MCSA: Messaging on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Certification Requirements
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Exam retirements: Many of the exams in this certification track retire in March 2008. All listed requirements must be fulfilled to complete the credential. The credential will not expire.
| • | Learn about retired exams and those scheduled for retirement |
The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential proves that you have the skills to successfully implement, manage, and troubleshoot the ongoing needs of operating environments based on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.
Candidate profile
An MCSA candidate should have 12 months of experience working with a desktop operating system, a network operating system, and an existing network infrastructure.
How to earn your MCSA: Messaging on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
To earn your MCSA: Messaging on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification, you must pass four exams:
| • | Two core exams on networking systems |
| • | One core exam on client operating systems |
| • | One exam on messaging |
| Core exams on networking systems (both are required) | |
Exam 70-2151,2 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-215: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server |
Exam 70-2181 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-218: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment |
| Core exams on client operating systems (choose one) | |
Exam 70-620 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-620: ITS: Windows Vista, Configuring |
Exam 70-270 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional |
Exam 70-2101,2 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional |
| Messaging specialization exam (choose one) ³ | |
Exam 70-2241 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-224: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server |
Exam 70-284 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
1 This exam retires in March 2008.
2 Candidates who passed Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Exams 70-067, 70-068, and 70-073 had the option of taking the comprehensive Exam 70-240: Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. By passing this exam, candidates met the following exam requirements: Exam 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, and 70-217. Exam 70-240 is no longer available.
3 Exchange Server 2007 Exams 70-236, 70-237, and 70-238 cannot be used as credit toward the messaging specialization.
| • | Learn about Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 |