jjoe90 Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Hello all I don't post much but thought I would share this to see what is replied. I passed my AD 2008 exam yesterday. Chuffed is not the word. Joe
jjoe90 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Posted April 20, 2011 Yeah loads, I have only done XP, Supporting XP and this AD08 one, but, have to start somewhere. I am currently doing a Computer Network Managemnet degree at uni and the modules are the MCITP ciric, so I have yet to learn implementing AD and network infrastructure. Along with the four CCNA parts. Love it.
ChrisH Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) Congrats, I did this one before Christmas getting ready for the 642 now. Edited April 20, 2011 by ChrisH
themightymrp Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Am I right in thinking the 70-640 has been updated to include Windows 2008 R2?
dblight Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Am I right in thinking the 70-640 has been updated to include Windows 2008 R2? Yes, although none of the training materials have been updated yet to reflect R2 so plenty of labbing required! 1
themightymrp Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Crap Are there major differences in terms of what might be asked on the exam? I've got the Enterprise Administrator book set (which includes 70-640) and don't want to continue swatting up if things are too different. Does anybody know of a book / site that provides just the new pieces of information? Cheers
dblight Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 This is from the horses mouth. Release dates are kind of late for a lot of people who are already studying though. Title Author Files to Printer Date MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition) Tony Northrup and J.C. Mackin 23-Apr-11 MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-646): Windows Server® 2008 Administrator (2nd Edition) Orin Thomas and Ian McLean 1-Jun-11 MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-643): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, 2nd Ed J.C. Mackin 1-Jul-11 MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-640): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® (2nd Edition) Dan Holme, Nelson Ruest, Danielle Ruest, Jason Kellington 15-Jul-11 Microsoft confirmed Re: Windows Server 2008 exams updated with R2 content - IT Pro Training and Certification - Training and Certification - Born to Learn Hope it helps 1
themightymrp Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Why the hell have the made the 70-640 the last book to be published?!!!! Surely that should be out there first! Thanks @dblight for the info. Is there a big difference then?
dblight Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Crap Are there major differences in terms of what might be asked on the exam? I've got the Enterprise Administrator book set (which includes 70-640) and don't want to continue swatting up if things are too different. Does anybody know of a book / site that provides just the new pieces of information? Cheers My advice would be to lab EVERYTHING in R2, some changes to diaglog boxes when asked questions etc etc, some exam questions reference to R2 Schema changes like AD restore etc etc. have a look on here 70-640 Resources - TechExams.net IT Certification Forums ^^ has some links to books that you can get with R2 Content, personally i bought, http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Administration-Instant-Reference/dp/0470525398/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1285124525&sr=1-3&tag=vglnk-c774-20 have a look down towards the bottom of the thread and the R2 content additions are added hope this helps Darren 1
Out_of_Sync Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Congrats, I am currently busy with my MCITP course, doing 70-640 right now...
plexer Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Awesome well done I am sitting 70-640 with Firebrand this afternoon. Their courseware has been updated for R2 so that's good. I am bricking it atm. Ben
RabbieBurns Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 I went on a training course which included all the lab work and the textbooks, but I need to do the exam. The course was 10215A, how do I find out about what exam it is to do, and where abouts do I do the exam. Is it an online thing? Never done any MS stuff before.
sukh Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Hi You can test at any prometric centre. Go to their site and schedule the exam. As for the course code. Check on MSFT learining site and will list this course. Sukh
cpjitservices Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 darn... wish I could get some new vendor certs under my belt - fancied the MCITP at OU but since wifeys pregnant I wont have time!!! not until next year anyway - I want to work upto the MCSE, I did the old CCNA 3 but didnt pass the exam due to the exam being for 4 and not 3 and since 3 has been discontinued now I haven't had chance to do the new course nor can I afford it.
FragglePete Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 ....but since wifeys pregnant I wont have time!!! not until next year anyway ... You think your going to get time when the little one comes along!!! No chance! We've got three kids now, don't have time to do anything extra! Pete 1
Netwacky87 Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Just passed my 70-640 and same as you plexer, 2 to go for me!!!
LosOjos Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 Sorry to be a thread necro, but I'm about to start studying towards a degree with the OU, and one of my modules provides all the training needed to sit the 70-640 and the 70-642. I've noticed a few of you mentioning that you need to sit 3 exams - what is the third, and what is the advantage to sitting it?
jjoe90 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Posted September 21, 2011 Genrally the 646, i think read this, it explains it all MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) | Training Courses for IT Professionals joe 1
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