One of the greatest challenges facing corporate America today is finding people who are qualified to manage corporate computer networks. Many companies have Microsoft networks that run Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and other Microsoft BackOffice products (such as Microsoft SQL Server and Systems Management Server).
Microsoft's new Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) track for Windows 2000 is the premier certification for computer industry professionals. Covering the core technologies around which Microsoft's future will be built, the new MCSE certification is a powerful credential for career advancement.
Prospective MCSEs need to complete a course of study that provides not only detailed knowledge of a wide range of topics, but true skills derived from working with Windows 2000 and related software products.
You Will Learn:
• To install, configure and administer Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP Professional
• To implement and Administer Microsoft Network Infrastructure
• To implement and Administer Microsoft Directory Services Infrastructure
• To design a system
• To design system security
• To design a data warehouse
• To design, implement and administer SQL Server 7.0
• How to migrate a system from Microsoft NT 4.0 to Windows 2000
• To install, configure and administer a Microsoft Exchange Server
Career Opportunities:
• Intermediate or Senior Systems Administrator
• Senior Systems Manager
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) candidates on the Microsoft Windows 2000 track are required to pass seven exams or the equivalent that include the following:
• Four operating system exams . Candidates must pass one exam from each set of operating system exams—client operating system and networking system—in the table that follows.
• One design exam. Candidates must pass one exam that provides proof of expertise for design skills for specific Microsoft server technologies.
• The elective exams provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise in solution design and implementation. MCSE candidates should also have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a network operating system, implementing and administering a client operating system, and designing a network infrastructure. Individuals who earned the MCSE certification on Windows NT 4.0 by February 28, 2001 remain certified.
The following tables list Official Microsoft Learning Products courses and LearnKey Courses designed to help MCSE candidates prepare for the required exams.
Core Exams: Client Operating System (1 Exam Required) |
Courses |
LearnKey Course |
Exam 70-210 1 : Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional |
Course 2151 : Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials Course 2152 : Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server (5 days)
|
600158
|
Exam 70–270 : Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
Course 2272 : Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5 days) |
680078
|
| Core Exams: Networking System |
Courses |
LearnKey Course |
Exam 70-215 1 : Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server |
Course 2151 : Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials (3 days)
|
600518
|
Exam 70-216 1 : Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure |
Course 2153 : Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure (5 days)
|
600278
|
Exam 70-217 1 : Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure |
Course 2154 : Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services (5 days) |
600398
|
Core Exams: Design |
Courses |
LearnKey Course |
Exam 70-219 2 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure |
Course 1561 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure (3 days)
|
600978 |
Exam 70-220 2,5 : Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network |
Course 2150 : Designing a Security-Enhanced Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (5 days)
|
601098 |
Exam 70-221 2 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure |
Course 1562 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure (4 days)
|
600858 |
Exam 70-226 2 : Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies
|
Course 2088 : Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure (4 days) |
Not Available
|
Exam 70-297 : Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure |
Course 2282 : Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure (5 days)
|
N/A shoot March |
Exam 70-298 : Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network |
Course 2830 : Designing Security for Microsoft Networks (3 days) |
N/A shoot March |
Elective Exams (2 Exams Required) |
Courses |
LearnKey Course |
Exam 70-019 4 : Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0 |
Course 1502 : Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse using Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (5 days)
|
410468 |
Course 832 : System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (5 days)
|
410158 |
|
Exam 70-029 3,4 : Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 |
Course 833 : Implementing a Database on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (5 days)
|
410328 |
Exam 70-086 : Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 |
Course 828 : Deploying and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 (5 days)
|
260718
|
Exam 70-214 5 : Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network |
Course 2150 : Designing a Security-Enhanced Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (5 days)
|
Not Available
|
Exam 70-218 : Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment |
Course 2126 : Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment (5 days)
|
602338 |
Exam 70-219 2 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure |
Course 1561 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure (3 days)
|
600978 |
Exam 70-220 2,5 : Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network |
Course 2150 : Designing a Security-Enhanced Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (5 days)
|
601098 |
Exam 70-221 2 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure |
Course 1562 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure (4 days)
|
600858 |
Exam 70-222 : Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Course 2010 : Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Migration Strategy (2 days)
|
601198 |
Exam 70-223 : Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Clustering Services by Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server |
Course 2087 : Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering (3 days)
|
602178 |
Exam 70-224 3 : Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server |
Course 1572 : Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2000 (5 days)
|
510218 |
Exam 70-225 : Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server |
Course 2355 : Upgrading from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange 2000 (2 days)
|
510298
|
Exam 70-226 2 : Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies |
Course 2088 : Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure (4 days)
|
Not Available
|
Exam 70-227 3,6 : Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 Enterprise Edition |
Course 2159 : Deploying and Managing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (3 days)
|
601958
|
Exam 70-228 3 : Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition |
Course 2072 : Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (5 days)
|
411258 |
Exam 70-229 : Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition |
Course 2073 : Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (5 days)
|
411398 |
Exam 70-230 : Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk® Server 2000 Enterprise Edition |
Course 2379 : Developing and Deploying Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Solutions (5 days) |
Not Available
|
Exam 70-232 : Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies and Microsoft Application Center 2000 |
Course 2203 : Deploying and Managing Microsoft Application Center 2000 (2 days)
|
Not Available
|
Exam 70-234 : Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 |
Course 2185 : Deploying and Managing Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 (2 days)
|
Not Available
|
Exam 70-244 : Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network |
Currently, corresponding Official Microsoft Learning Products are not available.
|
Not Available
|
Exam 70-284 : Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
Course 2400 : Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Workshop 2011 : Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
Not Available
|
As an alternative to the electives listed above, these third-party certifications or certification combinations may substitute for an MCSE elective:
CompTIA Security+ 7 |
Course 2810 : Fundamentals of Network Security (4 days) |
101078 |
The following elective exams still count toward the MCSE on Windows 2000 certification but are no longer available.
Discontinued Elective Exams
• Exam 70-013: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
• Exam 70-018: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
• Exam 70-026: System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
• Exam 70-027: Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
• Exam 70-056: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0
• Exam 70-059: Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
• Exam 70-076: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5
• Exam 70-078: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0
• Exam 70-079: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 by Using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit
• Exam 70-080: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 by Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit
• Exam 70-081: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
• Exam 70-085: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
• Exam 70-087: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
• Exam 70-088: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0
1. Candidates who passed Windows NT 4.0 Exams 70-067, 70-068, and 70-073 had the option to take the comprehensive Exam 70-240, "Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0." By passing this exam, candidates met the following MCSE exam requirements: Exam 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, and 70-217. Exam 70-240 is no longer available.
2. Exams 70-219, 70-220, 70-221, and 70-226 may each count once as either one core design exam or one elective exam.
3. In the following combinations, candidates will receive credit for only one of the three elective exams:
• Exam 70-026, 70-028, or 70-228
• Exam 70-027, 70-029, or 70-229
• Exam 70-076, 70-081, or 70-224
• Exam 70-078, 70-088, or 70-227
4. This exam is scheduled to be discontinued.
5. This exam is required for candidates pursuing the MCSE: Security certification.
6. Exam 70-227 satisfies both the MCSE elective requirement as well as MCSE: Security specialization requirements.
7. CompTIA Security+ certification satisfies both the MCSE elective requirement and an MCSE: Security specialization requirement.