition of Windows Vista to another edition.

 Troubleshoot Windows Vista installation issues.

 Install and configure Windows Vista drivers.

Configuring and troubleshooting Post-installation system settings

Troubleshoot post-installation configuration issues.

 Configure and troubleshoot Windows Aero.

 Configure and troubleshoot parental controls.

 Configure Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Configuring Windows security features

 Configure and troubleshoot User Account Control.

 Configure Windows Defender.

 Configure Dynamic Security for Microsoft Internet Explorer

  Configure security settings in Windows Firewall.

Configuring network connectivity

Configuring networking by using the Network and Sharing Center.

Troubleshoot connectivity issues.

 Configure remote access.

Configuring applications included with Windows Vista

Configure and troubleshoot media applications.

 Configure Windows Mail.

 Configure Windows Meeting Space.

 Configure Windows Calendar.

 Configure Windows Fax and Scan.

 Configure Windows Sidebar.

Maintaining and optimizing systems that run Windows Vista

Troubleshoot performance issues.

Troubleshoot reliability issues by using built-in diagnostic tools.

Configure Windows Update.

 Configure data protection.

Configuring and troubleshooting mobile computing

Skills Being Measured:  This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table.