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Microsoft - MCITP Server Administrator

A Firebrand Training
7
Day Course

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Overview

Server administrators are recognised among their peers and managers as leaders in the day-to-day operations management of Windows Server 2008. Demonstrate and communicate your ability to take system-wide ownership of Windows Server 2008 administration, and increase your organisation's return on technology investment, by earning the Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator certification. Existing MCSE/MCSA training courses will still be available for IT professionals wishing to work with Server 2003. However, the MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) Server Administrator qualification will eventually replace these altogether. The MCITP will be more closely linked to specific job roles and will cover operational processes, operational procedures and the analysis of business problems.

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator certification can help you 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.

The MCITP certification:

  • Focuses on a specific job role, allowing for in-depth validation of your skill set
  • Allows you to earn more than one MCITP certification, demonstrating your abilities across multiple roles
  • Builds on a combination of Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) prerequisites, helping you develop your technical CV with each step in your MCITP career path

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Benefits

What are the benefits of Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator certification?

For HR managers, certification is particularly important because it allows them to more easily identify the skills that an individual possesses. When a company has employees that possess certain skills, it can garner a competitive advantage when seeking to attract customers. A Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator can also contribute to increased productivity.

Individuals:

  • Overwhelmingly, individuals with A Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator certification have an advanced level of knowledge, expertise and skill, and command more professional credibility.
  • Individual students may receive college credits to utilize tuition reimbursement programs for their IT training or to complete college coursework.

Human Resources:

  • Employer-funded training and certification programs are a key to retaining skilled staff. Career development and advancement opportunities are shown to significantly reduce rates of employee turnover.
  • Certification Training Programs provide benchmarks for hiring and promotion decisions by accurately assessing technical skills.
  • For-certification training programs maximize educational investments through immediate validation of skills.

Microsoft certification affords special membership benefits:

  • Technical information, product information and exclusive discounts on products and services through a secured section of the Microsoft website.
  • Microsoft logos and certificate for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers.
  • Invitations to Microsoft conferences and other educational opportunities.

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

provides instruction to meet every learning need, including:

  • Intensive group instruction
  • One-on-one instruction attention
  • Hands-on labs
  • Lab partner and group exercises
  • Question and answer drills
  • Independent study

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including

  • Intensive group instruction
  • One-on-one instruction attention
  • Hands-on labs
  • Lab partner and group exercises
  • Question and answer drills
  • Independent study

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Curriculum

Skills measured by Exam 70-642 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent)

  • Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
  • Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Configure routing
  • Configure IPsec

Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent)

  • Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server
  • Configure DNS zones
  • Configure DNS records
  • Configure DNS replication
  • Configure name resolution for client computers

Configuring Network Access (22 percent)

  • Configure remote access
  • Configure Network Access Protection (NAP)
  • Configure network authentication
  • Configure wireless access
  • Configure firewall settings

Configuring File and Print Services (13 percent)

  • Configure a file server
  • Configure Distributed File System (DFS)
  • Configure shadow copy services
  • Configure backup and restore
  • Manage disk quotas
  • Configure and monitor print services

Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure (14 percent)

  • Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings
  • Capture performance data
  • Monitor event logs
  • Gather network data

Skills measured by Exam 70-640 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory (16 percent)

  • Configure zones
  • Configure DNS server settings
  • Configure zone transfers and replication

Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure (25 percent)

  • Configure a forest or a domain
  • Configure trusts
  • Configure sites
  • Configure Active Directory replication
  • Configure the global catalog
  • Configure operations masters

Configuring Additional Active Directory Server Roles (9 percent)

  • Configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS)
  • Configure Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS)
  • Configure the read-only domain controller (RODC)
  • Configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)

Creating and Maintaining Active Directory Objects (24 percent)

  • Automate creation of Active Directory accounts
  • Maintain Active Directory accounts
  • Create and apply Group Policy objects (GPOs)
  • Configure GPO templates
  • Configure software deployment GPOs
  • Configure account policies
  • Configure audit policy by using GPOs

Maintaining the Active Directory Environment (13 percent)

  • Configure backup and recovery
  • Perform offline maintenance
  • Monitor Active Directory

Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services (13 percent)

  • Install Active Directory Certificate Services
  • Configure CA server settings
  • Manage certificate templates
  • Manage enrollments
  • Manage certificate revocations

Skills measured by Exam 70-646 - Pro: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

Planning for Server Deployment (19 percent)

  • Plan server installations and upgrades
  • Plan for automated server deployment
  • Plan infrastructure services server roles
  • Plan application servers and services
  • Plan file and print server roles

Planning for Server Management (23 percent)

  • Plan server management strategies
  • Plan for delegated administration
  • Plan and implement group policy strategy

Monitoring and Maintaining Servers (20 percent)

  • Implement patch management strategy
  • Monitor servers for performance evaluation and optimization
  • Monitor and maintain security and policies

Planning Application and Data Provisioning (19 percent)

  • Provision applications
  • Provision data

Planning for Business Continuity and High Availability (19 percent)

  • Plan storage
  • Plan high availability
  • Plan for backup and recovery

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Exam Track

  • Exam 70-642 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
  • Exam 70-640 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
  • Exam 70-646 - Pro: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Our Certification Programs includes

  • Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
  • Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
  • Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
  • Examination vouchers *
  • On site testing **
  • Accommodation, All Meals, Beverages, and Snacks
  • Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
  • Examination Passing Policy

Please note

  • *  Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
  • ** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Prerequisites

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

Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.

Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

MCITP Server Administrator Testimonials

"Firebrand Training provide a good and a non distracted enviroment for the course I attended, focusing on realworld exercises as well as example scenarios."
Simon Jenkinson, DeveloperX Ltd.

"The hours are long and it is intensive but everyone here can relate to you, the atmosphere is amazing and the staff are so approachable and friendly."
Daniel Drury, Speakerbus Ltd..

"The CISSP course was very hard but rewarding. The instructor covered the large sylabus in a clear and easy to understand manner. I would not hesitate to recommend this course to potential CISSP candidates. "
Neil Croft, BT.

"Excellent Experience, would higly recommend."
Craig Hawes, The Blue Coat School.

"The staff at the centre are always willing to help. They want you to pass your exam with a passion."
Marc Collins, QGate Software Limited.

"Effective and comprehensive training."
R.M, Mirapoint.

"Firebrands CISSP boot camp with the instructor is one of the best training activities I have ever attended. Well done Firebrand Training! "
Siarhei Ilyin, LSE.

"Firbrand Training is giving me the confidence to to my Job."
Sven B. Berntsen, ProInfo Viborg A/S - Denmark .

"The trainer was a top guy, he really knew his stuff and was able to instruct us in a managed and logical way. The best training I have ever had!"
Philip Luke, Software Box Ltd.

"I found the staff, training and food to be of the highest order, well done to all the staff. They manage to maintain thier high standards and couriousness despite the long hours they are expected to be on hand."
Paul M Huff, serco.

"Fantastic training! My instructor was brilliant. "
PD, FCO.

"Extremely difficult, but without a doubt the best way to learn. Excellent teachers with great skills."
Gus Osborne, Belcom.

"An excellent training experience that met all my expectations. Excellent instruction that was well focused and very informative. "
Craig Goodwin, Optimum MBA.

"The training at Firebrand is excellent. They get the most important thing right. Choice of instructor."
PE, Logicalis.

"The training course with Firebrand was excellent, I do not believe I could have acheived my results in another setting or with another style of teaching."
Nathan Lee Cartwright, Contoso.com, its all I can think of! Seriously though, its SafeCom.

"I am now an absolute advocate of learning in this fashion. I am positive that, if I just review the material for one hour a day for the next 2 weeks to move it from short-term to long-term memory, that the knowledge will stay with me forever - whereas the slower pace of traditional courses allows for info to be forgotten by the time you leave the classroom !!"
James Wagner, Marks and Spencer.

"It was extremely hard work and a lot tougher that I expected. But all good in the end as I passed my exams! An excellent training facility."
Lindsay Hill-Bennett, Ebiquity.

"The atmosphere is definitely geared up for concentrated learning, with few distractions. The instructor could easily be classsed as an expert in his field. Every effort was made to make the learning experiance as productive as possible. "
Mark Workman, Brown Brothers manafacturing.

"An intense course! I knew nothing about Cisco equipment before I came on this course. Now I feel confident in configuring routers and switches.. Exam preparations are hard! You will feel stressed, due to lack of sleep and certain aspects that you cant quite grasp..but the instructor is great, the location is good..allowing you to fully concentrate on passing this course!"
Jaimin Rao, Made redundant last week :(.

"I came on this course expecting to work hard but, I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks to my instructor and other attendees this was a well woth while experience for me and one I am likely to repeat in the future."
Shona Gunn, Stirling University.

"I attented MCAD in May 2005 and passed with flying colours, and came back to MCTS 3.5 for more of the same learning experience to keep me up to date as I am a .NET contractor. "
Clive Hesketh, Kop Limited .

"Great food!"
Sebastian Page, NHS.

"Superb learning environment. I would not consider using any other training company. The staff were incredibly friendly and the food exceptional. What more can I say ?"
Sajid Mahboob, Armacell UK Limited.

"Quality of the delivery of the material in the classroom was excellent. "
A.D, DWP.

"The content of this course was perfect for the purpose but also as a risk management/info security management training course for new people in the role. "
Cathie Connell, Atmel Smartcard ISC.

"Professional from start to finish."
Mark Elleray, Abbot Solutions Ltd.

"i thoroughly recommend Firebrand Training whether for taking exams or furthering your knowledge - the staff are extremely knowledgeable and caring - the facilities are great and the overall experience is a very positive and encouraging one - recommended to all without a doubt."
Amonn al-Mahrouq, A.N.A Publishing Limited.

"It was overall a nice experience and I will not hesitiate to return or recommend a friend. "
Nonso Okechukwu, Bureau of Public Ent.Nigeria.

"Fantastic training! My instructor was brilliant. "
PD, FCO.

"I was glad to be thoroughly challenged each and every day, where I would be pushed beyond my abilities and devlop my skills. The instructor was fantastic, making even tough topics seem simple, and hopefully this will be reflected in an exam pass :-) The Firebrand experience was highly enjoyable and welcoming from my arrival, the fantastic administration staff made the whole process very simple and relaxed. I look forward to returning to be pushed even further into the IT Jungle by the staff here!"
Karl Lankford, Kaspersky UK.

MCITP Server Administrator Course Dates

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10/11/2008

16/11/2008

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5/1/2009

11/1/2009

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16/2/2009

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30/3/2009

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11/5/2009

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22/6/2009

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