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Published: September 17, 2012

Language(s): English, Japanese

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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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.

Please note that the questions may test on, but will not be limited to, the topics described in the bulleted text.

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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


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


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


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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


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


What’s new in group policy in Windows Server 2012

Group policy analysis and troubleshooting


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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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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


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


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


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


Group Policy in Windows Server 2012: Overview

Work with WMI filters

Back up, restore, import, and copy Group Policy objects


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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)


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


Network File System


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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


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


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)


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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Technology: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

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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


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


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


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


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

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Exam 70-342:

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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

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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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