Certification Paths at a Glance

Technology Specialist Paths – One exam to earn each of the MCTS certifications

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Networking Windows Server 2008
Active Directory Infrastructure Applications Infrastructure
Technology Configuration Technology
Configuration
Technology Configuration
Specialist Specialist Specialist

Exam Exam Exam

70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring 70-642: TS: W
 indows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring
Courses Courses Courses
6425A: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services (5 days) 6421A: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 6418: Deploying Windows Server 2008 (3 days)
6426A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Management in Network Infrastructure (5 days) 6427A: C onfiguring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (3 days) 2008 (3 days)
6428A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Servers (2 days)

MCITP: Server administrator – three exams to earn the mcitp – Server administrator

Windows Server 2008

Networking Windows Server 2008
Active Directory Server Administrator
Technology Infrastructure Technology
Configuration Configuration IT Professional
Specialist Specialist

Exam Exam Exam

70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring 70-640: TS: W
 indows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
70-646: PRO: Windows Server 2008 Administrator
Courses Courses
6425A: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services (5 days)
Courses
6421A: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure (5 days) 6426A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Management in 6430A: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers (5 days)
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (3 days)

MCITP: Enterprise administrator – five exams to earn the mcitp – enterprise administrator

Exams Courses
Windows Vista 70-620: TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client 5115A: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating
Technology Configuration System (3 days)
Specialist 5116A: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing and
Or Applications (2 days)

70-624: TS: Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client 5105B: Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista Business Desktops (3 days)
and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops 5058A: Deploying Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 (2 days)

Exam Courses
Windows Server 2008 6418: Deploying Windows Server 2008 (3 days)
Applications Infrastructure 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications
Technology Configuration Infrastructure, Configuring 6427A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services
Specialist 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 (3 days)
6428A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Terminal Services Servers (2 days) Administrator
IT Professional

Exam Courses Exam

Windows Server 2008
Networking 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, 6421A: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 70-647: PRO: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator
Technology Infrastructure Configuring Network Infrastructure (5 days) Courses
Specialist Configuration
6435A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (5 days)
6436A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure
and Services (5 days)
6437A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure (3 days)
Exam Courses
Windows Server 2008
Active Directory 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, 6425A: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain
Technology Configuration Configuring Services (5 days)
Specialist 6426A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access
Management in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
(3 days)

Windows Server 2008 Certification Upgrade paths

Windows Server skills transition – One transition exam earns multiple mcts certifications
Concise path for the Windows Server 2003 MCSE, MCSA IT Pro to transition skills and credentials to the credentials for Windows Server 2008

1 Exam earns three certifications Windows Server 2008 1 Exam earns two certifications Windows Server 2008
Active Directory Active Directory
Systems Engineer Technology Configuration Systems Administrator Technology
Specialist Configuration
Exam Exam Specialist
70-649: TS: U
 pgrading Your MCSE on Window Server 70-648: TS: Upgrading your MCSA on Windows Server
2003 to Windows Server 2008 2003 to Windows Server 2008
Courses Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008
Applications Infrastructure Courses Networking
6415A: Updating your Network Infrastructure Technology Technology Configuration 6415A: Updating your Network Infrastructure Technology Infrastructure
Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3) (3 days)
Technology
Specialist Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3) (3 days) Specialist Configuration
6416A: Updating your Active Directory Technology Skills to 6416A: Updating your Active Directory Technology Skills
Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3) (3 days) to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3) (3 days)
6417A: Updating your Applications Infrastructure Windows Server 2008 Or
Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 Networking 6416B: Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active
(Beta 3) (3 days) Infrastructure
Technology Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server
Or Specialist Configuration 2008 (5 days)
6416B: Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active
Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server
2008 (5 days)
6417B: U pdating your Applications Infrastructure
Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
(3 days)

MCSE 2003 to mcitp

Three exams to transition to MCITP – Enterprise Administrator Two exams to transition to MCITP – Server Administrator
Exam #1 Exam #2 Exam #3
70-620 Exam #1 Exam #2
70-649 (Vista) 70-647 Enterprise Server
OR (Enterprise Administrator 70-649 70-646 Administrator
Systems Engineer (Upgrade) IT Professional Systems Engineer
(Upgrade) (Server Admin) IT Professional
70-624 Administrator)
(BDD)

mcsA 2003 to mcitp

Four exams to transition to MCITP – Enterprise Administrator

Exam #1 Exam #2 Exam #3 Exam #4

70-620
70-648 70-643 (Vista) 70-647 Enterprise
(Upgrade)
(TS: Applications OR (Enterprise Administrator
Systems Administrator
Infrastructure) 70-624 Administrator) IT Professional
(BDD)

Two exams to transition to MCITP – Server Administrator

Exam #1 Exam #2
Server
70-648 70-646 Administrator
Systems Administrator
(Upgrade) (Server Admin) IT Professional

Courses and exam numbers and titles may change