70-294 Anyone take this bad boy yet? 1

[TheStressFactor]

Hey all,

I am taking it in 3 weeks. Anyone take it yet? Any advice on what to expect and difficulty rating?

Patrick

 

[jtb]

[red]Skills measured by exam 70-294[/red]


Planning and Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure

Plan a strategy for placing global catalog servers.
[ul]
[li]Evaluate network traffic considerations when placing global catalog servers. [/li]
[li]Evaluate the need to enable universal group caching.[/li]
[/ul]

Plan flexible operations master role placement.
[ul]
[li]Plan for business continuity of operations master roles. [/li]
[li]Identify operations master role dependencies.[/li]
[/ul]

Implement an Active Directory directory service forest and domain structure.
[ul]
[li]Create the forest root domain. [/li]
[li]Create a child domain. [/li]
[li]Create and configure Application Data Partitions. [/li]
[li]Install and configure an Active Directory domain controller. [/li]
[li]Set an Active Directory forest and domain functional level based on requirements. [/li]
[li]Establish trust relationships. Types of trust relationships might include external trusts, shortcut trusts, and cross-forest trusts. [/li]
[/ul]

Implement an Active Directory site topology.
[ul]
[li]Configure site links. [/li]
[li]Configure preferred bridgehead servers.[/li]
[/ul]

Plan an administrative delegation strategy.
[ul]
[li]Plan an organizational unit (OU) structure based on delegation requirements. [/li]
[li]Plan a security group hierarchy based on delegation requirements.[/li]
[/ul]

Managing and Maintaining an Active Directory Infrastructure

Manage an Active Directory forest and domain structure.
[ul]
[li]Manage trust relationships. [/li]
[li]Manage schema modifications. [/li]
[li]Add or remove a UPN suffix.[/li]
[/ul]

Manage an Active Directory site.
[ul]
[li]Configure replication schedules. [/li]
[li]Configure site link costs. [/li]
[li]Configure site boundaries. [/li]
[/ul]

Monitor Active Directory replication failures. Tools might include Replication Monitor, Event Viewer, and support tools.
[ul]
[li]Monitor Active Directory replication. [/li]
[li]Monitor File Replication service (FRS) replication.[/li][/ul]

Restore Active Directory directory services.
[ul]
[li]Perform an authoritative restore operation. [/li]
[li]Perform a nonauthoritative restore operation.[/li]
[/ul]

Troubleshoot Active Directory.
[ul]
[li]Diagnose and resolve issues related to Active Directory replication. [/li]
[li]Diagnose and resolve issues related to operations master role failure. [/li]
[li]Diagnose and resolve issues related to the Active Directory database.[/li]
[/ul]

Planning and Implementing User, Computer, and Group Strategies

Plan a security group strategy.

Plan a user authentication strategy.
[ul]
[li]Plan a smart card authentication strategy. [/li]
[li]Create a password policy for domain users.[/li]
[/ul]

Plan an OU structure.
[ul]
[li]Analyze the administrative requirements for an OU. [/li]
[li]Analyze the Group Policy requirements for an OU structure. [/li]
[/ul]

Implement an OU structure.
[ul]
[li]Create an OU. [/li]
[li]Delegate permissions for an OU to a user or to a security group. [/li]
[li]Move objects within an OU hierarchy. [/li]
[/ul]

Planning and Implementing Group Policy

Plan Group Policy strategy.
[ul]
[li]Plan a Group Policy strategy by using Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) Planning mode. [/li]
[li]Plan a strategy for configuring the user environment by using Group Policy. [/li]
[li]Plan a strategy for configuring the computer environment by using Group Policy.[/li]
[/ul]

Configure the user environment by using Group Policy.
[ul]
[li]Distribute software by using Group Policy. [/li]
[li]Automatically enroll user certificates by using Group Policy. [/li]
[li]Redirect folders by using Group Policy. [/li]
[li]Configure user security settings by using Group Policy. [/li]
[/ul]

Deploy a computer environment by using Group Policy.
[ul]
[li]Distribute software by using Group Policy. [/li]
[li]Automatically enroll computer certificates by using Group Policy. [/li]
[li]Configure computer security settings by using Group Policy. [/li]
[/ul]

Managing and Maintaining Group Policy

Troubleshoot issues related to Group Policy application. deployment. Tools might include RSoP and the gpresult command.

Maintain installed software by using Group Policy.
[ul]
[li]Distribute updates to software distributed by Group Policy. [/li]
[li]Configure automatic updates for network clients by using Group Policy.[/li]
[/ul]

Troubleshoot the application of Group Policy security settings. Tools might include RSoP and the gpresult command.



JTB
Have Certs, Will Travel
"A knight without armour in a [cyber] land."

 

[aftertaf]

doesnt seem to hard.....

if i get my 292 (see other posts, doh!)
i'll do 293 + 294 to be mcse 2003

mcp,
mcsa 2000
maybe mcsa 2003
soon mcse 2003
that way i avoided the 216 hehehe !

 

[Wishdiak]

aftertaf,

Best of luck! I haven't taken 70-292 or 70-294, but I just passed 70-293 a few days ago. It didn't seem all that difficult to me. Only 40 questions and I was done in under an hour.

Wishdiak

http://www.wishdiak.com

 

[mrdenny]

I just did 294, and missed by one lousy questions. It probably doesn't help that I'm a DBA not an SA, so I don't deal with AD ever.

Denny

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

 

[Wishdiak]

mrdenny,

Yeah, but you could (and should) cram AD material at least long enough to pass. Are you going for MCDBA? I've been thinking about it.

Wishdiak

http://www.wishdiak.com

 

[aftertaf]

haha sounds easy (when you learn all the subject matter first...)
the more i prepare my MCPs, the more I pass them, the less i have to prepare my MCPs...
It crosses over, overlaps, and comes back to itself...
hehe

still, must wait till december to know my result for 292!!!
GRrrrrrrr

will let you know

 

[mrdenny]

Wishdiak,
Yeah I'm going for my MCDBA. I just need to pass 229 to get my MCDBA. That's the programming test. I figured that I'd pick up my MCSE along the way, I've just been having problems with the 294 and 298 exams since it's not stuff that I every actually have to deal with.

I did notice a lot of overlap like aftertaf mentioned. Just not quite enough apparently.

Denny

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

 

[Wishdiak]

mrdenny,

Are you taking 70-294 and 70-298 in just the MCSE track? MCDBA doesn't list these as requirements.

Wishdiak

http://www.wishdiak.com

 

[mrdenny]

Yeah, I'm taking them in the MCSE track. In addition to my MCDBA I'm picking up my MCSA and MCSE. (Already for the MCSA).

Denny

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

 

[laseruk81]

Just did this exam on Friday, passed with a 760 something. Thought I did better, score report shows 100% in two areas and around 80% in another 2, just let down by OU design :-()

 

[aftertaf]

294 - got 920 or sth like that
mrdenny..

once i get the 293, same as you mate, just 229 left to get for mcdba as well..

laseruk81:
a pass IS a pass


Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse

 

[aftertaf]

marino...
did you pass it then?????


Aftertaf

getting quite good at sorting out Windows problems...
An expert when it comes to crashing Linux distributions (mdk, debian - nothing withstands me)

 

[Yanze]

Just finished 293 with 800 points, tonight i begin the study for 294.
If i look at the objectives, it doesn't look toooo hard to understand ... i'll give myself 3 weeks of self-study

 

[aftertaf]

well done...
taking the 293 on 16th of march...

just got 875 on transcender random exam...

Aftertaf

"Solutions are not the answer." - Richard Nixon

 

[aftertaf]

Yanze:
Just finished 293 with 800 points as well!!!!

7 down, one more to go... 294 too.


Aftertaf

"Solutions are not the answer." - Richard Nixon

 

[Wishdiak]

aftertaf,

Way to go, man! When are you taking 70-294?

Wishdiak
A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA: Security 2003

http://www.wishdiak.com

 

[Yanze]

I'm taking 294 in about 3,5 hours ...
I've read the whole MS-book, the latest TestKing and the whole Transcender, that should do it.

Although i don't feel that i'm gonna pass with a high score ... well ... hey ... maybe i'm just nervous!

 

[Yanze]

yes yes yes!

Passed with 802 points!

Tip, re-study the Transcender-questions, they were all over the exam ;-)

1 to go for MCSE 2003, what will it be? 297 or 298?

 

[Wishdiak]

Yanze,

Good for you! I still have the 70-294 ahead of me, but people passing it the first time is very encouraging.

Wishdiak
A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA: Security 2003

http://www.wishdiak.com