MCSM-Communication
ABOUT THE COURSE
The pinnacle of professional distinction
Validate your ability to help an organization reduce risks, improve effectiveness, and increase efficiency in designing and delivering unified communications solutions. Specifically, you’ll demonstrate your skill at implementing enterprise voice solutions using SIP, PBX integration, instant messaging, on-premises audio and video conferencing, application sharing, and mobile access.
Earning an MCSM: Communication certification will qualify you for a position as a network architect, information system manager, or network designer.
This MCSM certification requires that you show continued ability to perform in your chosen solution area by completing a recertification exam every three years
To be eligible for the MCSM: Communication certification, you’ll need the following:
Hands-on experience in planning, installing, configuring, customizing, and troubleshooting Microsoft Lync Server 2013 (or equivalent experience)
A thorough understanding of Microsoft Lync Server 2013 design and architecture
The ability to communicate in fluent English
A thorough understanding of Active Directory, Domain Name System (DNS), traditional telephony concepts, VoIP, and other core network services related to Lync Server
The duration for MCSM Communication is:
Certificate
Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
Skills 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.
Who should take this exam?
This exam is part one of a series of three exams that test the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core 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.
Exam 70-411: Administering Windows Server 2012
Skills 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.Who should take this exam?
This exam is part two of a series of three exams that test the skills and knowledge necessary to administer a Windows 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.
Exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
Skills 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.Who should take this exam?This exam is part three of a series of three exams that test the skills and knowledge necessary to administer a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an enterprise environment. Passing this exam validates a candidate’s ability to perform the advanced configuring tasks required to deploy, manage, and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as fault tolerance, certificate services, and identity federation. 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.
Exam 70-336: Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Skills 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.
Plan and Design a Lync Topology (25-30 percent)
Plan and Design Lync Features (25-30 percent)
Deploy and Configure Lync (20-25 percent)
Manage Operations and Data Resiliency for Lync (25-30 percent)
Exam 70-337: Enterprise Voice & Online Services with Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Skills 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.
Design Enterprise Voice (27 percent)
Design and Configure Network Services (26 percent)
Configure Enterprise Voice (26 percent)
Plan and Configure a Lync Online Hybrid Solution (21 percent)
Deliverables
Topics Covered
| Module 01: | Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2012 |
| Module 02: | Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services |
| Module 03: | Managing Active Directory Domain Services Objects |
| Module 04: | Automating Active Directory Domain Services Administration |
| Module 05: | Implementing IPv4 |
| Module 06: | Implementing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| Module 07: | AMAZON VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUD (VPC) |
| Module 08: | Implementing Domain Name System |
| Module 09: | Implementing IPv6 |
| Module 10: | Implementing Local Storage |
| Module 11: | Implementing File and Print Services |
| Module 12: | Implementing Group Policy |
| Module 13: | Securing Windows Servers Using Group Policy Objects |
| Module 14: | Implementing Server Virtualization with Hyper-V |
| Module 01: | Deploying and Maintaining Server Images |
| Module 02: | Configuring and Troubleshooting Domain Name System |
| Module 03: | Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services |
| Module 04: | Managing User and Service Accounts |
| Module 05: | Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure |
| Module 06: | Managing User Desktops with Group Policy |
| Module 07: | Configuring and Troubleshooting Remote Access |
| Module 08: | Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role |
| Module 09: | Implementing Network Access Protection |
| Module 10: | Optimizing File Services |
| Module 11: | Configuring Encryption and Advanced Auditing |
| Module 12: | Implementing Update Management |
| Module 13: | Monitoring Windows Server 2012 |
| Module 01: | Implementing Advanced Network Services |
| Module 02: | Implementing Advanced File Services |
| Module 03: | Implementing Dynamic Access Control |
| Module 04: | Implementing Distributed Active Directory Domain Services Deployments |
| Module 05: | Implementing Active Directory Domain Services Sites and Replication |
| Module 06: | Implementing Active Directory Certificate Services |
| Module 07: | Implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services |
| Module 08: | Implementing Active Directory Federation Services |
| Module 09: | Implementing Network Load Balancing |
| Module 10: | Implementing Failover Clustering |
| Module 11: | Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V |
| Module 12: | Implementing Disaster Recovery |
| Module 01: | Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 |
| Module 02: | Planning and Configuring Mailbox Servers |
| Module 03: | Managing Recipient Objects |
| Module 04: | Planning and Deploying Client Access Servers |
| Module 05: | Planning and Configuring Messaging Client Connectivity |
| Module 06: | Planning and Configuring Message Transport |
| Module 07: | Planning and Implementing High Availability |
| Module 08: | Planning and Implementing Disaster Recovery |
| Module 09: | Planning and Configuring Message Security Options |
| Module 10: | Planning and Configuring Administrative Security and Auditing |
| Module 11: | Monitoring and Troubleshooting Exchange Server 2013 |
| Module 01: | Overview of Exchange Server 2013 Unified Messaging |
| Module 02: | Designing and implementing Exchange Server 2013 Unified Messaging |
| Module 03: | Designing and implementing site resiliency |
| Module 04: | Planning virtualization for Exchange Server 2013 |
| Module 05: | Designing and implementing message transport security |
| Module 06: | Designing and implementing message retention |
| Module 07: | Designing and implementing messaging compliance |
| Module 08: | Designing and implementing administrative security and auditing |
| Module 09: | Managing Exchange Server 2013 with Exchange Management Shell |
| Module 10: | Designing and implementing integration with Exchange Online |
| Module 11: | Designing and implementing messaging coexistence |
| Module 11: | Designing and implementing Exchange Server migrations and upgrades |