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Studying for 70-410, Expect test June 1st - When 2016 released how does this affect
I am studying my butt off for 70-410 and I expect to test the beginning of June. So with the release of Server 2016 how will this affect my ability to test for MCSA... Will I still be able to finish the 70-411 and 412 track? Will I have to take the new version of 70-410 whatever number that will be? Will I take the…
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Any logic taking a 2008 exam first?
I've worked 16+ years in IT support, but since my initial MCP's on Windows Server 2000 gained back in 2005 I've done virtually nothing on the certification front since. Losing my job a year ago finally made me realise that while my employers haven't wanted or pushed me to update my certifications in line with my…
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70-411 Easier or Harder than 70-410?
Ok, so as I've been doing some lurking around the web I've been seeing some people say that the 70-411 is easier than the 70-410 and some saying it's harder. Really it seems to be around 50/50 so I was just wondering what some of you who have taken it have to say about it? Did you find it to be easier or harder than the…
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MCSE Server Infrastructure recertification - 70-980
Has anyone recertified yet? I see that I can take one exam for it and recertify. If so, which resources did you use? I currently don't see any books available for it.
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Upcoming exam for cource 10982?
Does anyone know if there will be an exam released for course 10982 (Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows 10)? I am attending this course soon, and would like to get certified as well. I know the following support exams have been released for previous versions of Windows: 70-271: Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a…
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Reschedule the 410???
Hi, i'm wondering (because something important over the last day has unexpectedly come up) if i can reschedule my already booked 410 exam for next Thursday, to another date later down the line? Has anyone ever done this before? (Its an online exam if that matters) Cheers
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Single root i/o virtualization change ip???
Hi, i have a question about single root i/o virtualization that i would like to know without any article references because I've read quite a few of them now and kind of have a grasp on it but wanted some clarity from someone who may have implemented it. I understand its a way of increasing throughput to the VM and…
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Server Manager - All Servers - Manageability Status: Online - access denied. Why?
Hello friends, I added a server to 'All Servers' pane, but 'Online - access denied" is displayed in manageability status. Can you help me figure out why? Thanks
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Slain the Demon 411!
Finally passed the 70-411! First, thanks guys for all of the ideas and encouragement! I had to take this test FOUR times to get a passing grade of 770! Now it’s on to the 74-409 and MCSA GLORY! I’ve already started building out the lab. What I used: - PluralSight Windows Server 2012 R2 (70-411) - Udemy Administering…
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Just about to book the 70-410, have j done enough???
Hi, I'm just about to book the 410 exam and was wondering from past experiences if I've covered enough in order to take the exam? The topics I've covered and labbed all of them are: Installing server 2012 gui Installing server 2012 server core on hyper v machine Installed 2 windows 8 machines and joined them to different…
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Direct Access On 70-411 Exam
I'm currently studying for the 411 exam and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how detailed the DirectAccess questions are on actual exam? Please don't break Microsoft NDLA as I'm not looking for specific details necessarily, but it just seems like a lot of the things you have to know for DirectAccess on the 411 require…
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Question about the 70-410 exam
Hi, i'm wondering if i can do the 70-410 exam from home online with my webcam as a way of monitoring me? I've heard that Microsoft offer online exams still? It would save me time driving to a test centre miles away. Thanks
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VPN access from outside network
If I want to VPN into my domain controller from outside and I put my address as the domain controller, I'm fine doing logging in with that address on my local network but obviously not from outside. So when I'm doing a VPN from outside, do I need to set the address as the public IP of my router and then port forward to my…
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Aboiut to take my 70-686 exam
Hi all, I've got 70-686 exam booked for 22 April but cannot find any information on how many questions there are in the exam, did anyone take it recently? Any advise on this exam? is 2 hours enough to don't rush through it? Thanks in advance
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Constant error while booking 70-410 exam
Hi, I've decided to book the 410 exam and i keep getting this message on their website, i'm trying to book the British £99.00 one (i dont know if that makes a difference). I'm wondering if anyone has had this problem before? Everything always seems like an obstacle with Microsoft!
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Passed 412, MCSA 2012 now
So after a marathon of three months full of studying and labbing I passed the third and final exam of the MCSA track, namely 70-412. All of these exams are pretty tough, but I believe 412 is the toughest one of the lot, thankfully many of my questions revolved around AD DS, DNS and DHCP, which happen to be my strong…
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410 passed, MSCA done!
The journey that started over a year ago finally came to its conclusion yesterday as I wrote my 70-410 exam (from home, which I only recently found out was available in Canada). I had purchased the retake pack, so was completely relaxed for the exam, knowing I had 4 more tries for free. I had the morning off of work to…
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Which frameworks are most commonly used for MS-based web development?
After a year of work, I now have MCSD (Web Applications) and MCSA (SQL Server 2012) but it seems to me that these don't provide much coverage of the latest web development frameworks. My current development job rarely uses modern technologies, so I want to study to get up-to-speed on the latest frameworks. I'm thinking I…
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DNS question
I was playing around with my webserver and DNS server on my server 2012 machine and i have come across something that is puzzling. My DC is called jedi.starwars.com and just a default first site name for the website that has a binding of jedi.starwars.com. I decided to play around and enter in an alias record on the DNS…
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Starting my Journey Again!
Hello all, Well last night I decided to start my journey once again. I have failed the 70-410 exam 3 times. This time around it will be my 4th try. It's been about 2 months now that I took a break from really getting any studies in. I was very upset the last time I didn't pass and gave up. After really thinking about my…
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Sitting for exam Windows 8.1 70-687
Hey Friends , I am going to sit for windows 8.1 70-687 exam on this Friday. Has anyone given exam recently. Can you please give me some last minute tips before exam. Do anyone has recent questions for this exam, as the questions that i have done are of last year . Thanks in advance :)
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70-412 or 74-409?
I just finished studying and started pre testing 70-412 and realize I didn't grasp a lot of the uninteresting topics like adrms, adcs and adfs. It's making the pretests very difficult and I'm not really looking forward to studying them again. Are these important to know on the job? One of the few interesting topics was…
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File screening not taking effect
Hi, i'm trying to impose a file screening that will block audio and video files on a certain folder so clients cant upload them. I have set a 100mb limit on the folder which has worked and set a file screening that blocks the aforementioned audio and video files. I have put the screening on the same directory as the 100mb…
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Schedule DiskDefrag using Group Policy
I have been googling this for 3 hours I had no luck, I want if there is an option in group policy to schedule a disk defrag and disk clean up? I can setup a scheduled task on each PC but I want to avoid this. I don’t want to go round 500+ clients and schedule defrags if any one did this please let me know best way to do…
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The VPN process in windows server
I have a question about VPN'S and the whole process of what is being used to encrypt. If I log into a network via VPN, then there is a certificate that is used when I log in that has certain cryptographic properties attached to it, but if I select a VPN protocol such as SSTP then there are protocols on that that are being…
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70-243 Question
I'm taking the Microsoft training class 10747 and reading through the Mastering SCCM 2012 book. Will this be enough to prepare me for the exam? I've install SCCM 2012 on a test server and done some basic deployments. Other than that, I have no previous knowledge of SCCM
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Failed Microsoft Windows Server 2012 70-410 with R2 Updates
I didn't go into it thinking I was going to pass it because I wasn't worried about passing it today either. I bought the booster pack that gives me 5 shots. I know I am weak in a few areas and I know I need to study more (Active Directory, Domains) I went to to see: 1. How similar the questions on the test were to the…
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Using AES on VPN connection
Hi, i'm wondering where is the option to use AES encryption for a VPN tunnel using SSTP when connecting to my DC on server 2012. I've created a NPS and NAP etc... everything is setup and works, a client is using my certificate for public/private key exchange for the encrypting of a symmetrical encryption key but it says in…
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MCSA or keep going to MCSE??
Only a few days ago, I was prepared to go all the way to an MCSE (2012R2 Server), but then I started thinking about why and this is how I feel at this point in my career. 1) Is it required for the current job? Currently I only need the MCSA. No one is asking me to get the MCSE. 2) Will training be provided? I'm currently…
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VPN revocation error?
I have managed to successfully configure a SSTP VPN connection on my internal client PC, but only through registry fixes. I keep getting this error relating to checking to see if the server has been revoked....... "The revocation function was unable to check revocation because the revocation server was offline." I've gone…
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VPN revocation error?
I have managed to successfully configure a SSTP VPN connection on my internal client PC, but only through registry fixes. I keep getting this error relating to checking to see if the server has been revoked....... "The revocation function was unable to check revocation because the revocation server was offline." I've gone…
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Passed 410.
Hi Guys, I have passed 410 today. 765. It was...Easier than the Measure Up tests. I don't recommend them. Not worth the money. I used Don Poulton's Cert Guide and CBT Nugget Videos( Very little) I am actually suprised I was able to pass. My learning technique was, how to put this...Crap. My advice, Use CBT Nuggets first,…
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Failed the 70-412 for the fourth time, what to do?
Bit of background: I'm guy in my mid-twenties with no formal IT education. I have a degree in something completely non-related to IT (comparable to an undergraduate degree, or so I'm told). I've been working as a tier 1 tech support at an ISP for the past 2 years. I started learning for the MCSA around this time last year.…
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10983: Upgrading Your Supporting Skills to Windows Server 2016
Hi all, For those interested in official instructor-led training options for Windows Server 2016, I noticed this on the Microsoft Learning Page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/course.aspx?cid=10983 It's still in development, with an expected release date later in May..
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Certificates clarification?
I have a few questions about certificates i was hoping could get cleared up here. When a user logs into a VPN connection that they never have logged into before, regarding the certificates on the DC, what is being used here? So i'm very comfortable with encryption, key exchanges and hashes and how they're used with them…
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Admins disappear from in HyperV Guest when Guest is joined to domain.
Single domain, one DC, one member server with HyperV role holding one Guest OS. Add some local accounts to local Administrator group on Guest, now have two custom local admins on Guest. Guest joins domain, *poof!*, no one in the Local Administrators Group on Guest, not even the Domain Admins group. For science I added…
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Calling all LDAP query experts!!!
I need some help with that, and I think I'm in the ballpark. I need to know how to query all of the PC's within an AD site using LDAP? This is what I have below. I can pull DC's for each site, but I need to grab all of the PC/Servers as well. Pull DC’s for Paris site CN=Paris,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=contoso,DC=com…
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Windows 10 beta exam
Any idea when this beta exam will be available worldwide ?
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Does anyone know the answer to this? (SSTP problem)
Hi, would anyone have an idea as to why this problem is occurring? I have successfully managed to configure an SSTP VPN connection using a VPN connection request policy and the condition being SSTP, along with the network policy of "Connections to Microsoft Routing and Remote Access server" that comes with the RRAS…
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laptop lab setup help
Hi, I'm considering purchasing a laptop to run my Server 2012 lab from as I don't have the space or money for a real lab. For those of you using a laptop for your lab studies, what does your setup look like? Any suggestions on specific laptops as well as CPU, RAM, and disk specs would be much appreciated. Also, feel free…
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NPS and NAP help???
I'm having trouble getting my NPS which is on the same computer as my DC for the domain, to validate a system health check on a client PC that i'm intentionally switching off the firewall for. It's my first time doing this type of setup but as you can see i'm using a wired 802.1X trigger which i'm assuming is correct…
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MCSA or NET+ ?
some of the net+ topics are included in the first course of mcsa. so should i start directly with mcsa without taking net+ ? i have basic knowledge of networking and i'm a 2 years experienced in technical support engineer.
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MMC Console (User Mode) : "full access" vs "limited access, multiple windows"
Could someone tell me what really is the difference between the two mmc user modes ("full access" vs "limited access, multiple windows") ? I did create a MMC console for each of the options. The only difference I saw between them is : the "New Window" submenu does not exist under the "Window" menu (in "limited access,…
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PEAP and certificates
I'm in the middle of using an NPS server to implement NAP on my network, i've just installed a CA on my DC and i plan on using the PEAP with certificates to use as the authentication method that my users are going to use to authenticate themselves. Regarding PEAP with EAP-MS-CHAP v2 and EAP-TLS, i'm kind of understanding…
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Server 2012 R2 -- Using Storage spaces with hardware RAID?
I'm studying for MCSA using Server 2012 R2. I'm running a Dell r610 rack server with a perc6/i controller for hardware raid. Hardware raid is set up with a virtual array in a RAID 10 configuration. For learning purposes, can I go ahead and play around with Storage Spaces (which I understand is Server 2012 R2's software…
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Server Core DNS problem and Questions?
Hi, i have a problem/question about my server core machine in my domain environment. Basically i have 2 DC, one with a full GUI setup and another on a server core machine. I'm trying "Connect to a DNS Server" on my GUI machine to my server core one but i haven't had much luck even after enabling remote desktop and…
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70-680
Ahoy! I'm going to be crushing the 70-680 come May. I deal with Windows 7 maintenance and administration on a daily basis. I'm also almost down with the Poulton book along with setting up a new PC and performing labs. Awhile back I found plenty of Techexam user based notes that were hosted but sadly they have expired for…
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Barely passed 70-410 today
I barely passed the exam today with a score of 720, didn't think I would. I was feeling confident going in after watching ITProTV videos and reading the Sybex book, but boy was I in for a surprise. There were only 3-4 questions that I knew my answers were going to be correct, and the rest were usually best guesses.…
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Question about shared folders?
I've found that sysvol and netlogon are always shared and can be accessed by a client on the "Network" column when they go on my computer, the names of the DC appear because of SSDP etc... There is nothing to stop them from going into one of the folders and changing things around expect for changing the advanced sharing to…
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Passed 70-410
Whew...squeezed by with a pass! Now on 70-411. Thanks for the help on this forum.
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Question about Excel
I'm trying to do a dsadd spreadsheet, I have completed it but i'm trying to get the normal text to show in the cells instead of the excel formula. Its honestly been years since i used excel and have forgotten how to do this, any ideas?
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DNS Server question
When installing and configuring the first DNS server in an environment, what is the preferred and ALT DNS server? Should you just use Google's or ?
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General opinion - What is the easiest Microsoft Exam in 2016?
Are there any (hopefully current) Microsoft exams that people consider easier than most? If you had to knock out one single test with a limited time to study - which one would you choose?
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Study Materials = Not enough Powershell
Hi, So I've been using Don Poulton's Cert guide, articles from Technet and CBT Nuggets Videos to study for 70-410. I thought it was enough. Until I activated those Measure Up Practice tests. Boy, I was wrong. Some powershell cmdlets that I found in the practice tests are not in the Cert Guide nor Technet. For example,…
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Server core domain controller installation HELP!!
Hi, i'm trying to create a domain controller on my server core machine for my starwars.com domain. I'm entering: install-addsdomaincontroller -domainname starwars.com -credential (get-credential starwars\administrator) -installationmediapath "e:\IFM" I'm entering the credentials in the popup box and it then wants me to…
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Passed 410
I've finally decided to pursue the 2012 track, and hope to complete MCSE within the next few months. I have several years of work experience with 2012/2012R2, and have been using these versions of Windows Server since they were pretty much released. Being fortunate enough to work in a complex environment with several…
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What does kerberos actually encrypt in AD
With regards to kerberos, i know the whole procedure of granting tickets with the TGS and TGT's but i'm actually still left wondering... What kerbrous actually encrypts besides using tickets for services. Does it encrypt a whole users session or DC replication? Where do i activate the feature in group policy to use…
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Measure Up Practice Exams for 410 very difficult
I just activated the measure up practice tests for 410. So I took 2 tests so far. I believe 25% of the questions are about powershell cmdlets. They have some "Case Studies" where you get a list of 12 cmdlets and they give you 3 questions. For each question, you have to pick from that 12 cmdlets list. All questions have the…
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USNs troubleshooting with REPADMIN
Hi, I'm trying to understand how I can troubleshoot replication, by using the commands below on DC1 (with DC1, and next DC2, as parameters). repadmin /showutdvec DC1 "DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM" repadmin /showutdvec DC2 "DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM" Result : For the two commands above ; the USN displayed on first line is not the same on the…
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Free ebook: Deploying Windows 10: Automating deployment by using SCCM
I see Microsoft are offering a useful book for free (not sure how long for): Deploying Windows 10: Automating deployment by using System Center Configuration Manager (ISBN 9781509301867), by Andre Della Monica, Russ Rimmerman, Alessandro Cesarini, and Victor Silveira.…
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Exchange 2013 Unified Messaging study material
Hi All, I am just wanting to find out how people went about studying for the UM part of the 70-342 exam? I watched CBT nuggets and UM only had 1 video that was about 40 minutes long. As this topic is 20% of the exam, I was a little annoyed that only the surface was touched. The best I can really do at the minute is use…
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WDS : One image for multiple server roles
Hi, I saw somewhere an article telling that it is possible to have only 1 image for 4 kinds of servers (DC, FileServer, WebServer, NetworkServer). I always thought that I had to capture an image of each of the 4 kinds of server and upload the 4 images to WDS. How could that be possible with (with what tools) to build only…
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BRANCHCACHE not working on VMs lab (2008 R2)
I tried BRANCHCACHE many times, on VMs lab. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff710479%28v=ws.10%29.aspx Unfortunately, caching never worked ; even if I force the latency to zero (Netsh branchcache smb set latency latency=0). Is there a special configuration to set for BRANCHCACHE on VM ?
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Does anyone know the answer to this DNS question?
Why is my internet queries working when I have specified my DNS sever to be my barebones domain controller DNS server on a different ip address 192.168.0.150 as opposed to the .1 address for the router/normal DNS server? There are NO conditional forwarders or stub zones on the server and just the default root hints are on…
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Confirmed dates re MCSA retirement
Guys sorry if this has been covered, but the reason I am posting is because of a plethora of conflicting information.I'm busy with the Windows 7 MCSA and would like to know when exactly the cert is retiring. Somewhere on the Microsoft site it states that it is 30 Nov however some forum users reported that the cert will…
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70-243 - Passed!!
I passed the system center 2012 ;) going to private cloud mcse but will take the long way instead -- via server 2008 then upgrade to 2012 ! But before doing so.. I will take the windows 7 MCITP 2 exams in two weeks before going 2008. Must learn how to walk first before running!! Godspeed everyone on taking the exam!!
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Finally Passed 70-410. Now, What Exam to Take?
I posted here last December before taking the 70-410 http://www.techexams.net/forums/mcsa-mcse-windows-2012-general/116313-mcsa-70-410-a.html It took me four tries before I was able to pass. This is a very tricky exam. Don't give up. Pay attention on the words that were used on the questions. Especially when you can't seem…
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Transcender practice tests?
So I have the Transcender practice tests for the 70-410, 70-411, and 70-412. How close to the actual exam do they come? Also, in Transcender they have questions that are multi select and have like 12 or more choices. Some of the multiple choice questions have like 8-12 options as well. Is the actual exam like this too?
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Shared Permission Question
Hey Guys, I found this question in Don Poulton's Cert Guide book. I picked D and it was wrong. Can't really figure out why... You have created a shared folder named Documents on your Windows Server 2012 R2 computer, which is a member server in your company’s AD DS domain. You have assigned the Engineers global group the…
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70-411
Hi All, Finally passed the 70-410 and looking at doing the 411. Anyone recommend which book(s) to start with?
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Kerberos clarification?
Hi, so i have been reading up on kerberos and am wondering if my understanding is correct on how it work? Along with one or 2 questions at the end. So basically, you have a Key Distribution Centre, a file server which hosts the services and a client/user. 1. The user will attempt to logon 2. The information such as…
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Scheduled 70-336 for Wednesday
We'll see how it goes... this the first "new" exam I have taken in five years (new, meaning for a product I have never been certified on any of the previous versions). Study materials: CBT Nuggets Mastering Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Unleashed Microsoft Virtual Academy Lync Server 2013 JumpStart…
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Cant find item in registry for DFS
Hi, I've just been onto this link on Microsofts website and found that this item in the registry isn't in the same area specified on their site, or at least i cant find it? I've literally gone to the exact same directory but found nothing that resembles it or the register DNS records below it as well in the netlogon part.…
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Managing DFS permissions
So I just noticed something I didn't know about DFS, I assumed that If I change folder permissions that it would sync the change amongst the targets. However, that was not the case. I had to manually change the permissions on both targets. Is this the expected behavior for DFS and permissions? I just assumed that If I…
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70-411 - more work needed
Hello all, Great resource and I thought that I would sign up to give something back as this site has been a useful resource. I just failed my second attempt at the 70-411 with a score in the low 600s (the first attempt was in the low 500s) Almost there and just signed up for the 4 retake bundle + measureup exam. will…
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.mdf file
Good afternoon. So there SCCM2012r2 mode primary site (PS), is 5t secondary site (SS). It so happened that the file is broken: master.mdf or mastlog on primary site, do not start sql-server, and SQL + SCCM one a server, there is no fresh backups, the last master.mdf (mastlog.ldf), 5-month-old, Compare 55-bit differences…
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MCSA requirements - MS learning dashboard
Hello folks, I’ve passed two exams so far - 74-409 and 70-410. The Microsoft Learning dashboard tells me I’ve completed 70-410 but need to complete 70-411 and 70-412 to attain the MCSA, which is the standard MCSA track. However, when I go into the certification planner, it tells me I’ve met two out of the three…
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Twist on Second Chance
Looks like Second Chance is back. See link below. You can buy a "booster pack" which is $50 US more than an exam. It gives you 4 retakes of the exam, for another $25 you can get 30 days of a online practice exam, not sure if they are any good though.…
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DNS - forwarders vs root hints?
Question - which one is used first? Does the DNS server perform iterative queries using root hints first and then use forwarders if it doesn't receive a result? Thanks,
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MCSA 70-410 Cert Guide R2 vs Mastering Windows Server
Trying to decide between MCSA Cert Guide by Poulton or Mastering Windows Server to learn and study for the exams. Or, if there is any other book/source that is better than either of these? Just passed A+ and moving on to Windows Server.
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New Windows 10 specialist exam released (70-398)
The exam is in beta at the moment and is offered as another specialist exam alongside the 70-697 Configuring Windows Devices exam. The exam title is 70-398 Planning for and Managing Devices in the Enterprise. I'm sure the two exams will form part of an MCSE desktop exam when combined with 70-695 (Deploying Windows Desktops…
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Security in Active Directory??
Where does security come into active directory? When a user logs onto the domain controller, are those passwords stored in a hash? If so then what's actually to stop a user from running wireshark for example and sniffing out that traffic and finding the hash and just using the hash to log on because technically you don't…
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Offline Domain Join
Hi, I'm having a hard time understanding some things about Offline Domain Join and I'm hoping you guys/gals can help. I understand how to do one but what I don't understand is - does the computer ever actually join the domain? I mean, once it get's an IP and a network connection can a user log on and access domain…
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Using powershell to remotely connect to a machine thats NOT in the domain yet
Hi, I was wondering if there is anyway to remote into a machine that's on the same network 192.168.0.0/24 and from there get it to join my domain, all the examples ive seen in powershell seem to indicate being on that machine locally and then joing it to the domain with the UI or powershell. From there you can use…
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MCSA Windows Server 2012
Hello, Its been a while since I done any certifications 5 years. I am looking to start the self study route for the MCSA Windows Server 2012. Doing the following exams 70-410, 70-411 and 70-412. I have 7 years experience and I currently work in a system admin role working with server 2012R2 on a daily basis. My main…
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Why cant the machine join the domain....powershell?
Hi, i'm having trouble getting this computer on the left of the picture to join the domain on the right. I think I have entered everything correctly with all the right OU paths and domain names etc... When the credentials window pops up I enter the password in and always get the same error in powershell? <<*Update* I…
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70-411 NPS- Connection Request Policy
hi All. i have 3 questions regarding NPS. 1. How do you ensure that one connection request policy applies to one group of users and a second connection request policy applies to a different group of users? official answer is "Configure different conditions in each connection request policy." But in Connection Request…
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Why are there 2 of the same DNS servers showing up on my domain controller??
Hi, i have created a domain called "starwars.com" (yes...big fan) and my domain controller machine is called "Jedi". But when i go into DNS Manager i have 2 servers called "JEDI" and "Jedi.starwars.com". Why are 2 there when one should be enough to represent the machine? All the data on both of them also are the exact same…
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410 questions and server core?
Hi, i have a few questions regarding the 410 exam regarding server core and Powershell. My sever 2012 network at the moment has 1 domain with 3 server 2012 machines, one GUI (physical machine), Core in hyper V, and one more GUI that will be another forest in a trust with my original domain in hyper-v, and 2 W8 clients with…
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Graphics card isn't being recognised in Server 2012?
Hi, i've just installed server 2012 on a new HDD i installed in my PC, everything is fine and working but one thing i cant do it switch the display from my monitor to my TV via HDMI like i do on my other HDD in the machine on W7. I dont think the dedicated graphics card is recognised on it. Does it need the drivers to be…
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Failed 70-412 Grrr!
Received a score of 657, weakest areas were Network Services and AD Infr.
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Server 2012 installation problem?
Quick (possibly stupid) question, i've installed a new HDD and everything is working fine. It shows up as "New Volume" on my Windows 7 HDD system. When i extract the setup files for 2012 to a temp folder on the windows 7 machine it starts up with the "Install Now" option, i click on it and it takes me to a blue screen…
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Creating system image in Windows Backup
Hi, I want to create a system image of my C drive that has W7 on it, i have used 267GB of a possible 279GB, when windows says its about to create the image on my external HDD that has 290GB free, it starts the backup but then says it cant complete it because it requires 317GB of space. How is this possible when the whole…
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Server 2012 R2 Activation
Hello, I am studying for my MCSA. I have a copy of Server 2012 R2 that I'm trying to use in a lab. I'm using a virtual environment (VirtualBox). Once I had initially updated and activated the first install, I cloned the vm through VirtualBox. The problem I'm having is when I'm firing up the cloned VMs, they are no longer…
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680 & 685
Hello. I have passed comptia a+ 801 a few weeks ago and going to be taking 802 in the next week or so and I feel confident (famous last words) however i decided to explore my options for my next certificate. so i was just curious, i've had a look around on the internet but couldn't find anything, has the retirement date…
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Question about network design for Windows 2012
Hi, so I'm about to go ahead and install 2012 on another hard drive i've just purchased for it and I'm considering a few things. One is that i dont have an enterprise router where i can get into the console and modify sub-interfaces for another gateway address etc... And i want to create a 10.0.0.0/24 network with a dhcp…
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Passed 70-410
After 6 months of procrastination, finally took the exam today and passed it. I was bit stressed at the start of the exam as I don't test well. Plus, it has been a good 4 years since I have undertaken any exam. Was easier than I thought in some ways and harder in other ways. I spent way too much time reading the questions…
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Advice/Experiences 70-410
I'm planning to take the first part of my MCSA, 70-410 on March 11th. I'm using Don Poulton Cert Guide + Mastering Server 2012 R2 and PluralSight. I've built my lab off of the test lab guides provided from Microsoft through VMware Workstation. I'm curious to see what everyone's experience was with it, I know difficulty is…
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Take 70-689 or do both 70-687 and 70-688
Title says it all. I'm preparing for the MCSA Windows 8. What do you guys think would be easier?
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Path to MCSA 2012 R2
So I'm at a point where I can take a couple of different paths to my MCSA server 2012 R2 cert, and was looking for advice on what would be easier to get this certification. I do have the MCSA in windows 7 (MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Admin) so I could take the 70-417 all in one certification. Or, I could go and take all of…