MCSA 2000 Certification

If you want to establish your skills on MS primary platform abilities, you can do it by qualifying a MS Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) qualification.

The MS Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) qualification is for IT professionals and designers looking to get their first job in MS technology. Whether in the reasoning or on-premise, this qualification validates the primary foundation abilities needed in an IT environment. The MCSA qualifications are a need to achieve Microsoft’s leading MS Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) and MS Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) qualifications.

In order to earn a MCSA 2000 certification, you have to qualify Microsoft’s exam 70-284.

Exam 70-284 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

This exam was published in November 10, 2003 and available in various languages such as English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese (Simplified). An applicant for this examination should have at least 1 year of practice executing and organizing a Microsoft Exchange messaging system atmosphere.

Exam 70-284 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 have credit toward the following qualification:

• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows 2000 certification

This examination calculates your capability to achieve the technical tasks listed below. The percentages (%) specify the comparative weight of each core topic area on the examination. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the examination:

Setting up, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting Exchange Server 2003

• Prepare the environment for deployment of Exchange Server 2003
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Exchange Server 2003
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Exchange Server 2003 in a clustered environment
• Upgrade from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003
• Migrate from other messaging systems to Exchange Server 2003
• Use the Migration Wizard to migrate from other messaging systems
• Migrate from other Exchange organizations
• Configure and troubleshoot Exchange Server 2003 for coexistence with other Exchange organizations
• Configure and troubleshoot Exchange Server 2003 for coexistence with other messaging systems
• Configure and troubleshoot Exchange Server 2003 for interoperability with other SMTP messaging systems

Organizing, Observing and Troubleshooting Exchange Server Computers

• Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot server health
• Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot data storage
• Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Exchange Server clusters
• Perform and troubleshoot backups and recovery
• Remove an Exchange Server computer from the organization

Organizing, Observing and Troubleshooting the Exchange Organization

o       Manage and troubleshoot public folders

o       Manage and troubleshoot virtual servers

o       Manage and troubleshoot front-end and back-end servers

o       Manage and troubleshoot connectivity

o       Monitor, manage, and troubleshoot infrastructure performance

Organizing Security in the Exchange Atmosphere

o       Manage and troubleshoot connectivity across firewalls

o       Manage audit settings and audit logs

o       Manage and troubleshoot permissions

o       Manage and troubleshoot encryption and digital signatures

o       Detect and respond to security threats

Organizing Recipient Objects and Address Lists

o       Manage recipient policies

o       Manage user objects

o       Manage distribution and security groups

o       Manage contacts

o       Manage address lists

Organizing and Observing Technologies that Support Exchange Server 2003

o       Diagnose problems arising from host resolution protocols

o       Diagnose problems arising from Active Directory issues

o       Diagnose network connectivity problems