Description

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator (MCITP: Server Administrator) credential is the leading certification for Windows Server 2008, providing widely recognized, objective validation of your ability to perform critical, current IT job roles by using Microsoft technologies to their best advantage.

Objectives

Validates your ability to handle day-to-day management of the server operating system, file structure, and directory services; handle software distribution and updates; monitor servers; provide tier-2 troubleshooting support; support engineering and change-management projects; build and configure servers; implement auditing policy; perform scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans; and monitor logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems.

The MCITP certification:

Focuses on a specific job role, allowing for in-depth validation of your skill set Allows you to earn more than one MCITP certification, demonstrating your abilities across multiple roles Builds on a combination of Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) prerequisites, helping you develop your technical resume with each step in your MCITP career path

MCITP: Server Administrator Requirements

MCITP candidates earn their MCITP: Server Administrator Credential by successfully completing three exams: two Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) prerequisite exams and one Professional Series exam:

Exam: 70-640 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

Exam: 70-642 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

Exam: 70-646 - PRO: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

Exam: 70-351 - TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, Configuring