Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer for Windows Server 2003

MCSE - Windows 2003 Track (7 exams required)

Core Exams (6 Exam required)
4 networking system exams
1 client operating system exam
1 design exam

Elective Exams (1 Exam required)

Core Network Classes
Course 2273 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Course length - Five Days
Exam - 70-290
This course combines five days of instructor-led training with additional e-Learning content to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum.

Course 2276 - Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts
Course length - Two Days
Exam - 70-291
The goal of this two-day course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to configure a Windows-based computer to operate in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 networking infrastructure.

Course 2277 - Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services
Course Length - Five Days
Exam: 70-291
This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 network infrastructure. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining server networking technologies. These tasks include implementing routing; implementing, managing, and maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS); securing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and certificates; implementing a network access infrastructure by configuring the connections for remote access clients; and managing and monitoring network

Course 2278 - Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Course length - 5 days
Exam: 70-293
The goal of this five-day course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows® Server 2003 network infrastructure.

Course 2279 - Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
Course length: Five Days
Exam: 70-294
This five-day instructor-led course includes self-paced and instructor-facilitated components. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory® directory service infrastructure. The course focuses on a WindowsServer 2003 directory service environment, including forest and domain structure, Domain Name System (DNS), site topology and replication, organizational unit structure and delegation of administration, Group Policy, and user, group, and computer account strategies.

Core Client Class
Course 2272 - Implementing & Supporting MS Windows XP Professional
Course length - 5 days
Exam: 70-270
The purpose of this course is to address the implementation and desktop support needs of customers that are planning to deploy and support Microsoft Windows XP Professional in a variety of stand-alone and network operating system environments. Customers have indicated that they require an in-depth training solution for implementing and supporting Windows XP Professional. Therefore, this course will address customers' needs for knowledgeable personnel that can support desktops running Windows XP Professional.

Core Design Class
Course 2282 - Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure
Course length - 5 days
Exam - 70-297
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design a Microsoft Active Directory® directory service and network infrastructure for a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems engineers who are responsible for designing directory service and/or network infrastructures.

Elective Classes (chose one)
Course 2159 - Deploying and Managing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000
Course length - 3 days
Exam: 70-227
The goal of this course is to provide Information Technology (IT) professionals with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 in an enterprise environment.

Course 2830 - Designing Security for Microsoft Networks
Course length - 3 Days
Exam - 70-298
This three-day, instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to design a secure network infrastructure. Topics include assembling the design team, modeling threats, and analyzing security risks in order to meet business requirements for securing computers in a networked environment. The course encourages decision-making skills through an interactive tool that simulates real-life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. You are given the task of collecting the information and sorting through the details to resolve the given security requirement.