Beta for 70-652 - TS: Windows Server Virtualization is out
I received this nice mail from Microsoft learning:
You are invited to take beta exam 70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring. You were specifically chosen to participate in this beta because of your current Microsoft Certification status or previous participation with Microsoft Learning. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering for beta versions of MCP exams, when the exam is released in its final form the 70-xxx identifier is used for registration.
By participating in beta exams, you have the opportunity to provide the Microsoft Certification program with feedback about exam content, which is integral to development of exams in their released version. We depend on the contributions of experienced IT professionals and developers as we continually improve exam content and maintain the value of Microsoft certifications.
70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring counts as credit towards the following certification(s).
• TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration
So i tried to sign up for the exam. But i wasn’t even able to logon to my Prometric account.
Got the following error message:
Duplicate emails. Please call customer service.
So, i tried calling customer services. It’s a toll free Swiss number in a call center located at some other part of the earth. Unfortunately, i wasn’t even able to place a call
The number you’re calling is currently unavailable. Please check the number and dial again
So i mailed Prometric support and i’m hoping for an answer now.
If Prometric won’t fix it, at least i can ask Helmer what was in the exam. If you have a working Prometric account, you can get the invite code for the exam from Trika’s Blog
Update: Prometric fixed the problem quickly
Helmer:
Hi Lukas,
Just give them a ring tomorrow. If the toll free number won’t work. You can try the correct number for Switzerland on this page : http://www.prometric.com/Microsoft/EMEAIT.htm (the numbers are all in the Netherlands). If THAT won’t work (or you can’t dail it) just let me know and then I’ll dail to Prometric for you (small favor) and ask why the Swiss number won’t work…
Regards,
2. June, 2008, 23:47Helmer
Helmer:
You can dail them between : The office is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 to 18:00 (GMT +01:00); unless otherwise noted.
So that’s 9:00 till 19:00 Central European time :)
2. June, 2008, 23:48Kent A:
I am scheduled for this one as well. I have to take the VMware Enterprise Exam first (VCP followup exam) and then on to brush up for this one. I am wondering how much additional material not in 70-643 is in this exam, but I am glad they took one of my suggestions from the Redmond meeting to break out a specific virtualization exam.
2. June, 2008, 23:54Lukas Beeler:
Helmer, Thanks for your help. I was able to resolve the issue by mail - and quite fast at that. Looks like Prometric wasn’t able for the past half year and improved their support alot.
3. June, 2008, 08:22Helmer:
Lukas, Cool! When will you attend the exam?
3. June, 2008, 11:27Lukas Beeler:
Helmer, This Friday…
3. June, 2008, 11:29