Exam 70-290 became available August 14, 2003.
The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on
Windows Server™ 2003 credential is intended for IT professionals
who work in the typically complex computing environment of
medium to large companies. An MCSA candidate should have 6 to 12
months of experience administering client and network operating
systems in environments that have the following characteristics:
When you pass the Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Environment exam, you achieve
Microsoft
Certified Professional (MCP) status. You also earn credit
toward the following certifications:
We make a wealth of preparation tools and resources available
to you, including courses, books, practice tests, and Microsoft
Web sites. When you are ready to prepare for this exam, here's
where you should start.
This certification exam measures your ability to manage and
maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. Before
taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills
listed in the following matrix. The matrix shows which Official
Microsoft Learning Products may help you reach competency in the
skills being tested in the exam.
Managing and
Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices |
Manage basic disks and
dynamic disks. |
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Monitor server hardware.
Tools might include Device Manager, the Hardware
Troubleshooting Wizard, and appropriate Control Panel items. |
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Optimize server disk
performance.
- Implement a RAID solution.
- Defragment volumes and partitions.
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Install and configure
server hardware devices.
- Configure driver signing options.
- Configure resource settings for a device.
- Configure device properties and settings.
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Managing
Users, Computers, and Groups |
Manage local, roaming, and
mandatory user profiles. |
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Create and manage computer
accounts in an Active Directory environment. |
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Create and manage groups.
- Identify and modify the scope of a group.
- Find domain groups in which a user is a member.
- Manage group membership.
- Create and modify groups by using the Active Directory
Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
snap-in.
- Create and modify groups by using automation.
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Create and manage user
accounts.
- Create and modify user accounts by using the Active
Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.
- Create and modify user accounts by using automation.
- Import user accounts.
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Troubleshoot computer
accounts.
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to computer
accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers
MMC snap-in.
- Reset computer accounts.
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Troubleshoot user accounts.
- Diagnose and resolve account lockouts.
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to user account
properties.
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Troubleshoot user
authentication issues. |
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Managing and
Maintaining Access to Resources |
Configure access to shared
folders.
- Manage shared folder permissions.
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Troubleshoot Terminal
Services.
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal
Services security.
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to client access
to Terminal Services.
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Configure file system
permissions.
- Verify effective permissions when granting
permissions.
- Change ownership of files and folders.
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Troubleshoot access to
files and shared folders. |
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Managing and
Maintaining a Server Environment |
Monitor and analyze events.
Tools might include Event Viewer and System Monitor. |
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Manage software update
infrastructure. |
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Manage software site
licensing. |
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Manage servers remotely.
- Manage a server by using Remote Assistance.
- Manage a server by using Terminal Services remote
administration mode.
- Manage a server by using available support tools.
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Troubleshoot print queues. |
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Monitor system performance. |
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Monitor file and print
servers. Tools might include Task Manager, Event Viewer, and
System Monitor.
- Monitor disk quotas.
- Monitor print queues.
- Monitor server hardware for bottlenecks.
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Monitor and optimize a
server environment for application performance.
- Monitor memory performance objects.
- Monitor network performance objects.
- Monitor process performance objects.
- Monitor disk performance objects.
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Manage a Web server.
- Manage Internet Information Services (IIS).
- Manage security for IIS.
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Managing and
Implementing Disaster Recovery |
Perform system recovery for
a server.
- Implement Automated System Recovery (ASR).
- Restore data from shadow copy volumes.
- Back up files and System State data to media.
- Configure security for backup operations.
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Manage backup procedures.
- Verify the successful completion of backup jobs.
- Manage backup storage media.
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Recover from server
hardware failure. |
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Restore backup data. |
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Schedule backup jobs. |
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