MCSE revision

[adeyman]

Hi,

I am working towards an MCSE through work and have been purchased all of the Microsoft Press books for the exams I will be sitting:

Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements (70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294)
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure (70-297)
Implementing and Managing Exchange Server 2003 (70-284)
Installing, Configuring and Administering Windows XP Professional (70-270)

I am the only IT person in the company and have a computer science degree background so I'm not exactly fluent in network administration, but it's been 6 months and I am getting better.

My question is where should I start on working through the books? The company I work at are replacing 2 servers so i have been told I can have the old 2 to take home and 'mess about on' so they will be set up as a Windows 2003 Active Directory server and an Exchange server.

Thanks,
Adrian

 

[m4cc45]

Well I'm two off my MCSE and have done it a slightly different path to what you are looking at..

I went and orginally did an MCDST (which is exam 70-271 and exam 70-272) these were pretty easy and I did them with no revision (though I only just about passed) and are basically using Windows XP and Supporting Appplications on Windows XP (iirc).

This then knocks off one exam towards the MCSA so for an MCSA it's 70-270 then 70-290 and 70-291. Three more exams then gives you the MCSE. I'd personally do it in smaller chunks with goals (hence the path above).

For learning purposes I'd do what you have done - setup a domain, setup exchange then setup a client to connect to it.

Doing these kind of exams is really personal to the person doing it as each of us learns differently.


M.