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Exam News
Exam 70-217 became available June 29, 2000.
Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam operate in medium to very large
computing environments that use the Windows 2000 network
operating system. They have a minimum of one year's experience
implementing and administering network operating systems in
environments that have the following characteristics:
- Supported users range from 200-26,000+.
- Physical locations range from 5-150+.
- Typical network services and applications include file and
print, database, messaging, proxy server or firewall, dial-in
server, desktop management, and Web hosting.
- Connectivity needs include connecting individual offices
and users at remote locations to the corporate network and
connecting corporate networks to the Internet.
Skills Being Measured
This certification exam measures your ability to install,
configure, and troubleshoot the Windows 2000 Active Directory™
components, DNS for Active Directory, and Active Directory
security solutions. In addition, this test measures the skills
required to manage, monitor, and optimize the desktop
environment by using Group Policy. Before taking the exam, you
should be proficient in the job skills listed below.
| Installing
and Configuring Active Directory |
Install forests, trees, and
domains.
- Automate domain controller installation.
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| Create sites, subnets, site
links, and connection objects. |
| Configure server objects.
Considerations include site membership and global catalog
designation. |
| Transfer operations master
roles. |
| Verify and troubleshoot
Active Directory installation. |
| Implement an organizational
unit (OU) structure. |
| Installing,
Configuring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting DNS
for Active Directory |
Install and configure DNS
for Active Directory.
- Integrate Active Directory DNS zones with existing DNS
infrastructure.
- Configure zones for dynamic updates and
security-enhanced dynamic updates.
- Create and configure DNS records.
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| Manage, monitor, and
troubleshoot DNS. |
| Configuring,
Managing, Monitoring, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting Change
and Configuration Management |
Implement and troubleshoot
Group Policy.
- Create and modify a Group Policy object (GPO).
- Link to an existing GPO.
- Delegate administrative control of Group Policy.
- Configure Group Policy options.
- Filter Group Policy settings by using security groups.
- Modify Group Policy prioritization.
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| Manage and troubleshoot
user environments by using Group Policy. |
| Install, configure, manage,
and troubleshoot software by using Group Policy. |
| Manage network
configuration by using Group Policy. |
Configure Active Directory
to support Remote Installation Services (RIS).
- Configure RIS options to support remote installations.
- Configure RIS security.
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| Managing,
Monitoring, and Optimizing the Components of Active
Directory |
Manage Active Directory
objects.
- Move Active Directory objects.
- Publish resources in Active Directory.
- Locate objects in Active Directory.
- Create and manage objects manually or by using
scripting.
- Control access to Active Directory objects.
- Delegate administrative control of objects in Active
Directory.
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| Monitor, optimize, and
troubleshoot Active Directory performance and replication. |
Back up and restore Active
Directory.
- Perform an authoritative and a nonauthoritative
restore of Active Directory.
- Recover from a system failure.
- Seize operations master roles.
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| Configuring,
Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Security in a
Directory Services Infrastructure |
| Apply security policies by
using Group Policy. |
| Create, analyze, and modify
security configurations by using the Security Configuration
and Analysis snap-in and the Security Templates snap-in. |
| Implement an audit policy. |
| Monitor and analyze
security events. |
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