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Thanks :) Perfect info, and Off I go to Study for First Exam :)
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Thanks :) Perfect info, and Off I go to Study for First Exam :)

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Good luck, i am also preparing for MCITP Windows 2008 R2. 
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Good luck, i am also preparing for MCITP Windows 2008 R2.

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I'm looking to get my MCSE certification. I've been a Systems Administrator for 9 years with no formal education in IT. <br />
I'm running things like:<br />
Windows 2003 Term Servers with approx 300 users using AD and GPO's<br />
IBM AIX, running Progress Database<br />
Multiple Xen Servers that run Domain Controllers, Print Server, CentOS, and so on. <br />
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Needless to say, I fear if I were to ever be hire able I'd need more then experience. So was looking at the MCSE Certification.<br />
I already have the books but was wondering, should I skip the MCSE and start the MCTS classes? Or get MCSE and upgrade with a couple more tests. the second question is, when you take the MCSE test, is it 7 tests, or 3 tests?<br />
Do I study Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment<br />
And go take, Exam 70-290<br />
Then study Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure<br />
And then take, Exam 70-291<br />
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Or are these grouped together in one test for this section?<br />
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Thanks<br />

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I'm looking to get my MCSE certification. I've been a Systems Administrator for 9 years with no formal education in IT. 
I'm running things like:
Windows 2003 Term Servers with approx 300 users using AD and GPO's
IBM AIX, running Progress Database
Multiple Xen Servers that run Domain Controllers, Print Server, CentOS, and so on. 

Needless to say, I fear if I were to ever be hire able I'd need more then experience. So was looking at the MCSE Certification.
I already have the books but was wondering, should I skip the MCSE and start the MCTS classes? Or get MCSE and upgrade with a couple more tests. the second question is, when you take the MCSE test, is it 7 tests, or 3 tests?
Do I study Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment
And go take, Exam 70-290
Then study Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
And then take, Exam 70-291

Or are these grouped together in one test for this section?

Thanks


How many tests are there for MCSE certification

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.