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Exam
News
Exam 70-223 became
available
November 15, 2000.
Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam operate in medium to very
large computing environments that use the Windows 2000
Server operating system. They have a minimum of one
year's experience implementing and administering Windows
NT® clusters 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, network and storage hardware, desktop
management, Active Directory™ Services, TCP/IP
connectivity, RAID, SCSI and Fibre Channel storage, 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 administer clustering services
using Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Before
taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job
skills listed below.
| Configuring Windows
2000 Advanced Server for the Cluster Service
Installation |
| Configure and
troubleshoot the software components of a network
before an installation. Components include binding
protocols, IP, single point of failure, and network
infrastructure services. |
| Configure and
troubleshoot the physical components of a network
before an installation. Components include hardware,
crossover cables, network adapters, hubs, routers, and
switches. |
| Configure and
troubleshoot volumes before an installation. |
| Configure and
troubleshoot external storage subsystem before an
installation. Hardware includes SCSI, host adapters,
and the Fibre Channel device. |
| Installing,
Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Cluster Service |
Install and configure
the Cluster service software.
- Configure public and private networks for use by
a cluster.
- Configure the Cluster service parameters.
- Install and configure the quorum resource.
- Install and configure cluster storage.
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| Upgrade an operating
system on a cluster server. |
| Configure an
automated deployment of a cluster. |
| Verify the Cluster
service installation, and troubleshoot cluster storage
issues, SCSI configuration, name resolution, file
system configuration, and partition and physical disk
configuration. |
| Installing,
Configuring, and Troubleshooting Services and
Applications on a Cluster |
| Install, configure,
and troubleshoot file shares and distributed file
system (Dfs) on a cluster. |
| Configure and
troubleshoot print services for a cluster. |
Install, configure,
and troubleshoot applications and services on a
cluster.
- Install cluster-aware applications, including
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), DHCP,
and WINS.
- Create and configure resources and resource
groups for cluster-aware applications.
- Install cluster-unaware applications.
- Create and configure resources and resource
groups for cluster-unaware applications.
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Manage resources and
applications on a cluster.
- Administer combination file share resources.
- Configure combination file share resources.
- Manage file share permissions.
- Manage print queues.
- Perform a rolling upgrade on an application.
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| Configure and
troubleshoot resource dependencies and virtual
servers. |
| Troubleshoot
applications and services, including failed
applications, file and print services access,
registry, cluster logs, and Resource Monitor. |
| Managing Cluster
Resources |
| Configure and add
clustering resources by using Cluster service
command-line utilities, scripting, and the graphical
user interface (GUI). |
| Remove, replace,
evict, and add cluster nodes. |
| Configure advanced
resource properties, including general properties and
resource-specific properties. |
Manage and monitor
cluster storage.
- Add disk resources to a cluster.
- Replace failed disk resources.
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| Configure
administrative access to a cluster. |
| Implement load
balancing and failback for resource groups. |
| Troubleshooting,
Monitoring, and Optimizing Clustered Services |
| Optimize resource
groups for failover. |
Troubleshoot failure
on a cluster and the Cluster service.
- Repair a failed cluster.
- Repair the quorum disk.
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| Manage and optimize
cluster performance. |
Implement disaster
recovery methods.
- Back up and restore quorum data.
- Back up and restore cluster application data.
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Note: This preparation guide is subject to
change at any time without prior notice and at Microsoft's
sole discretion. Microsoft exams might include adaptive
testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does
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