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Published: September 17, 2012
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Audience(s): IT professionals
Technology: Windows Server 2012
Credit toward certification: MCSA, MCSE
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative
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Install servers
Plan for a server installation; plan for server roles; plan for a server upgrade; install Server Core; optimize
resource utilization by using Features on Demand; migrate roles from previous versions of Windows
Server
Configure servers
Configure Server Core; delegate administration; add and remove features in offline images; deploy roles
on remote servers; convert Server Core to/from full GUI; configure services; configure NIC teaming
Configure local storage
Design storage spaces; configure basic and dynamic disks; configure MBR and GPT disks; manage
volumes; create and mount virtual hard disks (VHDs); configure storage pools and disk pools
Preparation resources
Plan for server roles
Configure Server Core
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Configure file and share access
Create and configure shares; configure share permissions; configure offline files; configure NTFS
permissions; configure access-based enumeration (ABE); configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS);
configure NTFS quotas
Configure print and document services
Configure the Easy Print print driver; configure Enterprise Print Management; configure drivers;
configure printer pooling; configure print priorities; configure printer permissions
Configure servers for remote management
Configure WinRM; configure down-level server management; configure servers for day-to-day
management tasks; configure multi-server management; configure Server Core; configure Windows
Firewall
Preparation resources
Improve file server resiliency with ReFS in Windows Server 2012
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Simplified printing with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
Using the Windows Server 2012 Server Manager for remote and multi-server management
Create and configure virtual machine settings
Configure dynamic memory; configure smart paging; configure Resource Metering; configure guest
integration services
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Create VHDs and VHDX; configure differencing drives; modify VHDs; configure pass-through disks;
manage snapshots; implement a virtual Fibre Channel adapter
Create and configure virtual networks
Implement Hyper-V Network Virtualization; configure Hyper-V virtual switches; optimize network
performance; configure MAC addresses; configure network isolation; configure synthetic and legacy
virtual network adapters
Preparation resources
Hyper-V dynamic memory overview
Configuring virtual disks and storage
Hyper-V network virtualization overview
Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
Configure IP address options; configure subnetting; configure supernetting; configure interoperability
between IPv4 and IPv6; configure ISATAP; configure Teredo
Deploy and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service
Create and configure scopes; configure a DHCP reservation; configure DHCP options; configure client
and server for PXE boot; configure DHCP relay agent; authorize DHCP server
Deploy and configure DNS service
Configure Active Directory integration of primary zones; configure forwarders; configure Root Hints;
manage DNS cache; create A and PTR resource records
Preparation resources
IPv6 bootcamp: Get up to speed quickly
Best current operational practices on IPv6 subnetting
What is DHCP?
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Install domain controllers
Add or remove a domain controller from a domain; upgrade a domain controller; install Active Directory
Domain Services (AD DS) on a Server Core installation; install a domain controller from Install from
Media (IFM); resolve DNS SRV record registration issues; configure a global catalog server
Create and manage Active Directory users and computers
Automate the creation of Active Directory accounts; create, copy, configure, and delete users and
computers; configure templates; perform bulk Active Directory operations; configure user rights; offline
domain join; manage inactive and disabled accounts
Create and manage Active Directory groups and organizational units (OUs)
Configure group nesting; convert groups including security, distribution, universal, domain local, and
domain global; manage group membership using Group Policy; enumerate group membership;
delegate the creation and management of Active Directory objects; manage default Active Directory
containers; create, copy, configure, and delete groups and OUs
Preparation resources
What's new in Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) installation
Virtualization-safe technology and domain controller cloning
Overview of Active Directory simplified administration
Create Group Policy objects (GPOs)
Configure a Central Store; manage starter GPOs; configure GPO links; configure multiple local group
policies; configure security filtering
Configure security policies
Configure User Rights Assignment; configure Security Options settings; configure Security templates;
configure Audit Policy; configure Local Users and Groups; configure User Account Control (UAC)
Configure application restriction policies
Configure rule enforcement; configure Applocker rules; configure Software Restriction Policies
Configure Windows Firewall
Configure rules for multiple profiles using Group Policy; configure connection security rules; configure
Windows Firewall to allow or deny applications, scopes, ports, and users; configure authenticated
firewall exceptions; import and export settings
Preparation resources
What’s new in group policy in Windows Server 2012
Group policy analysis and troubleshooting
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This exam is part one of a series of three exams that test the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core
Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. Passing this exam validates a candidate’s
ability to implement and configure Windows Server 2012 core services, such as Active Directory and the networking
services. Passing this exam along with the other two exams confirms that a candidate has the skills and knowledge
necessary for implementing, managing, maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server
2012 environment.
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Language(s): English, Japanese
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Technology: Windows Server 2012
Credit toward certification: MCSA, MCSE
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative
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Deploy and manage server images
Install the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) role; configure and manage boot, install, and discover
images; update images with patches, hotfixes, and drivers; install features for offline images
Implement patch management
Install and configure the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) role; configure group policies for
updates; configure client-side targeting; configure WSUS synchronization; configure WSUS groups
Monitor servers
Configure Data Collector Sets (DCS); configure alerts; monitor real-time performance; monitor virtual
machines (VMs); monitor events; configure event subscriptions; configure network monitoring
Preparation resources
Windows Deployment Services overview
Windows Server Update Services overview
Update management in Windows Server 2012: Revealing cluster-aware updating and the new generation of
WSUS
Configure Distributed File System (DFS)
Install and configure DFS namespaces; configure DFS Replication Targets; configure Replication
Scheduling; configure Remote Differential Compression settings; configure staging; configure fault
tolerance
Configure File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
Install the FSRM role; configure quotas; configure file screens; configure reports
Configure file and disk encryption
Configure Bitlocker encryption; configure the Network Unlock feature; configure Bitlocker policies;
configure the EFS recovery agent; manage EFS and Bitlocker certificates including backup and restore
Configure advanced audit policies
Implement auditing using Group Policy and AuditPol.exe; create expression-based audit policies; create
removable device audit policies
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DFS namespaces and DFS replication overview
DFS replication improvements in Windows Server 2012
File Server Resource Manager overview
Configure DNS zones
Configure primary and secondary zones; configure stub zones; configure conditional forwards; configure
zone and conditional forward storage in Active Directory; configure zone delegation; configure zone
transfer settings; configure notify settings
Configure DNS records
Create and configure DNS Resource Records (RR) including A, AAAA, PTR, SOA, NS, SRV, CNAME, and
MX records; configure zone scavenging; configure record options including Time To Live (TTL) and
weight; configure round robin; configure secure dynamic updates
Configure VPN and routing
Install and configure the Remote Access role; implement Network Address Translation (NAT); configure
VPN settings; configure remote dial-in settings for users; configure routing
Configure DirectAccess
Implement server requirements; implement client configuration; configure DNS for Direct Access;
configure certificates for Direct Access
Preparation resources
How the Domain Name System (DNS) works
DNS overview
DNS server operations guide
Configure Network Policy Server (NPS)
Configure multiple RADIUS server infrastructures; configure RADIUS clients; manage RADIUS templates;
configure RADIUS accounting; configure certificates
Configure NPS policies
Configure connection request policies; configure network policies for VPN clients (multilink and
bandwidth allocation, IP filters, encryption, IP addressing); manage NPS templates; import and export
NPS policies
Configure Network Access Protection (NAP)
Configure System Health Validators (SHVs); configure health policies; configure NAP enforcement using
DHCP and VPN; configure isolation and remediation of non-compliant computers using DHCP and VPN;
configure NAP client settings
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Network Policy and Access Services overview
Network Policy Server operations guide
Policies in NPS
Configure service authentication
Create and configure Service Accounts; create and configure Group Managed Service Accounts; create
and configure Managed Service Accounts; configure Kerberos delegation; manage Service Principal
Names (SPNs)
Configure Domain Controllers
Configure Universal Group Membership Caching (UGMC); transfer and seize operations masters; install
and configure a read-only domain controller (RODC); configure Domain Controller cloning
Maintain Active Directory
Back up Active Directory and SYSVOL; manage Active Directory offline; optimize an Active Directory
database; clean up metadata; configure Active Directory snapshots; perform object- and container-level
recovery; perform Active Directory restore
Configure account policies
Configure domain user password policy; configure and apply Password Settings Objects (PSOs);
delegate password settings management; configure local user password policy; configure account
lockout settings
Preparation resources
Group managed service accounts overview
Step-by-step: Safely cloning an Active Directory domain controller with Windows Server 2012
Administering Active Directory backup and recovery
Configure Group Policy processing
Configure processing order and precedence; configure blocking of inheritance; configure enforced
policies; configure security filtering and WMI filtering; configure loopback processing; configure and
manage slow-link processing; configure client-side extension (CSE) behavior
Configure Group Policy settings
Configure settings including software installation, folder redirection, scripts, and administrative template
settings; import security templates; import custom administrative template file; convert administrative
templates using ADMX Migrator; configure property filters for administrative templates
Manage Group Policy objects (GPOs)
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Server 2012 infrastructure in an enterprise environment. Passing this exam validates a candidate’s ability to administer
the tasks required to maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as user and group management, network
access, and data security. Passing this exam along with the other two exams confirms that a candidate has the skills and
knowledge necessary for implementing, managing, maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a
Windows Server 2012 environment.
Back up, import, copy, and restore GPOs; create and configure Migration Table; reset default GPOs;
delegate Group Policy management
Configure Group Policy preferences
Configure Group Policy Preferences (GPP) settings including printers, network drive mappings, power
options, custom registry settings, Control Panel settings, Internet Explorer settings, file and folder
deployment, and shortcut deployment; configure item-level targeting
Preparation resources
Group Policy in Windows Server 2012: Overview
Work with WMI filters
Back up, restore, import, and copy Group Policy objects
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Technology: Windows Server 2012
Credit toward certification: MCSA, MCSE
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Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB)
Install NLB nodes; configure NLB prerequisites; configure affinity; configure port rules; configure cluster
operation mode; upgrade an NLB cluster
Configure failover clustering
Configure Quorum; configure cluster networking; restore single node or cluster configuration; configure
cluster storage; implement Cluster Aware Updating; upgrade a cluster
Manage failover clustering roles
Configure role-specific settings including continuously available shares; configure VM monitoring;
configure failover and preference settings
Manage Virtual Machine (VM) movement
Perform Live Migration; perform quick migration; perform storage migration; import, export, and copy
VMs; migrate from other platforms (P2V and V2V)
Preparation resources
Managing network load balancing clusters
Setting network load balancing parameters
Failover cluster deployment guide
Configure advanced file services
Configure NFS data store; configure BranchCache; configure File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) using
File Server Resource Manager (FSRM); configure file access auditing
Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC)
Configure user and device claim types; implement policy changes and staging; perform access-denied
remediation; configure file classification
Configure and optimize storage
Configure iSCSI Target and Initiator; configure Internet Storage Name server (iSNS); implement thin
provisioning and trim; manage server free space using Features on Demand
Preparation resources
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File Server Resource Manager
Dynamic Access Control: Scenario overview
Configure and manage backups
Configure Windows Server backups; configure Windows Online backups; configure role-specific
backups; manage VSS settings using VSSAdmin; create System Restore snapshots
Recover servers
Restore from backups; perform a Bare Metal Restore (BMR); recover servers using Windows Recovery
Environment (Win RE) and safe mode; apply System Restore snapshots; configure the Boot
Configuration Data (BCD) store
Configure site-level fault tolerance
Configure Hyper-V Replica including Hyper-V Replica Broker and VMs; configure multi-site clustering
including network settings, Quorum, and failover settings
Preparation resources
Windows Server backup overview
Windows Recovery Environment (RE) explained
How to configure bare-metal restore/recovery media
Implement an advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution
Create and configure superscopes and multicast scopes; implement DHCPv6; configure high availability
for DHCP including DHCP failover and split scopes; configure DHCP Name Protection
Implement an advanced DNS solution
Configure security for DNS including DNSSEC, DNS Socket Pool, and cache locking; configure DNS
logging; configure delegated administration; configure recursion; configure netmask ordering; configure
a GlobalNames zone
Deploy and manage IPAM
Configure IPAM manually or by using Group Policy; configure server discovery; create and manage IP
blocks and ranges; monitor utilization of IP address space; migrate to IPAM; delegate IPAM
administration; manage IPAM collections
Preparation resources
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) overview
Step-by-step: Demonstrate DNSSEC in a test lab
Holistic administration of IP address space using Windows Server 2012 IP Address Management
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Configure a forest or a domain
Implement multi-domain and multi-forest Active Directory environments including interoperability with
previous versions of Active Directory; upgrade existing domains and forests including environment
preparation and functional levels; configure multiple user principal name (UPN) suffixes
Configure trusts
Configure external, forest, shortcut, and realm trusts; configure trust authentication; configure SID
filtering; configure name suffix routing
Configure sites
Configure sites and subnets; create and configure site links; manage site coverage; manage registration
of SRV records; move domain controllers between sites
Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL replication
Configure replication to Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs); configure Password Replication Policy
(PRP) for RODCs; monitor and manage replication; upgrade SYSVOL replication to Distributed File
System Replication (DFSR)
Preparation resources
Deploy Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in your enterprise
Active Directory domains and trusts
Introduction to Active Directory replication and topology management using Windows PowerShell (Level 100)
Implement Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 (AD FSv2.1)
Implement claims-based authentication including Relying Party Trusts; configure Claims Provider Trust
rules; configure attribute stores including Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS);
manage AD FS certificates; configure AD FS proxy; integrate with cloud services
Install and configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
Install an Enterprise Certificate Authority (CA); configure CRL distribution points; install and configure
Online Responder; implement administrative role separation; configure CA backup and recovery
Manage certificates
Manage certificate templates; implement and manage certificate deployment, validation, and revocation;
manage certificate renewal; manage certificate enrollment and renewal to computers and users using
Group Policies; configure and manage key archival and recovery
Install and configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
Install a licensing or certificate AD RMS server; manage AD RMS Service Connection Point (SCP); manage
AD RMS client deployment; manage Trusted User Domains; manage Trusted Publishing Domains;
manage Federated Identity support; manage RMS templates; configure Exclusion Policies
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Plan a high availability solution for common scenarios
Set up redundancy for intra-site scenarios; plan for Transport Dumpster; plan for shadow redundancy;
plan for redundant MX records
Design a transport solution
Design inter-site mail flow; design inter-org mail flow; plan for Domain Secure/TLS; design Edge
transport; design message hygiene solutions; design shared namespace scenarios
Configure and manage transport
Configure Edge servers; configure Send/Receive connectors; configure transport rules; configure
accepted domains; configure email policies; configure Address Rewriting
Troubleshoot and monitor transport
Interpret message tracking logs and protocol logs; troubleshoot a shared namespace environment;
troubleshoot SMTP mail flow; given a failure scenario, predict mail flow and identify how to recover;
troubleshoot Domain Secure/TLS; troubleshoot the new transport architecture
Configure and manage hygiene
Manage content filtering; manage recipient filtering; manage SenderID; manage connection filtering;
manage Spam Confidence Level (SCL) thresholds; manage anti-malware
Preparation resources
Transport high availability
Use an Edge Transport Server in Exchange 2013
Hygiene management
Plan the mailbox role
Plan for database size and storage performance requirements; plan for virtualization requirements and
scenarios; plan mailbox role capacity and placement; design public folder placement strategy; validate
storage by running JetStress
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Configure and manage the mailbox role
Create and configure Offline Address Book (OAB); create and configure public folders; deploy mailbox
server roles; design and create hierarchical address lists
Deploy and manage high availability solutions for the mailbox role
Create and configure a Database Availability Group (DAG); identify failure domains; manage DAG
networks; configure proper placement of a file share witness; manage mailbox database copies
Monitor and troubleshoot the mailbox role
Troubleshoot database replication and replay; troubleshoot database copy activation; troubleshoot
mailbox role performance; troubleshoot database failures; monitor database replication and content
indexing
Develop backup and recovery solutions for the mailbox role and public folders
Manage lagged copies; determine most appropriate backup solution/strategy; perform a dial tone
restore; perform item-level recovery; recover the public folder hierarchy; recover a mailbox server role
Create and configure mail-enabled objects
Configure resource mailboxes and scheduling; configure team mailboxes; configure distribution lists;
configure moderation; configure a linked mailbox
Manage mail-enabled object permissions
Configure mailbox folder permissions; configure mailbox permissions; set up room mailbox delegates;
set up team mailbox membership; set up auto-mapping; determine when to use Send As and Send On
Behalf permissions
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Mailbox server
Database availability groups
Perform a dial tone recovery
Plan, deploy, and manage a Client Access Server (CAS)
Design to account for differences between legacy CAS and Exchange CAS/CAF; configure Office web
application
Plan and configure namespaces and client services
Design namespaces for client connectivity; configure URLs; plan for certificates; configure authentication
methods; implement auto-discover for a given namespace
Deploy and manage mobility solutions
Deploy Mobile OWA (MOWA); configure OWA policies; configure Microsoft ActiveSync policies;
configure Allow Block Quarantine (ABQ); deploy and manage Agaves
Implement load balancing
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Configure namespace load balancing; configure Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) load balancing; plan for
differences between layer seven and layer four load balancing methods; configure Windows Network
Load Balancing (WNLB)
Troubleshoot client connectivity
Troubleshoot Outlook Anywhere connectivity; troubleshoot POP/IMAP; troubleshoot authentication;
troubleshoot web services; troubleshoot AutoDiscover; troubleshoot mobile devices
Preparation resources
Client access server
Clients and mobile
Load balancing
Plan for impact of Exchange on Active Directory services
Plan the number of domain controllers; plan placement of Global Catalog (GC); determine DNS changes
required for Exchange; prepare domains for Exchange; evaluate impact of schema changes required for
Exchange; plan around Active Directory site topology
Administer Exchange workload management
Configure user workload policies; configure system workload policies; monitor system workload events;
monitor user workload events
Plan and manage Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Determine appropriate RBAC roles and cmdlets; limit administration using existing role groups; evaluate
differences between RBAC and Active Directory split permissions; configure a custom-scoped role
group; configure delegated setup
Design an appropriate Exchange solution for a given SLA
Plan for updates; plan for change management; design a solution that meets SLA requirements around
scheduled downtime; design a solution that meets SLA requirements around RPO/RTO; design a
solution that meets SLA requirements around message delivery
Preparation resources
Prepare Active Directory and domains
Exchange workload management
Planning for role-based access control
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and who are responsible for the Exchange messaging environment in an enterprise environment. They are senior
administrators who act as the technical lead over a team of administrators. These candidates are a third level of support
between the Exchange Recipient Administrator and the Exchange Server Administrator.
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Exam 70-342:
Published: January 15, 2013
Language(s): English, Japanese
Audience(s): IT Professionals
Technology: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
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Exam Topics Covered
This exam tests on coexistence and migration scenarios requiring Exchange 2010 SP3.
Audience Profile
This exam is designed for candidates who are responsible for the Exchange messaging environment in an
enterprise environment. They are senior administrators who act as the technical lead over a team of
administrators. These candidates are a third level of support between the Exchange Recipient
Administrator and the Exchange Server Administrator. They should have a minimum of three years of
experience administering, deploying, managing, monitoring, upgrading, migrating, and designing
Exchange servers.
Credit Toward Certification
Exam 70-342: Advanced Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013: counts as credit toward the
following certification(s):
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Messaging
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole
discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items.
Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to
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Skills Being Measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.
The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.The higher the
percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.
The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or
scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective.
However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given
skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed
here.
Configure, Manage, and Migrate Unified Messaging (20 percent)
Configure Unified Messaging (UM).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure an IP gateway; configure a UM call
router; create and configure an auto attendant; configure a call answering rule; design UM
for high availability; create a dial plan
Manage Unified Messaging.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Assign a dial plan to a user; move users
between dial plans; enable and disable UM features for a user; set up protected voicemail;
configure UM mailbox policy; manage UM language packs
Troubleshoot Unified Messaging.
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This objective may include but is not limited to: Troubleshoot and configure Mutual
Transport Layer Security (MTLS); monitor calls and call statistics; troubleshoot and configure
QoS; troubleshoot SIP communication
Migrate Unified Messaging.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Prepare to migrate; plan a migration strategy;
plan a coexistence strategy; move UM mailboxes between sites; redirect the SIP gateway to
Exchange; decommission the legacy system
Design, Configure, and Manage Site Resiliency (22 percent)
Manage a site-resilient Database Availability Group (DAG).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan and implement Datacenter Activation
Coordination (DAC); given customer node requirements, recommend quorum options; plan
cross-site DAG configuration; configure DAG networks
Design, deploy, and manage a site resilient CAS solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan site-resilient namespaces; configure
site-resilient namespace URLs; perform steps for site rollover; plan certificate requirements
for site failovers; predict client behavior during a rollover
Design, deploy, and manage site resilience for transport.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure MX records for failover scenarios;
manage resubmission and reroute queues; plan and configure Send/Receive connectors for
site resiliency; perform steps for transport rollover
Troubleshoot site resiliency issues.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Resolve quorum issues; troubleshoot proxy
redirection issues; troubleshoot client connectivity; troubleshoot mail flow; troubleshoot
datacenter activation; troubleshoot DAG replication
This objective may include but is not limited to: Resolve quorum issues; troubleshoot proxy
redirection issues; troubleshoot client connectivity; troubleshoot mail flow; troubleshoot
datacenter activation; troubleshoot DAG replication (21 percent)
Select an appropriate security strategy.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Evaluate RBAC; evaluate BitLocker; evaluate
Smart Cards; evaluate IRM; evaluate S/MIME; evaluate Domain Secure/TLS
Deploy and manage Information Rights Management (IRM) with Active Directory Rights
Management Services (AD RMS).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Create an AD RMS template; create transport
protection rules; create Microsoft Outlook protection rules; configure transport decryption;
configure IRM for discovery; configure pre-licensing for client access
Configure and interpret mailbox and administrative auditing.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure mailbox audit logging; configure
administrative audit logging; configure mailbox access logging; interpret all audit logs
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Troubleshoot security-related issues.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Determine certificate validity; ensure proper
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) access and placement; ensure private key availability;
troubleshoot failed IRM protection; troubleshoot RBAC
Configure and Manage Compliance, Archiving, and Discovery Solutions (20 percent)
Configure and manage an archiving solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Set up online archiving (Microsoft Office
365); create archive policies; set up on-premises archiving; plan storage for an archiving
solution
Design and configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Set up pre-built rules; set up custom rules;
design a DLP solution to meet business requirements; set up custom policies
Configure and administer Message Records Management (MRM).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Design retention policies; configure retention
policies; create and configure custom tags; assign policies to users; configure the Managed
Folder Assistant; remove and delete tags
Perform eDiscovery.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan and delegate RBAC roles for eDiscovery;
enable a legal/litigation hold; perform a query-based InPlace hold; design and configure
journaling; perform multi-mailbox searches in Exchange Administration Center (EAC);
evaluate how to integrate InPlace federated searches with Microsoft SharePoint
Implement a compliance solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Design and configure transport rules for
ethical walls; configure MailTips; create, configure, and deploy message classifications; design
and configure transport rules to meet specified compliance requirements
Implement and Manage Coexistence, Hybrid Scenarios, Migration, and Federation (18 percent)
Establish coexistence with Exchange Online.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Deploy and manage Hybrid configuration;
evaluate limitations of the Hybrid Configuration Wizard; configure requirements for single
sign-on (SSO); design and configure Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
Deploy and manage Exchange Federation.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage Federation trusts with Microsoft
Federation gateways; manage sharing policies; design certificate and firewall requirements;
manage organization relationships
Implement on-premises coexistence with legacy systems.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan namespaces for coexistence; configure
proxy redirect; plan firewall configuration for coexistence; plan for mail flow requirements
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Set up a cross-forest coexistence solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Set up cross-forest availability; design
certificate and firewall requirements; set up cross-forest mail flow; design and configure
AutoDiscover; set up shared namespaces
Migrate legacy systems.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Determine transition paths to Exchange;
migrate public folders; migrate mailboxes; upgrade policies; plan to account for discontinued
features; transition and decommission server roles
Troubleshoot issues associated with Hybrid scenarios, coexistence, migration, and Federation.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Troubleshoot transport; troubleshoot
Exchange Federation trust and organization relationships; troubleshoot client access;
troubleshoot SSO/AD FS; troubleshoot DirSync; troubleshoot cross-forest availability
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