MCSE What is it for?

1. MCSEWhat is it for? • Analyze the business requirements • Design and implement the infrastructure • Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting network systems • Appropriate for: • Systems engineers • Technical support engineers • Systems analysts • Network analysts • Technical consultants • Demonstrating that they have the skills necessary to lead organizations in the successful design, implementation, and administration of the most advanced Microsoft Windows platform and Microsoft server products

2. Introduction • Choices: 2000 track or NT track (For this presentation, I choose 2000) • Required Exams: 5 required, 2 electives • Required: • 70-210 Installing, configure and Administer Windows 2000 Professional. • 70-215 Installing, configure and Administer Windows 2000 Server. • 70-216 Implement and administer a MS Windows 2000 Network structure • 70-217 Implement and administer a MS Windows 2000 Directory Services Infra Structure • Plus 1 of the following: • 70-219 Designing a MS Windows 2000 Directory Services • 70-220 Designing security for MS Windows 2000 network. • 70-221 Designing a MS Windows 2000 Infrastructure • 70-226 Designing highly available available web solutions using MS Windows 2000 technologies. • Plus 2 in many topics: • TCP/IP Management, Database Management and Design, System Migration, Server Management and Implementation, More Network Security Design, (please see link or go to MS site)

3. Exam 70-210Installing, configure, and administer Windows 2000 • Implementing and Conducting Administration of Resources • Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Hardware Devices and Drivers Monitoring and Optimizing System Performance and Reliability • Configuring and Troubleshooting the Desktop Environment • Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Network Protocols and Services • Implement, Monitor, and Troubleshoot security

4. Exam 70-215Installing, configure and Administer Windows 2000 Server. • Installing Windows 2000 Server • Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Access to Resources • Configuring and Troubleshooting Hardware Devices and Drivers • Manage, Monitoring, and Optimizing System Performance, Reliability, and Availability • Managing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Storage Use • Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows 2000 Network Connections • Implementing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Security

5. Exam 70-216Implement and administer a MS Windows 2000 Network structure • Installing, Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting DNS in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Installing, Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting DHCP in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Remote Access in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Installing, Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Network Protocols in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Installing, Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting WINS in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Installing, Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting IP Routing in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Network Address Translation (NAT) • Installing, Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Certificate Services

6. Exam 70-217Implement and administer a MS Windows 2000 Directory • Installing and Configuring Active Directory • Installing, Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting DNS for Active Directory • Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting Change and Configuration Management • Managing, Monitoring, and Optimizing the Components of Active Directory • Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Security in a Directory Services Infrastructure

7. Exam 70-219Implement and administer a MS Windows 2000 Directory Services • Analyzing Business Requirements • Analyzing Technical Requirements • Designing a Directory Service Architecture • Designing Service Locations

8. Exam 70-220Designing security for MS Windows 2000 network. • Analyzing Business Requirements • Analyzing Technical Requirements • Designing a Windows 2000 Security Solution • Designing a Security Solution for Access Between Networks • Designing Security for Communication Channels

9. Exam 70-221Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Analyzing Business Requirements • Analyzing Technical Requirements • Designing a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Designing for Internet Connectivity • Designing a Wide Area Network Infrastructure • Designing a Management and Implementation Strategy for Windows 2000 Networking

10. Exam 70-226Designing highly available web solutions using MS Windows 2000 technologies • Designing Cluster and Server Architectures for Web Solutions • Designing a Highly Available Network Infrastructure • Planning Capacity Requirements • Designing Security Strategies for Web Solutions • Designing Application and Service Infrastructures for Web Solutions

11. Elective Exams and Their Topics • Implement and Support other MS Servers • Implement and Support MS System Management Server • Design and Implement Data Warehouses with MS SQL Server • Designing and Implement Databases with MS SQL Server • Install, Configure, Administer MS SQL Server • Implement, Support Web Sites Using MS Site Servers • Implement, Support MS Exchange Server 2000 • Implement, Support MS IIS Server • Migration from NT to Windows 2000