Study tips / material for MCSA server 2012 r2 HELP

Dark1984KnightDark1984Knight Registered Users Posts: 1 ■□□□□□□□□□
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Hi All

I was wondering if some one may be able to shed a little light on studying for the mcsa server 2012 exam 410 in particular, I am struggling to find some solid resource that cover all the exam objectives.

I have gone through the MCSA exam ref book by craig zackler but I feel this is not enough to pass this exam , I have set up home lab with server 2012 and a few clients for the hands on exp but feel like I am studying the wrong material as when taking practice tests I am failing miserably, feeling a bit out my depth icon_sad.gif


Background been in Tech support for coming up to 2 years mostly helpdesk support with some exposure to server 2008/12 , I am looking to get the mcsa cert to help with career progression .


Any feed back from anyone in the same position or similar would be great with tips on what material you used how long it taken you to pass and what your background maybe and.


regards DK
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  • seth479seth479 Member Posts: 84 ■■□□□□□□□□
    The Don Poulton book was what helped me - http://www.amazon.com/MCSA-70-410-Cert-Guide-Configuring/dp/0789748800

    I had the 3 exam study guide by Panek and it was okay but the Don Poulton really dove in to the material.
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  • Louie1277Louie1277 Member Posts: 505 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I have the same book but it's really quick material i think. Right now I been working with the M-official Academic Course for the 70-410. it's alright a lot of exam to follow but don't see much powershell. @seth479 you still have the exam study guides?
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  • seth479seth479 Member Posts: 84 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Louie1277 wrote: »
    @seth479 you still have the exam study guides?

    I do. The 410 book is the only I bought specifically for the one exam. I just used the Panek Study Guide 3 in 1 for the 411 and 412, along with a lot of labbing and some CBT and YouTube videos.
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  • Louie1277Louie1277 Member Posts: 505 ■■■□□□□□□□
    seth479 wrote: »
    I do. The 410 book is the only I bought specifically for the one exam. I just used the Panek Study Guide 3 in 1 for the 411 and 412, along with a lot of labbing and some CBT and YouTube videos.


    That's what I need more study guide, right now i'm labbing as we speak. My drive is running slow since i'm updating 3 server right now. I need to get me a SSD drive for these VM's ... way to slow for me at the moment.
    2018 Goals: 70-410 [X], 70-411 [],70-412 [] :bow: 410- Passed!!!!!!

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    2022 - * Pen Tester*
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  • ed_003ed_003 Member Posts: 216
    my lab:

    Custom build, one gigabit ethernet, i7, 2 500gb drive and 1 160gb (OS) 9gb ram ddr3, blu ray drive
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