Old Book, New Book...
phil21080
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I've been lazy in the certification game.
I bought the McGraw Hill/Osborne MCSA book set back in 2006, which came with the core exam books (70-290, 70-291, 70-270). the copyright date on them is 2003 lol.
Of course two years later is when I decide to get off my happy a$$ and start poking through them.
I recently passed the 70-620 Vista TS cert, and I already had the A+ and Network+ certifications from a few years back.
I was debating on working on the MCSA 2003 since I technically only have two exams I need to pass now (70-290, and 70-291). I know I could go for the new 2008 certs, but my company isn't going to be upgrading anything server-wise for a very loong time. they are still using NT and 2000 servers in addition to 2003.
My question is, the books I have don't include Service Pack 1 or 2 for Server 2003. Do the exams include these service packs in their testing?
debating whether i need to go out and buy some new books, or if these will suffice.
I bought the McGraw Hill/Osborne MCSA book set back in 2006, which came with the core exam books (70-290, 70-291, 70-270). the copyright date on them is 2003 lol.
Of course two years later is when I decide to get off my happy a$$ and start poking through them.
I recently passed the 70-620 Vista TS cert, and I already had the A+ and Network+ certifications from a few years back.
I was debating on working on the MCSA 2003 since I technically only have two exams I need to pass now (70-290, and 70-291). I know I could go for the new 2008 certs, but my company isn't going to be upgrading anything server-wise for a very loong time. they are still using NT and 2000 servers in addition to 2003.
My question is, the books I have don't include Service Pack 1 or 2 for Server 2003. Do the exams include these service packs in their testing?
debating whether i need to go out and buy some new books, or if these will suffice.
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techster79
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The only big differences that I remember is SUS vs WSUS, just download and install WSUS, play with the different settings and understand the parent/child server settings. You may get a question about IEESC(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815141). Other than that the older books should be fine, they don't change the test that often. Just remember to check here for the latest topics covered:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-290.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-291.mspxStudying for MCSE: Server Infrastructure (70-414 left) -
RobertKaucher
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Yes, Techster is correct. I would not be concerned about service packs for the 290 or 291.
Just make sure you study up on WSUS a little for both exams. It was light on the 290 when I took it. Fairly heavy on the 291. A practical lab and stiudy of the basic concepts should do fine. I might also suggest that you know how to force a client to go get updates from the command line. -
phil21080
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Cool thanks!
I've been a network admin for 3 years, so reading the 70-290 is putting me to sleep. i feel like i've done all this....but i know Microsoft will end up asking those pesky little details often overlooked lol.
i have some experience with WSUS. it wasn't implemented at work when i came onboard, so that was one of the first "projects" i gave myself. people weren't updating their computers...walk past and see a message saying "73 updates are available for your computer."
put an end to that real quick....installed WSUS, and set a GPO to auto download, auto-install, and notify for restart..
now they get pesky messages saying they need to restart their computers muahahahaha!