Another newly-minted EA!!
Essendon
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Finally got past the 647 today, scraped past with a 718. By a long shot, the hardest test I have taken thus far. The sheer breadth of topics can be quite overwhelming and to cram all that knowledge is quite an achievement in its own right.
I am not embarrassed to admit that this was my 4th attempt at this beast of a test. The first time I went in I really wanted to see what the exam was like, not ideal I know, but I went in to test the waters. Got a dismal score, not worth telling you guys about. Second shot, bettered my score by over a 100 points. Third time I went in, 2 weeks ago, I was confident I'd pass by got hammered by a load of virtualisation questions, came up short, got a 638. This time I went and got hit by the same usual topics, App-V/RDS/Hyper-v/GPO/RMS. But I was prepared for them, I labbed RDS, Hyper-v and GPO's as much as I could.
This test resembles a virtualisation test more than it does a server test. At one point I thought that MS are intent on failing people by making the test artificially hard. Some questions were so open-ended, as in all 4 answer choices could be right, I swear they could be. I didnt leave a comment, though I should have. I cant discuss the questions here, but I am sure you'd be like WTF?, all 4 are possible. Totally stumped by those questions, in those questions I just went with the most secure option, just makes sense I guess.
When I get home, I'll post a few links to topics such as App-v/Med-v/RDS that really helped in the days leading upto today.
And yeah, it's beer o' clock!!!
I am not embarrassed to admit that this was my 4th attempt at this beast of a test. The first time I went in I really wanted to see what the exam was like, not ideal I know, but I went in to test the waters. Got a dismal score, not worth telling you guys about. Second shot, bettered my score by over a 100 points. Third time I went in, 2 weeks ago, I was confident I'd pass by got hammered by a load of virtualisation questions, came up short, got a 638. This time I went and got hit by the same usual topics, App-V/RDS/Hyper-v/GPO/RMS. But I was prepared for them, I labbed RDS, Hyper-v and GPO's as much as I could.
This test resembles a virtualisation test more than it does a server test. At one point I thought that MS are intent on failing people by making the test artificially hard. Some questions were so open-ended, as in all 4 answer choices could be right, I swear they could be. I didnt leave a comment, though I should have. I cant discuss the questions here, but I am sure you'd be like WTF?, all 4 are possible. Totally stumped by those questions, in those questions I just went with the most secure option, just makes sense I guess.
When I get home, I'll post a few links to topics such as App-v/Med-v/RDS that really helped in the days leading upto today.
And yeah, it's beer o' clock!!!
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sina2011
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eyy essendon congrats on the pass.
I passed with the exact score as well
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LCA
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Well done and congrats. Make sure to have a beer or 3 (you deserve it!!)
I agree with you observation about multiple answers being correct. I found numerous questions like that when I sat 647. I well remember coming out of the exam feeling totally mentally drained. -
earweed
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Congrats!
I agree about the difficulty of the test. I remember feeling totally drained when I took it.No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives. -
undomiel
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Congratulations! You definitely deserve that EA.Jumping on the IT blogging band wagon -- http://www.jefferyland.com/ -
Todd Burrell
Member Posts: 280
Congrats - I passed 647 with a close score of 733 and I was VERY glad to be done with this beast. It was the second hardest Microsoft exam I have taken (70-293 was the worst), but the testlets and weird questions made 647 a bear. I do agree that there were a few questions where all 4 answers SEEMED right - and picking the right answer was impossible.
I finished my EA yesterday as well, but I took 70-680 last. After 647 the 680 test was much easier.
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CChilderhose
Member Posts: 137
Congrats on the pass. Nice to see another EA.
VCAP-DCA, VCP 55
MCITP: EA, VA, SA
VCAP-DCD, VCP6 -- COMING SOON -
Lord Nikon
Member Posts: 115
congrats! Celebrate "This is our world now. The world of the electron and the switch; the beauty of the baud. We exist without nationality, skin color, or religious bias. You wage wars, murder, ****, lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals. Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop me, but you can't stop us all.."
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Exams scheduled: 9L0-412 -
SamHawkins
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congrats on the pass. I took this a couple of weeks ago and only just failed, but unfortunately i cant use my free second shot which is annoying cos of work. I will remember to double check on those areas you have mentioned hopefully get it passed early July.
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Essendon
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Thank you everyone!!
I couldnt reply yesterday because of a massive Internet outage we had. Undecided as to what cert is next on the list. I am going to go towards the virtualisation side of things, so it could be the 652 or I could be starting on the VCP.
I said I'd post some links that were quite helpful on some topics, so here they are.
Microsoft Virtual Desktop 101 ? making sense of VDI, RDS, App-V, MED-V and desktop virtualisation - Ian Moulster's blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
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What?s the difference between App-V and MED-V - Welcome to the US SMB&D TS2 Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Configuring SID Filtering Settings: Domain and Forest Trusts; Active Directory
Group Policy Planning and Deployment Guide
Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide
Determine Where to Store WSUS Updates
Review: Windows 7 AppLocker – Part 1: Overview - 4sysops
Thise first three links were particularly helpful in answering questions on App-v and MED-v. The link to SID filtering also helped in answering 2-3 questions each time I took the test. Those links to Group Policy were very helpful too so was the WSUS link and the Applocker link.
Read every word of these links and you should be set to answer what MS throw at ya. Good luck to those who take the test. -
Essendon
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And this too: Security Configuration Wizard Quick Start Guide
Ensure you know what the SCW is. -
azjag
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Congrats on the passCurrently Studying:
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 – Data Center Administration (VCAP5-DCA) (Passed)
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 – Data Center Design (VCAP5-DCD) -
Essendon
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Congrats! And thank you for helping me out to with my studies / problems
Thank you and no problems at all with helping anyone on this site!! It's given me so much, it's time to give some back! -
Devilsbane
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I don't hang around the MCITP forums much, so I'm stumbling upon this late. Nonetheless, congratulations on a great achievement!Decide what to be and go be it.
