Certification Overview
The MCITP Server Administrator certification to demonstrate
your leadership and problem-solving skills in working with
Windows Server 2008. Server administrators are recognized among
their peers and managers as leaders in the daily operations
management of Windows Server 2008. Demonstrate and communicate
your ability to administer Windows Server 2008 systems and
increase your organization's return on technology investment by
earning the MCITP Server Administrator certification.
Develop
and validate your skills in your current position, or propel you
toward a future role, such as:
Windows server administrator, Server systems administrator, Monitoring operator, Network administrator
The Microsoft Certified IT Professional, MCITP, credential is
the leading certification for Windows Server 2008, providing
widely recognized, objective validation of your ability to
perform critical, current IT job roles by using Microsoft
technologies to their best advantage.
Candidates should be experienced in:
• Handling day-to-day management of the server operating system, file structure, and directory services
• Handling software distribution and updates
• Monitoring servers
• Providing tier-2 troubleshooting support
• Supporting engineering and change-management projects
• Creating builds and configuring the server
• Implementing the auditing policy
• Performing scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans
• Monitoring logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems
Certification Requirements
- 2 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
prerequisite exams (70-642: MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure Configuration and 70-640: MCTS: Windows Server
2008 Active Directory Infrastructure)
- 1 Professional Series exam (70-646: MCITP Server
Administrator).
(exam fees excluded)
Track Details:
Course 6421 Configuring & Troubleshooting a Windows Sever 2008
Network Infrastructure - 5 days, 1 exam
Course 6425 Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain
Services - 5 days
Course 6426 Configuring Identity & Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory - 3 days, 1 exam
Course 6433 Planning & Implementing Windows Server 2008 Servers - 5 days, 1
exam
Previous Certification Version: MCSE on NT 4,
MCSE 2000, MCSE 2003