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70-646 Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

3. January, 2008

A few days after i did 70-647, i attended 70-646.

My biggest worry was if Microsoft was able to really create distinguishing exams between the Enterprise Administrator and the Server Administrator part - and i think it worked out really well.

I attended this exam at BCD Sintrag, which isn’t my usual testing location either. Service was okay, no free drinks though.

The shift in focus on the Server Administrator exam is quite visible:

  • There was a lot regarding to storage design and configuration - RAID levels, iSCSI, VDS, IO MultiPathing, iSCSI, FibreChannel
  • Permissions, permissions, more permissions - Active Directory delegation and delegation of administrative privileges on servers
  • The usual Terminal Server questions, and also several RAS questions (VPN, PPTP, SSTP, L2TP, TS Gateway, etc.)
  • PKI questions till you puke - make sure to know about the PKI changes in Vista SP1 and how to administrate bigger PKI environments
  • No design questions!
  • A few firewall / IP configuration questions
  • DHCP and a few basic subnetting questions

With this, i’ve got the two new MCITP exams done. Yay.

Beta Exams, all in tested status

I’ll see the results in three months. If you want to do the beta exams too, check this posting on Trika’s most excellent certification blog.

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10 Comments

  1. Gregory Smith:

    Here’s my experience. I think I passed; but definitely got a different question set from the one described here; probably only 2-3 PKI ones.

    7. January, 2008, 23:17

  2. Trevor Smith:

    Just a quick question about the 646 & 647 exams, how many questions do you they ask you to answer ?

    8. January, 2008, 23:45

  3. Vlad - Small Business and Web Design:

    From the early days of working in IT I remember we all were a little skeptical in regards to certification. Does it still help you get a leverage on job market?

    25. January, 2008, 19:30

  4. Lukas Beeler:

    Vlad,

    IMHO, certifications aren’t worth much when looking for a job. But they’re important with customers (i.e. if you’re a service company). Also, they’re a necessity for partner programs.

    28. January, 2008, 19:20

  5. Vlad - Small Business and Web Design:

    Got it, thanks a lot for reply.

    Do customers review certification of every team member? Never worked in the environment like that, so I am naturally curious.

    30. January, 2008, 05:11

  6. Lukas Beeler:

    Vlad, no, they usually don’t. But it’s used in advertising material, offers, etc.

    1. February, 2008, 18:54

  7. Bowulf Network Admin Blog » Blog Archive » 70-646 Beta and Other certification happenings!:

    [...] other technologies to study, I would point to these other reports:  here  or here.  There was even one subnetting and a real easy GPO question, which I thought were throwback [...]

    4. February, 2008, 03:59

  8. mary:

    so.. do u have a bachelor’s degree in it along with all of these certs?

    5. March, 2008, 22:07

  9. Lukas Beeler:

    mary,

    Nope, sorry. I’m a systems engineer - that means i’m working class :)

    5. March, 2008, 22:19

  10. Alessio:

    i just got the results for these 2, both passed, yippeee! good luck for your results.

    28. March, 2008, 16:58

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