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What are
the Windows 2003 MCSA certification
requirements?
Microsoft
Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
candidates on the Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 track are required to
satisfy the following requirements:
Note:
The Windows Server 2003 exams will be
released in the second half of 2003.
Core
Exams (3 Exams Required)
Click the
individual Exam and Course titles for
more info.
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Client Operating System (1 exam
required) |
Courses |
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Select one of the following 2
exams |
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Exam 70-210:
Installing, Configuring, and
Administering Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional |
Course 2151: Microsoft
Windows 2000 Network and
Operating System Essentials (3
days) |
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Course 2152: Implementing
Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional and Server (5 days) |
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Exam 70–270:
Installing, Configuring, and
Administering Microsoft Windows
XP Professional |
Course 2272: Implementing
and Supporting Microsoft Windows
XP Professional (5 days)
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Course 2285: Installing,
Configuring, and Administering
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional (3 days) |
Note:
As you see, W2K Pro (70-210) is still a
valid elective towards the Win2003 MCSA
certification.
and
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Networking Systems (2 exams
required) |
Courses |
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Do
both exams |
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Exam 70–290: Managing and
Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Environment |
Course 2274: Managing a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment (5 days) |
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Course 2275: Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment (3 days)
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Course 2208: Updating Support
Skills from Microsoft Windows NT
4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server
2003 (5 days) |
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Exam 70–291: Implementing,
Managing, and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure |
Course 2276: Implementing a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure: Network
Hosts (2 days) |
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Course 2277: Implementing,
Managing, and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure: Network
Services (5 days) |
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Course 2208: Updating Support
Skills from Microsoft Windows NT
4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server
2003 (5 days) |
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Elective Exams
(1 Exam Required)
Together
with the core exams, the elective exams
provide a valid and reliable measure of
technical proficiency and expertise to
successfully manage and maintain the
typically complex computing environment
of medium-to- large-sized companies.
MCSA candidates should have 6–12 months
of experience administering client and
network operating systems.
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Elective (1 exams required) |
Courses |
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Select one of the following
exams |
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Exam 70–086: Implementing
and Supporting Microsoft Systems
Management Server 2.0 |
Course 828: Deploying and
Supporting Microsoft Systems
Management Server 2.0 (5 days)
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Course 827: Administering
Microsoft Systems Management
Server 2.0 (3 days) |
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Exam 70-227:
Installing, Configuring, and
Administering Microsoft Internet
Security and Acceleration (ISA)
Server 2000 Enterprise Edition |
Course 2159:
Deploying and Managing Microsoft
Internet Security and
Acceleration Server 2000 |
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Exam 70-228:
Installing, Configuring, and
Administering Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
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Course 2072:
Administering a Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Database |
Important note: Exchange 2000 is not
a valid MCSA or MCSE Server elective
because the product is not supported on
Windows Server 2003. Exchange 2003 will
become an elective for the new MCSA or
MCSE later this year. I also expect a
lot of alternative elective options to
arrive later this year or during the
course of 2004.
See
Microsoft's Official Windows 2003 MCSA
certification page at:
Upgrade
from Windows 2000 certification:
People certified with Windows 2000 MCSA
can choose to upgrade their
certification. See the following page
for more info on that: Windows 2003
MCSE/MCSA Upgrade Requirements
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