MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (70-662): Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2K10

genXrcist

Ordered this (Amazon.com: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-662): Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 (Pro - Certification) (9780735627161): Orin Thomas, Ian McLean Dr: Books less than a week ago thinking it would ship on the 26th (publish date) but it actually shipped out on the 21st! Amazon reports I should have it by Monday!

I've gone through half of the CBT Nugget videos on this series and feel fully confident that those and this book will be enough to pass.

Has anyone else ordered this book or plan on using it for this exam?

aaronchristenson

I was thinking about getting that book. I was just sent to New Horizons through my employer to take the class. It was a 5 day class, went to fast for me to get a good understanding of 2010. At leaset I still have the MOC books and access to the labs for a few months. It think it will be enough to pass the exam. Let me know what you think of the Training Kit.

genXrcist

aaronchristenson wrote: »

I was thinking about getting that book. I was just sent to New Horizons through my employer to take the class. It was a 5 day class, went to fast for me to get a good understanding of 2010. At leaset I still have the MOC books and access to the labs for a few months. It think it will be enough to pass the exam. Let me know what you think of the Training Kit.

I attended this class through Benchmark Learning as well and I too didn't feel like I got what I needed to thoroughly understand the material.

I'll definitely post a review of the book when I'm finished.

pityr

The class is great as an introductory course but if you have any 2007 experience you will find it very boring.

aaronchristenson

I took the 662 exam yesterday and failed. All I had was that class and the VMs that they let us use. I will be getting the MS press book before my free second shot. Problably retake it in Feb.

genXrcist

I'm still studying for this and the 663 so I'm curious as to why you failed? Was the exam material that far off the course material?

The MS Press book is very very good although a lot of it is kind boring to read.

jibbajabba

Personally I hate the Microsoft books based on my experience. I read quite a few books and some exercises didn't even work. If you do use it make sure you read the Errata .. I think the worst book was for 70-431 - with over 100 book corrections (first edition) ...

For Exchange I am currently reading the Sybex book from Joel Stidley and Erik Gustafson "Exchange 2010 - Real World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond" - covers both exams and is also based on SP1 - which you have to make sure it does as a few things have changed in SP1 which caught me out.

For example - most books cover managed folder administration using the EMC - but it has been removed with SP1 and requires the shell ...

aaronchristenson

The two sections I had little bars on were Configuring Message Compliance and Security, and the Implementing High Availability and Recovery. I know you cannot pass any of these exams without at leaset more than 1/2 on each section. The instructure spent very little time on the Configuring Message Compliance section, so I did not give it enough attention, my own fault. I was thinking of getting the Training Kit so that I would also get the meausre up practice test.

genXrcist

aaronchristenson wrote: »

The two sections I had little bars on were Configuring Message Compliance and Security, and the Implementing High Availability and Recovery. I know you cannot pass any of these exams without at leaset more than 1/2 on each section. The instructure spent very little time on the Configuring Message Compliance section, so I did not give it enough attention, my own fault. I was thinking of getting the Training Kit so that I would also get the meausre up practice test.

Thanks for the post aaron, I'll be sure to double-up on those two areas. I'm pretty comfortable with DAG but the Message Compliance stuff is still pretty vague for me. I get the whole Transport/Outlook protection rules and that IRM uses templates (group of policies) to restrict rights to messages and that IRM is based off of AD RMS but....how it all works is still a bit hazy. I can setup transport rules so that's no big deal.

How about the EMS, how comfortable were you with those questions? I'm confident I can identify the correct EMS command for a question but I couldn't sit down in front of the EMS and type out commands to be executed. Am I behind in this area?

Thanks!

aaronchristenson

I did not get many powershell questions, unlike the 2007 exam where there were tons.