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From Cramsession:
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1) Feature:
Examining Windows 2000 Certification Track
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Microsoft has released the Windows 2000 Certification Track
for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers and there are many
ramifications certification students should be aware of.
This issue of the Cramsession News is dedicated to ferreting
out the impact of these changes.
To best way to obtain the Win 2000 Certification depends on
whether you have passed the 3 core NT 4.0 exams already:
Exam 70-067: Windows NT Server 4.0
Exam 70-068: NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise
Exam 70-073: NT Workstation 4.0
If so, then you can skip taking the 4 new Core exams by
passing Exam 70-240, Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs
Certified on Windows NT 4.0.
If not, then you must pass the 4 new Core exams:
Exam 70-210: Install, Config & Admin Win 2000 Professional
Exam 70-215: Install, Config & Admin Win 2000 Server
Exam 70-216: Implement & Admin Win 2000 Infrastructure
Exam 70-217: Implement & Admin Win 2000 Directory Services
Then all candidates must tack on one of:
Exam 70-219: Designing Win 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Exam 70-220: Designing Security for a Win 2000 Network
Exam 70-221: Designing a Win 2000 Network Infrastructure
Finally choose two electives noting that there is NO
Networking Essentials exam required.
http://www.microsoft.com/mcp/certstep/mcse.htm
The biggest surprise was the consecutive announcement that
most of the NT 4.0 exams are scheduled to be retired December
31, 2000. These exams include:
Exam 70-058: Networking Essentials
Exam 70-067: NT Server 4.0
Exam 70-068: NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise
Exam 70-073: NT Workstation 4.0
Already announced was the retirement of all NT 3.51 exams on
June 30, 2000 - just 6 months beforehand. This means Microsoft
is forcing ALL new MCSEs to NT 2000 in just over 1 year.
Interestingly enough, Microsoft is being very cagey about what
elective exams will qualify for the NT 2K certification. It
would seem that they are dumping all the NT 4.0 exams, so
where does that leave exams like Exam 70-059, Internetworking
with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0? This is
not going to be a very popular elective from this date on.
In addition, there is a tantalizing statement that, "Selected
third-party certifications that focus on interoperability
will be accepted as an alternative to one elective exam". Can
Microsoft really accept another vendor's exam results?
Not all the NT 2000 exams are available yet. In fact, few of
them are. The promise from Microsoft is, "Some exams will be a
available in their beta version during first and second quarter
2000. Others will be available later in 2000". This suggests
there will be a very short window between the time when the
2000 exams will become available and the retirement of the 4.0
exams. Traditionally there has been quite an overlap of new
exams and retiring, but for some reason this is not the case
with the NT 2000 exams. Why the rush?
The concepts that are taught in the NT 2000 classes - and
tested in the NT 2000 exams - are only completely applicable
in a pure NT 2000 network. In a pure NT 2000 network, there
are transitive trusts established and the true power of the
Active Directory can come to light - but this means there
can be no NT 4.0 servers or remnants thereof. How many years
will in take for the marketplace to move towards pure NT
2000 networks? Will the corporate world rush to upgrade
their entire networks?
Until an NT 2000 network is running ONLY NT 2000 then, much
of what an administrator will have to do day-to-day is still
mired in the NT 4.0 technologies - ideas like Two-Way Trusts
and flat domain models will still be around.
This raises an interesting point. A NT 2000 MCSE is going
to have to be a NT 4.0 MCSE to do a decent job. This
administrator is going to have to include NT 4.0 in his
training path. So why the big push to remove NT 4.0 exams?
Many of the new exam methods will be employed in the Windows
2000 track. Exam takers will see a different face to exam
questions with the inclusion of cognitive and product
simulations, adaptive exams and multiple forms and
combinations of question types. Exam candidates will see
a series of questions based on one case, allowing Microsoft
to test the diagnostic and analytical capabilities of the
exam taker. More information from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/mcp/articles/tesinn.htm
Another surprising move is the suggestion by Microsoft that
the MCP+I and MCSE+I certifications will be dropped. The
rational for dropping the MCP+I is that much of the Internet
related exam material will be covered in the NT 2000 exams.
The MCSE+I was the premier certification from Microsoft and
it seems the company wants the MCSE NT 2000 certification
to be the top of the heap instead. So for all those of you
working towards these certifications - forget it. They have
obviously fallen out of favor with Microsoft. The acronym
won't mean much soon.
http://www.microsoft.com/mcp
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Cramsession's Unofficial FAQ on WIN 2000 Certification
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Q. Are you going to have the Win 2000 exam Cramsessions
(study guides) and exam feedback forums?
A. Yes, our Instructors have sat the Beta courses, have the
MOC courseware and we will be producing study notes as
the exams appear.
Q. Should I take Network Essentials?
A. The Network Essentials course/exam will be discontinued
December 31, 2000 and is NOT required for Win NT 2000
certification. However, the Networking Essential course
material is critical in understanding a typical modern
Network. You will have to learn the OSI model etc. sooner
or later - better keep it on your 'need to know' list.
Q. I have already started my MCSE certification but I have not
yet finished my exams. Which makes more sense: beginning
the Windows 2000 track now, or completing my MCSE in
Windows NT 4.0?
A. The Windows NT 4.0 exams will retire December 31, 2000 but
an NT 4.0 MCSE will have until one year later - December
31, 2001, to upgrade to the new Win 2000 track and retain
certification. Stick with your current plans.
Q. I am an MCSE but I have not passed the Windows NT 4.0
exams. Should I take the accelerated exam instead of the
Windows 2000 core exams?
A. Passing all three Windows NT 4.0 exams is a prerequisite
to taking Exam 70-240: Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for
MCPs Certified on NT 4.0. If you have not passed the three
Windows NT 4.0 exams, you will not receive credit for exam
70-240 toward the Windows 2000 MCSE track. However, the
material required for the NT 4.0 exams will certainly be
useful in implementing an NT 5.0 network. Consider
seriously obtaining NT 4.0 knowledge and skill sets.
Q. I am an MCSE and have passed the Windows NT 3.51 exams. Is
my certification still valid?
A. The Windows NT 3.51 exams will retire June 30, 2000. MCSEs
who have passed the Windows NT 3.51 core exams are required
to upgrade their certifications by June 30, 2001, to remain
certified. You could either pass all the NT 4.0 exams and
then the upgrade requirements for the NT 2000 certification
or just start over with the NT 2000 track.
Q. I am an MCSE and have passed the Windows NT 4.0 exams. Is
my certification still valid?
A. The Windows NT 4.0 exams will retire December 31, 2000.
MCSEs who have passed the Windows NT 4.0 core exams are
required to upgrade their certifications to the new
Windows 2000 track by December 31, 2001, to remain
certified. To do so you must pass Exam 70-240: Windows
2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Windows NT
4.0 and one of:
* Exam 70-219: Designing Win 2000 Directory Services
Infrastructure
* Exam 70-220: Designing Security for Win 2000 Network
* Exam 70-221: Designing Win 2000 Network Infrastructure
Q. Will the electives I have taken for my NT 3.51/4.0
certification qualify for the Win 2000 certification?
A. The short answer is, "We don't know". Microsoft has only
indicated electives will qualify if they have not been
retired - big help, huh! You can be assured that exams
with a significant 4.0 content, like TCP/IP, will most
likely NOT qualify.
Q. What happened to the concepts that Exam 70-059,
Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 covered?
A. It seems this exam and 70-068: Win NT Server 4.0
in the Enterprise have been wrapped into Exam 70-216:
Implement & Administering Win 2000 Infrastructure.
Q. Who is in the best position to handle these MCSE changes;
the newbie, the recent MCSE graduate or the MCSE
oldtimers?
A. The newbies or those who have not even started yet, or
who at least have not taken either of the two NT 4.0
electives, are in the best position. They will be able
to complete their NT 4.0 track by taking the Win 2000
exams as electives and upgrade to the Win 2000 MCSE
certification by taking just one exam - Exam 70-240,
Win 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Win NT
4.0.
In a more awkward position are those who have just
completed their MCSE. These recent grads will need to
take at least two more exams - Exam 70-240, Windows 2000
Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Win NT 4.0 and
one of the core options - maybe. The electives might be
disallowed if retired soon.
Worse off are the oldtimers who have been certified for
some time; the NT 4.0 MCSE who has not passed:
* Exam 70-067: Windows NT Server 4.0 and,
* Exam 70-068: NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise and,
* Exam 70-073: NT Workstation 4.0
They will have to take four new exams, and the NT 3.51
MCSE is, unfortunately, toast. These people might as well
start from scratch again.
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