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MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration
 Candidates
who wish to prepare for the MCTS in Windows Server 2008 Applications
Infrastructure Configuration will be focused on achieving skills for
the following work focus:
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
This Technology Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 70-643: TS: Windows
Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring, became
available in March 2008.
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
Applications Infrastructure Configuring
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Exam 70-643: TS:
Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure , Configuring:
counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
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Microsoft
Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator
What
skills are being covered in the course?
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Skills measured by Exam 70-643 |
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Deploying Servers (24 percent) |
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Deploy images by using Windows Deployment Services.
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 |
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Configure Microsoft Windows activation.
May include but is not limited to: install a KMS server,
create a DNS SRV record, replicate volume license data |
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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 |
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Configure high availability.
May include but is not limited to: failover clustering,
Network Load Balancing, hardware redundancy |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Configure Terminal Services load balancing.
May include but is not limited to: Terminal Services Session
Broker redirection modes, DNS registration, setting through
group policy |
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Configure and monitor Terminal Services resources.
May include but is not limited to: allocate resources by
using Windows Server Resource Manager, configure application
logging |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure (30 percent) |
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Configure Web applications.
May include but is not limited to: directory-dependent,
publishing, URL-specified configuration, Microsoft .NET
components, for example, .NET and .aspx, configure
application pools |
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Manage Web sites.
May include but is not limited to: migrate sites and Web
applications, publish IIS Web sites, configure virtual
directories |
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Configure a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.
May include but is not limited to: configure for extranet
users, configure permissions |
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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 |
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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 |
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Configure SSL security.
May include but is not limited to: configure certificates,
requesting SSL certificate, renewing SSL certificate,
exporting and importing certificates |
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Configure Web site authentication and permissions.
May include but is not limited to: configure site
permissions and authentication, configure application
permissions, client certificate mappings |
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Configuring Network Application Services (14 percent) |
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Configure Windows Media server.
May include but is not limited to: on-demand replication,
configure time-sensitive content, caching and proxy |
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Configure Digital Rights Management (DRM).
May include but is not limited to: encryption, sharing
business rules, configuring license delivery, configuring
policy templates |
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Configure Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services server
options.
May include but is not limited to: site permissions, backup,
antivirus, configuring Windows SharePoint Services service
accounts |
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Configure Windows SharePoint Services e-mail integration.
May include but is not limited to: configuring a document
library to receive e-mail, configuring incoming versus
outgoing e-mail |
Course Duration - 10 Days
The above course runs over 10 days at our training
centre in Cape Town.
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