MCITP Server Administrator

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification builds on the technical proficiency shown in MCTS certifications. It is more comprehensive in scope and highlights your proficiency in a wider field of expertise as a Microsoft certified professional. The MCITP will distinguish you as an IT professional with the skills and expertise needed to work effectively with a set of Microsoft technologies.

Course Overview
Course Content
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Drawing on the technologies offered in the MCTS certification, you'll focus on a bundle of complementary programs. Your expertise and proficiency with each programme will be assessed, generally over MCITP exams.

Entry Requirements

To successfully complete your exams, you should have experience in:

Day-to-day server operating system, file structure, and directory services management
Software distribution and updates handling
Server monitoring
Providing support for tier-2 troubleshooting
Providing support for engineering and change-management projects
Creating builds and configuring the server
Auditing policy implementation
Performing scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans
Monitoring logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems.

Technical Requirements

On line Access Required.
Hardware Requirements
Minimum Pentium® 1 GHz
Minimum G3 machine for Macintosh®
Minimum 128 MB RAM
Minimum 256 MB RAM for Macintosh®
1024 x 768 screen resolution is recommended
56K or high-speed Internet

Operating Systems

Microsoft® Windows® operating system (32-bit and 64-bit) (not Windows NT)
Windows 7 using Internet Explorer 8
openSUSE® (SUSE® Linux) - 9.2-9.3, 10.0-10.3, 11.0-11.1
Macintosh OS® X™ - 10.4, 10.5
Macintosh OS® X™ 10.6

Supported Browsers

Internet Explorer® - 6.x-8.0 (not on Macintosh)
Firefox® - 2.0 -3.6.10 (not on Macintosh)
Safari™ - 3.0-5.0.2 (only on Apple - Macintosh)

Third-Party Software and Add-Ons

Minimum Requirements for Plug-Ins

Flash® 6.0 - 10
Adobe® Reader® 7.0 and greater JRE Support
Sun JRE™ with installed JVM™
1.4.2 and all updates
5.0 (1.5.0) and all updates
6.0 (1.6.0) and all updates except u10

Where will I go from here?

MCITP certification allows you to demonstrate your focus on a particular job role, providing a valuable indicator of your on-the-job performance.

What will I gain?

MCITP Server Administrator Certification

Assessment

Your knowledge of the course will be assessed by three examinations. These can be sat at your local authorised Prometric test centre.

Please note that examination fees are additional to course fees.

What will I get?

Full online content via a learning portal
Access to a virtual bookshelf containing all the textbooks you might need during your studies
Access to all components of the courses from any PC with internet connection
Test-Preps. These consist of test questions at a level of difficulty similar to that of your qualifying exams.
They come with an test-mode option, which limits the time available to complete it, or in a study mode, which makes detailed feedback available to explain the right and wrong answers for every question
SkillSoft's mentors are available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for the most popular certification exams to provide support, guidance and encouragement.
Other courses have mentors available online Monday to Friday, 2pm-10pm GMT
The support period is 12 months from the date of enrolment.