Microsoft 70-620 Exam

This Technical Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring, became available in January 2007. This exam is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese [Simplified], Chinese [Traditional], French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.Audience Profile
Candidates for Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring, should have at least one year of experience in the IT field. They typically provide phone support at the tier-1 or tier-2 level in a wide range of environments, including retail stores and the medium-sized organization or enterprise environment.

Candidates should have experience resolving issues concerning network connectivity, desktop operating systems, security, and applications. Their experience should also include addressing logon problems, performing password resets, and resolving most issues with desktop applications.
Credit Toward Certification
When you pass Exam 70-620: TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Vista, Configuration
Exam 70-620: TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Consumer Support Technician
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Support Technician
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator

A Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) can use Exam 70-621: PRO: Upgrading Your MCDST Certification to MCITP Enterprise Support as credit for certifications that list Exam 70-620 as a required or elective exam.
Learn more about Exam 70-621: PRO: Upgrading Your MCDST Certification to MCITP Enterprise Support

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Test 101: Virtualization Technical Support for AIX and Linux

Planning (34%)
Using tools (e.g. System Planning Tool and performance tools) to determine adapter requirements and placement.
Determine provisioning requirements(e.g. VIO, NFS, SAN, Networking, VLAN trunking, IVE/HEA and virtual Ethernet).
Determine availability requirements (e.g. Multipathing, redundant adapters, storage).
Console considerations and capabilities (IVM, HMC).
Create system documentation (gathering from installed systems, creating design plans with drawer and I/O placement).
Determine requirements for Application and Partition mobility.
Determine which PowerVM capabilities and options are required.
Implementation (33%)

Test information:
Number of questions: 52
Time allowed in minutes: 75
Required passing score: 61%
Test languages: English

Define LPARs (including using HMC/IVM).
Configure VIO servers and clients (including IVM).
Connect to storage (e.g. disk, tape, oem drivers, etc).
Connect to and configure networking (including external networks, virtual Ethernet, IVE/HEA, and implementing IVE).
Use other HMC Interfaces (profile management, firewall management, etc).
Ongoing Support (33%)

Diagnose and troubleshoot problems
Collect and analyze performance data.
Use DLPAR.
Install and update VIOS code.
Install or upgrade (OS, I/O cards).
Perform mobility tasks (Application mobility, Partition mobility).

The exam information about CCNP

The Composite exam (642-892) is the quickest way for currently certified Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNP®) and Cisco Certified Design Professionals (CCDP®) to obtain recertification. The exam tests skills and knowledge pertaining to the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Building Cisco Managed Switched Networks (BCMSN) courses. Composite may be taken to recertify CCNP and CCDP certifications; it may also be taken in place of the BSCI and BCMSN exams required for CCNP and CCDP certifications. Candidates must successfully pass both routing and switching subsections of the Composite exam to successfully pass the exam.

Exam Topics
The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Implement EIGRP operations
Explain the functions and operations of EIGRP (e.g., DUAL)
Configure EIGRP routing. (e.g., Stub Routing, authentication, etc.)
Verify or troubleshoot EIGRP routing configurations
Implement multi-area OSPF operations
Explain the functions and operations of multiarea OSPF
Configure multiarea OSPF routing. (e.g., Stub, NSSA, authentication, etc.)
Verify or troubleshoot multiarea OSPF routing configurations
Describe integrated IS-IS
Describe the features and benefits of integrated IS-IS
Configure and verify integrated IS-IS
Implement Cisco IOS routing features
Describe, configure or verify route redistribution between IP routing IGPs. (e.g., route-maps, default routes, etc.)
Describe, configure or verify route filtering (i.e., distribute-lists and passive interfaces)
Describe and configure DHCP services (e.g., Server, Client, IP helper address, etc.)
Implement BGP for enterprise ISP connectivity
Describe the functions and operations of BGP
Configure or verify BGP operation in a non-transit AS (e.g., authentication)
Configure BGP path selection. (i.e., Local Preference, AS Path, Weight or MED attributes)
Implement multicast forwarding
Describe IP Multicast (e.g., Layer-3 to Layer-2 mapping, IGMP, etc.)
Describe, configure, or verify IP multicast routing (i.e., PIM Sparse-Dense Mode)
Implement IPv6
Describe IPv6 addressing operations
Describe IPv6 interoperation with IPv4
Describe, configure or verify OSPF routing with IPv6 addressing
Implement VLANs
Explain the functions of VLANs in a hierarchical network
Configure VLANs (e.g., Native, Default, Static and Access)
Explain and configure VLAN trunking (i.e., IEEE 802.1Q and ISL)
Explain and configure VTP
Verify or troubleshoot VLAN configurations
Conduct the operation of Spanning Tree protocols in a hierarchical network
Explain the functions and operations of the Spanning Tree protocols (i.e., RSTP, PVRST, MISTP)
Configure RSTP (PVRST) and MISTP
” Describe and configure STP security mechanisms (i.e., BPDU Guard, BPDU Filtering, Root Guard)
Configure and Verify UDLD and Loop Guard
Verify or troubleshoot Spanning Tree protocol operations
Configure and verify link aggregation using PAgP or LACP
Implement Inter-VLAN routing
Explain and configure Inter-VLAN routing (i.e., SVI and routed ports)
Explain and enable CEF operation
Verify or troubleshoot InterVLAN routing configurations