Windows Server 2008 Upgrade test released

Windows Server 2003 certification can obtain Windows Server 2008 certification through the upgrade exam, but Windows 2000 certificates need to be upgraded to WS 2003 and then WS 2008.

As Windows Server 2008 asks the city, Microsoft has also changed its certification ──MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Manager) and will be replaced by MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technical expert) and MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT development specialist).

For Microsoft, in the past, whether MCSE or MCSA examination, are corresponding to a single product, but the certification into 3 classes, 4 certification, certification no longer corresponds to a single product, but to verify whether the core technical capabilities and work required skills. For example, the technical level of MCTS certification, mainly to verify whether it people have proven core technical capabilities, focus on Microsoft's products and technology, and professional-level MCITP certification is professional-oriented, emphasizing the focus on specific work at the helm of the required technology.

After the system changes, whether the Windows Server 2003 or Window server certification, can not directly add 1 exams will be able to upgrade, Taiwan's Microsoft SME Solutions and Distribution Division senior manager Chen Junzhi said: "The upgrade test can not directly upgrade, Have to get MCTs first. "Has obtained the MCSE:WS 2003 attestation, then adds the examination 2 subjects to be possible to obtain the Mcitp:server administrator, the addition examination 3 subjects may obtain mcitp:enterprise administrator."

Of these, MCSE:WS 2003 must first pass 70-649 of the examination to obtain MCTs AD settings (Active Directory Service), Network Architecture settings (infrastructure Service) and Application platform settings (Application Platform service), such as 3 MCTS certification. After obtaining MCTs technical attestation, after passing 70-646 examination, then can obtain Mcitp:server administrator attestation, if want to obtain Mcitp:enterprise Administrator attestation, MCSE after 70-649 of the examination to obtain MCTS technical certification, to add 70-620 (624) and 70-647 two subjects.

If already obtained MCSA:WS 2003 attestation, can pass 70-648 examination, obtain MCTS:AD setting and MCTS: Network structure set up two MCTs attestation, after can pass 70-646 examination, obtain Mcitp:server Administrator certification, but if you want to obtain Mcitp:enterprise Administrator certification, MCSA through the 70-649 examination obtained MCTS certification, a total of 3 examinations, including and MCSE:WS 2003 certified the same as 70-620 (624) and 70-647, and increased 70-643 other 3 subjects.

Among them, MCSE, Mcsa:windows Server authenticator can not be upgraded to Windows Server 2008 in one step, you must first Test 1 subjects (70-296, 70-292) to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 certification, Follow the same upgrade process. However, Chen Junzhi warns that "windows server upgrades WS 2003 certification, so long as the WS 2008 Test is officially launched, such an upgrade test will immediately expire. "In other words, the IT staff currently holding Windows Server license will have the opportunity to upgrade WS 2003 in the last 3 months, and then upgrade WS 2008, otherwise the WS-2008 certification will have to be tested in the future." But he said "windows's certification did not expire because of the expiration of the upgrade exam. 」