MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2

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The MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2 https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/mcitp-certification.aspx certifies one's expertise on Microsoft Virtualization using Hyper-V R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2. It comprises 2 parts: The Desktop Virtualization and Server Virtualization exams as well as the expertise on administration of Virtualization solution using Microsoft Hypervisor technology.

3 exams that make up this certification are:

Exam 70-669 Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization, https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-669, with the following skills being measured:

  • Deploying and Managing an Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Environment
  • Deploying and Managing a Presentation Virtualization Environment
  • Deploying and Managing an Application Virtualization (App-V) Environment
  • Managing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Environment

Some good learning resources for this exam are MOC (Microsoft Official Curriculum) Course  10324A: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization (5 Days) and a Microsoft E-Learning Course 10324AE: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization (15 Hours)

Exam 70-693 Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator, https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-693, with the following skills being measured:

  • Designing a Virtualization Strategy
  • Designing the Physical and Virtual Infrastructure
  • Designing a Highly Available Virtual Environment
  • Designing a Deployment Strategy
  • Designing a Management Strategy

Exam 70-659 Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization, https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-659, with the following skills being measured:

  • Installing and Configuring Host and Parent Settings
  • Configuring Child Settings
  • Managing and Monitoring Virtual Environments
  • Ensuring High Availability and Recoverability
  • Performing Migration
  • Configuring Remote Desktop (RD) Role Services Infrastructure

Official MOC learning and course topics for this exam is Course 10215A: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization (5 Days). There is also a Microsoft E-Learning course 10215AE: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization (15 Hours) on it.

Alternately, candidate can take Exam 70-652 Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring in place of 70-659, which has the following skills to be measured:

  • Installing Hyper-V
  • Configuring and Optimizing Hyper-V
  • Deploying Virtual Machines
  • Managing and Monitoring Virtual Machines

There is a Microsoft E-Learning course for this exam named COurse 6319BE: Configuring Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 (10 Hours), and MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-652): Configuring Windows Server Virtualization is a good book for this exam.

Additional resources:

Ken Sim, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Virtualization, Private Cloud & Windows Server 2012

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