MCSA COURSE
MCSA 2008 (Associate)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate looks at configuring and supporting an Active Directory environment using Windows Server 2008. In order to obtain this certification you need to pass the following 3 exams.
70-640 Active Directory
70-642 Network Infrastructure
70-646 Server Administrator
If you want to update an MCSA 2008 to an MCSA in 2012 you can sit the 417 exam which is available to 31th July 2014. For these reasons, if you have already passed exams for MCSA 2008, it may be worth your time completing the MCSA 2008 and upgrading rather than starting again on the MCSA 2012 certification.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-windows-server-2008-MCSA.aspx
MCSA 2012 (Associate)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate 2012 is aimed at supporting Windows Server 2012. In order to obtain this certification you need to complete 3 exams listed below.
410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
411 Administering Windows Server 2012
412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-windows-server-MCSA.aspx
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate looks at configuring and supporting an Active Directory environment using Windows Server 2008. In order to obtain this certification you need to pass the following 3 exams.
70-640 Active Directory
70-642 Network Infrastructure
70-646 Server Administrator
If you want to update an MCSA 2008 to an MCSA in 2012 you can sit the 417 exam which is available to 31th July 2014. For these reasons, if you have already passed exams for MCSA 2008, it may be worth your time completing the MCSA 2008 and upgrading rather than starting again on the MCSA 2012 certification.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-windows-server-2008-MCSA.aspx
MCSA 2012 (Associate)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate 2012 is aimed at supporting Windows Server 2012. In order to obtain this certification you need to complete 3 exams listed below.
410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
411 Administering Windows Server 2012
412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-windows-server-MCSA.aspx
