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MCITP / Server 2008 Certification Overview

In late 2005, Microsoft shocked the certification world by announcing that their
extraordinarily successful and lucrative educational program, the Microsoft Certified
System Engineer, was going to be replaced by an entirely new certification series –
the Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional.

In spite of the general confusion following Microsoft’s decision to scrap their MCSE
program, there was a method to the madness. For one, Microsoft hoped to clarify
the confusion surrounding the word “engineer.” In other countries, including most
of Europe, in order to classify as an engineer, you had to possess a professional
engineer’s license – not just an MCSE. In the US, a similar problem was developing,
whereby IT professionals would call themselves engineers upon completion of the
program, when in fact their job role signified something else entirely.

The ultimate answer to this was to create a new series of role based certifications
that would specify a person’s actual job, instead of a generalized title. Microsoft
picked four different titles for the adjustment. The Microsoft Certified Information
Technology Professional includes:

• Server Administrator
• Enterprise Administrator
• Database Administrator
• Database Programmer

By the end of this document, you should fully understand what the MCITP is, how
you can get it and how it will help enhance your career.

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Master Series Breakdown

The graphic below illustrates the Mastering Series path and how the MCITP fits within it.

Microsoft Certified Architect

Microsoft Certified Master Microsoft Certified Master

Database Administrator Systems Administrator

Database Database
Server Enterprise
Developer Administrator
Administrator Administrator
(70-443) (70-444)
(70-646) (70-647)
(70-451) (70-450)

Server 2008
Server 2008 Server 2008 Windows
Applications
Active Network Vista
SQL Server 2005 / SQL Server 2008 Infrastructure,
Directory Infrastructure Configuration
(70-431) Configuring
(70-640) (70-642) (70-620)
(70-643)

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70-431 / 70-432 Exam Description
The 70-431 and 70-432 exams are the initial Microsoft Certified Technology
specialist exams on SQL Server 2005 and 2008. These exams test the
candidate’s ability to execute SQL queries, understand the interpretive
language, and administer a database. During these exams, candidates will be
asked questions on SQL statements, as well as procedures for the SQL 2005 /
2008 administration process.
70-640 Exam Description
The 70-640 exam on Active Directory tests a student’s understanding of
the Active Directory infrastructure on the site, forest, and domain level.
This includes the creation of users accounts, the organization of OUs, group
design, site links, and computer integration across multiple platforms and
trust links.
70-642 Exam Description
With the 70-642 exam on Network Design, candidates further demonstrate
their understanding of a Windows Server 2008 network by showing their
understanding of subnetting, network protocols, Windows Server specific
network rules, system event logging, and auditing and control access. During
this exam, candidates focus more upon network communication than upon
network objects, and it is considered the “most difficult” of the Server 2008
MCTS exams.
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70-643 Exam Description
70-643 vigorously tests a candidate’s ability to understand Terminal Services
within Server 2008. This includes Terminal Services gateways, Remote
Desktop, Remote Assistance, and various other application and presentation
layer technologies, including Sharepoint, IIS, and other
server-specific application packages. 70-643 is not required for the MCITP
Server Administrator path, but is required for the MCITP Enterprise
Administrator path.
70-620 Exam Description
Exam 70-620 on Windows Vista tests the candidate’s ability to administer
general end user desktop support issues on Windows Vista, including admin-
istration of the User Account Control system, joining domains, and general
support issues.
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70-443 / 70-451 Exam Breakdown 70-646 Exam Description

With the MCITP exams on Database Server Infrastructure, candidates are able
to demonstrate their ability to design database architectures based around
CPU, memory, and physical constraints and requirements. Furthermore,
candidates are expected to demonstrate an understanding of consolidation,
business requirements, encryption, and SQL’s integration with Active
Directory.
The less intense of the two available MCITP paths, the 70-646 exam
concentrates on the professional use of Windows Server 2008 for a single
to five server environment. This includes the use of common consolidation
tasks, domain joining, forest restructuring, and other such commonly used
tasks in a medium business sized network. The exam questions are longer in
format, and require knowledge from both the 70-640 and 70-642 exam.

70-444 / 70-450 Exam Description 70-647 Exam Description

On these exams, candidates are expected to optimize database solutions that
take into account performance infrastructure concerns such as fault toler-
ance, logic efficiency, and management integration services, including SQL
Server Integration Services. These exams also focus on server-level security
strategies and data replication.
The Enterprise Administrator MCITP is the most difficult exam of the System
Administrator path. It tests a candidate’s knowledge of Terminal Services,
Network Design, and Active Directory. In order to pass this exam, you have
to possess an intimate knowledge of Windows Server and the components
and features there within. Additionally, you need to have experience
troubleshooting large-scale deployments across multiple WAN links.

Master Series Progression

Microsoft Microsoft
MCTS MCITP Certified Certified
Master Architect

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MCITP Server and Enterprise Administrator Coverage 70-431 / 70-452 Sample Question
SQL Server 2005 components make it possible for SQL Server 2005 to
support large-scale transaction processing, data warehousing, e-commerce
The figure to the right applications, and business intelligence solutions. In order to grasp how SQL
shows the various Server 2005 supports this broad range of functionality, you need to know
MCITP
aspects of Windows about SQL Server components. Which of the following statements about SQL
Server 2008
Server and the portions Server components are correct?
of them that are
MCITP 70-640 Sample Question
covered by the topics
SQL Server
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2005 / 2008
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Not Covered the Chicago office which has over 300 workstations and 30 servers. All
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covered in the Server
Enterprise or SQL Server 2008 Enterprise.
Certifications.
Every computer and every user has a specific certificate assigned to them
for network access, VPN access, EFS, and so on. A CRL is published through
Active Directory, but the list has grown very large within the last month. This
CRL list contains every revoked certificate that has ever been published by
the CA.
IIS SQL 2005 Simon wants to start publishing interim lists through Active
Directory. What type of list does Simon need to publish in
Operating Active Directory?
Exchange
System

Terminal Active
Services Directory

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70-642 Sample Question
Your company has a single Active Directory forest that has an Active Directory
domain named rd.preplogic.com zone. You have enabled DNS scavenging on
Server1. Three weeks later, you notice that the stale resource records remain
in rd.preplogic.com. You need to ensure that the stale resource records are
removed from rd.preplogic.com. What should you do?
70-620 Sample Question
Disabling UAC in Windows Vista Business can be accomplished from which of
the following locations?
70-443 / 70-451 Sample Question
Using a rollback tran, which of the following results would provide the most
efficient logging of the changes made to the sco.com.commerce structure?
70-444 / 70-450 Sample Question
You are a database developer for the Hogwart’s University. Due to
unauthorized changes to a database table in the Students database, several
views have been broken. You are tasked with creating a method of identifying
exactly when, and by who, any changes to database tables are made. What
should you do?
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70-646 Sample Question
You manage a single Windows Server 2008 domain that consists of 12 domain
controllers, 24 member servers, and 800 Windows Vista client workstations.
You have configured a member server named MONITOR01 to receive Event
Log subscription data from four SQL Server 2008 cluster hosts; the cluster
group provides mission-critical Web application services to your business
clients.
You need to be notified via e-mail whenever a critical error is logged on any
of the SQL Server 2008 cluster nodes. Your solution must involve the least
amount of administrative effort.
Which of the following actions should you perform in order to accomplish
your goal?
70-647 Sample Question
Using multiple forms of virtualization, there are many ways to setup a network
address. If you are working in an environment where it’s required for you
to be able to uniquely address a machine in order to retrieve services from
up, what type of shared network connection must be established in order to
facilitate this?
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MCSA Transition to MCITP

One transition
exam to earn
70-648 credit for two
MCTS certifications

70-646

Server Administrator
70-640 70-642 in two exams total

MCSE Transition to MCITP

One transition
exam to earn
70-649 credit for three
MCTS certifications 70-620

or 70-647

70-624
Enterprise
70-640 70-642 70-643
Administrator
in two exams total

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