Description
The Microsoft Certified
Systems Engineer (MCSE) Certification is the premier credential for technical
professionals who analyze the business requirements and design and implement
the infrastructure for business solutions based on the Microsoft Windows® 2000
platform and Microsoft server software. Implementation responsibilities include
installing, configuring, and troubleshooting network systems.
By earning the premier MCSE credential, individuals are demonstrating that
they have the skills necessary to lead organizations in the successful design,
implementation, and administration of the most advanced Microsoft Windows
platform and Microsoft server products.
Audience
The MCSE Certification is geared toward systems analysts, network analysts,
technical support engineers, systems engineers, and technical consultants. The
Windows 2000 track of the MCSE credential is designed for IT professionals
working in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large organizations.
Prerequisites
An MCSE candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and
administering a network operating system in environments with the following
characteristics:
- 200 to 26,000 supported users
- 5 to 150 physical locations
- Typical network services and applications
including file and print, database, messaging, proxy server or firewall,
dial-in server, desktop management, and Web hosting
- Connectivity needs including connecting
individual offices and users at remote locations to the corporate network
and connecting corporate networks to the Internet
In addition, an MCSE candidate should have at least one year of experience
in implementing and administering a desktop operating system and designing
a network infrastructure.
Certification Track
For more information on the specific courses offered in either the MCSE Windows
2000, or the MCSE Windows Server 2003 certification tracks, please refer to the
Windows 2000 certification chart.
Acquired Skills
By passing your MCSE Certification exam, you are certified to design and
implement infrastructure systems using the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform and
Microsoft server software, based on your analysis of business needs. You are
able to install, configure, and troubleshoot network systems.
Requirements
Unless you hold a MCSE Certification in Windows NT 4.0, you must take five core
exams and choose two elective exams. If you have already passed the three
Windows NT 4.0 exams, you may take two core exams (one of which replaces four
of the five core exams) and two elective exams. Microsoft has retired the
Windows NT 4.0 Certification, so even if you hold an MCSE in Windows NT 4.0,
you must maintain your certification before the end of 2001 by passing the Windows
2000 requirements. Microsoft also plans to offer exams in Windows XP
Professional and Windows .NET Server later in 2001.
For more information on the MCSE credential go to www.microsoft.com/mcse
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Learning Path to
Microsoft Windows 2000 Systems Engineer
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Core Exam: Client
Operating System
Choose one exam from this group
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Course 2151,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Network & Operating System Essentials
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70-210
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Course 2272,
Implementing and Supporting MS Win XP Professional
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70-270
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Course 2285,
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP
Professional for Systems Administrators
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70-270
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Core Exam:
Networking System
3 Exams Required
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Course 2152,
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server
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70-215
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Course 2153,
Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
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70-216
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Course 2154,
Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Services
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70-217
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Core Exam: Design
1 Exam Required
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**Course 1561,
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
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70-219
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* **Course 2830,
Fundamentals of Network Security
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70-220
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**Course 1562,
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure
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70-221
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* **Course
2150, Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
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70-220
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Elective Exams
2 Exams Required
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*Course 2159,
Deploying & Managing Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration
Server
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70-227
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Course 2087,
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering
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70-223
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*Course 2150,
Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
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*Course 2153,
Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
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70-214
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Course 2071,
Querying MS SQL Server 2000 with T-SQL
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Course 2073,
Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database
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70-229
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Course 2010,
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Migration Strategy
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70-222
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Course 2074, Designing
and Implementing OLAP Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2000
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70-019
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Course 2072,
Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database
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70-228
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Course
TBD, Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Network
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70-244
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*Course 2810,
Fundamentals of Network Security
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SY0-101
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Course 2379,
Developing and Deploying Microsoft Biztalk Server 2000 Solutions
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Course 2420,
Designing B2B Integration Solutions
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70-230
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Course 1572,
Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2000
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70-224
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*CompTia
Security
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SY0-101
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Course 2126,
Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment
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70-218
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* If
you chose exam 70-220 as your core design exam, you may select exams 70-214
and 70-227 or SY0-101 as your electives to add the Security credential to
your MCSE.
** Core
exams that can also be used as elective exams may only be counted once toward
a certification. In other words, if a candidate receives credit for an exam
as a core in one track, the candidate will not receive credit for that same
exam as an elective in the same track.
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Learning Path to
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer
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Core Exams: Client
Operating System (1 Exam Required)
Individuals new to Technology or Experienced with Non-Windows Platforms
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Course 2272,
Implementing and Supporting MS Win XP Professional
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70-270
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Course 2151,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Network & Operating System Essentials
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*Course 2152,
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server
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70-210
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Course 2285,
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP
Professional for Systems Administrators
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70-270
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Current Windows 2000 Systems Administrators Upgrading Core Skills
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Workshop 2209,
Updating Systems Administrator Skills from Microsoft Windows 2000 to
Windows Server 2003
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70-292
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Course 2210,
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Migration Strategy
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70-296
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Current Windows NT 4.0 Systems Engineers Upgrading Core Skills
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Course 2208,
Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft
Windows Server 2003
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70-290 and
70-291
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Course 2285,
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP
Professional for Systems Administrators
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70-270
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Course 2278,
Plan & Maintain a MS Win Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
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70-293
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Course 2279,
Plan, Implementing, & Maintain a MS Win Server 2003 Active
Directory Infrastructure
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70-294
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Core Exam:
Networking System
4 Exams Required
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Course 2274,
Managing a MS Win Server 2003 Environment
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Course 2275,
Maintaining a MS Win Server 2003 Environment
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70-290
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OR
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Course 2208,
Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft
Windows Server 2003
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70-290
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Course 2276,
Implementing a MS Win Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts
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Course 2277,
Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a MS Win Server 2003 Network
Infrastructure: Network Services
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70-291
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OR
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Course 2208,
Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft
Windows Server 2003
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70-291
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Course 2278,
Plan & Maintain a MS Win Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
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70-293
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Course 2279,
Plan, Implementing, & Maintain a MS Win Server 2003 Active
Directory Infrastructure
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70-294
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Core Exam: Design
1 Exam Required
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Course 2282,
Designing a MS Win Server 2003 Active Directory & Network
Infrastructure
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70-297
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Course 2830,
Designing Security for MS Networks
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70-298
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* Electives Exams
1 Exam Required
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Course 2071,
Querying MS SQL Server 2000 with T-SQL
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Course 2073,
Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database
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70-229
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Course 2159,
Deploying & Managing Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration
Server
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70-227
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Course 2072,
Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database
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70-228
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Course 2830, Designing
Security for MS Networks
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70-298
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* For
an MCSE on Windows NT 4.0, the MCSE credential itself satisfies the elective
requirement for Windows Server 2003 because it proves the ability to support another
version of the platform; therefore, no elective is required.
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Test objectives for both the 70-290 and 70-291 exams are covered in the 2208
course.
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