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MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
Candidates
who wish to prepare for the MCTS in Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory Configuration will be focused on achieving skills for the
following work focus:
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IP addressing and
services
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Names resolution
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File and print
services
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Network access and
remote access
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Monitoring network
services
Candidate profile
Candidates for one or more MCTS certifications are IT
professionals who are working with Windows Server 2008, or
anticipate deploying or working in a Windows Server 2008 environment
within the next year. Candidates typically work in a large or
enterprise organization. They should have at least one year of
experience in the underlying technology as shown in the above bullet
points.
About this Exam
Technology Specialist (TS) Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008
Network Infrastructure, Configuring,
Audience Profile
The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows
Server 2008 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in
the complex computing environment of medium-sized to large
companies. The MCTS candidate should have a minimum of one year of
experience implementing and administering a network operating system
in an environment that has the following characteristics:
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250 to 5,000 or
more users
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Three or more
physical locations
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Three or more
domain controllers
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Network services
and resources such as messaging, a database, file and print, a
proxy server, a firewall, the Internet, an intranet, remote
access, and client computer management
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Connectivity
requirements, such as connecting branch offices and individual
users in remote locations to the corporate network and
connecting corporate networks to the Internet
Credit Toward
Certification
When you pass Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the
following certification:
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Microsoft
Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008
Network Infrastructure, Configuring
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Exam 70-640: TS:
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring: counts as
credit toward the following certification(s):
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Microsoft
Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator
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Microsoft
Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator
What
skills are being covered in the course?
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Skills measured by Exam 70-642 |
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Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent) |
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Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.
May include but is not limited to: configure IP options,
subnetting, supernetting, alternative configuration |
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Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
May include but is not limited to: DHCP options, creating
new options, PXE boot, default user profiles, DHCP relay
agents, exclusions, authorize server in Active Directory,
scopes, server core, Windows Server Hyper-V |
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Configure routing.
May include but is not limited to: static routing,
persistent routing, Routing Internet Protocol (RIP), Open
Shortest Path First (OSPF) |
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Configure IPsec.
May include but is not limited to: create IPsec policy,
IPsec Authentication Header (AH), IPsec Encapsulating
Security Payload (ESP) |
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Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Configure DNS records.
May include but is not limited to: record types, host,
pointer, MX, SRV, NS, dynamic updates, Time to Live (TTL) |
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Configure DNS replication.
May include but is not limited to: DNS secondary zones, DNS
stub zones, DNS scavenging interval, replication scope |
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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 |
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Configuring Network Access (22 percent) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Configuring File and Print Services (13 percent) |
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Configure a file server.
May include but is not limited to: file share publishing,
Offline Files, share permissions, NTFS permissions,
encrypting file system (EFS) |
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Configure Distributed File System (DFS).
May include but is not limited to: DFS namespace, DFS
configuration and application, creating and configuring
targets, DFS replication |
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Configure shadow copy services.
May include but is not limited to: recover previous
versions, set schedule, set storage locations |
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Configure backup and restore.
May include but is not limited to: backup types, backup
schedules, managing remotely, restoring data |
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Manage disk quotas.
May include but is not limited to: quota by volume or quota
by user, quota entries, quota templates |
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Configure and monitor print services.
May include but is not limited to: printer share, publish
printers to Active Directory, printer permissions, deploy
printer connections, install printer drivers, export and
import print queues and printer settings, add counters to
Reliability and Performance Monitor to monitor print
servers, print pooling, print priority |
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Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure (14
percent) |
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Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server
settings.
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 |
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Capture performance data.
May include but is not limited to: Data Collector Sets,
Performance Monitor, Reliability Monitor, monitoring System
Stability Index |
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Monitor event logs.
May include but is not limited to: custom views, application
and services logs, subscriptions, DNS log |
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Gather network data.
May include but is not limited to: Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), Baseline Security Analyzer, Network Monitor |
Course Duration - 5 Days
The above course runs over 5 days at our training
centre in Cape Town.
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