And perhaps most significantly, "Exchange isn't done until service pack one". Exchange at RTM is the basic functionality required. Exchange at SP1 is the designed functionality for the (major) version.
From: Steve Goodman [mailto:st...@stevieg.org] Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:15 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Study Materials for Exam 70-662 and 70-663 To be fair, a bit of time passes between writers handing in first drafts and going through the reviewing process, all the way to final drafts and onto printing of a book. It's feasible that DAC questions were added in the post-SP1 round of exam questions after the authors had written 70-662 book. Nothing beats the hands on knowledge IMHO and if I am interviewing someone for Exchange the questions will not be anything like the exam type. They won't be harder per-se though. All in all the MCITPs aren't hard and represent the most basic level of training on the product. I did my Lync MCITP recently after about a year's on/off experience and still consider myself a beginner in the subject. My 'guide' was the MS Learning exam overview and Technet, along with setting up my own lab. Steve Sent from my iPhone On 24 Jun 2012, at 17:32, "John Matteson" <john.matte...@gmail.com<mailto:john.matte...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Steve: Looks like I'll have to put a comment into MS Press about their 70-662 Self-paced training manual, which was copyrighted in 2011. The authors do not make any mention at all of DAC. John M. From: Steve Goodman [mailto:st...@stevieg.org]<mailto:[mailto:st...@stevieg.org]> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 11:10 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Study Materials for Exam 70-662 and 70-663 DAC is from RTM. The change in SP1 was to allow 2 node DAGs to use DAC instead of 3 nodes minimum. For each service pack, there should be a 'what's new' TechNet article that summarises new features, or changes to features in the product. It's definately worth checking those articles simply to make sure you've got the right info. A book based on RTM could have outdated information, for example. Steve Sent from my iPhone On 24 Jun 2012, at 15:31, "John Matteson" <john.matte...@gmail.com<mailto:john.matte...@gmail.com>> wrote: Other than for Virtual Labs, I haven't touched 2010, so I'm not sure if DAC is SP1 or SP2. I'm assuming that DAC is SP2 since the library file at TECHNET indicates the "Understanding Datacenter Activation Coordination Mode" entry applies to Exchange Server 2010 SP2. And yes, I'm sure people will wonder why I'm going for a 2010 cert when I haven't touched the real thing. I've got a lot of experience with Exchange, from 4.0 early adopter to 2003 and need the 2010 cert to get a job. According to the people who do the hiring, my MCP for Exchange 5.5 won't cut it. John M. From: Steve Goodman [mailto:st...@stevieg.org]<mailto:[mailto:st...@stevieg.org]> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 10:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Study Materials for Exam 70-662 and 70-663 I took the tests a long time ago in beta, and found the level of content is more than enough to get you through, certainly if you know Exchange 2007 well. I know the test was updated for SP1, but wasn't aware of SP2 specific questions. DAC wasn't an SP2 addition. If it has it will be worth knowing the changes in SP2 for example both methods of Hybrid Config (though not sure if that's even covered, I think it's only in the Office 365 equivalents). But as regards DAC it is most certainly going to be SP1+ supported scenarios rather than RTM. Sent from my iPhone On 24 Jun 2012, at 14:58, "John Matteson" <john.matte...@gmail.com<mailto:john.matte...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Damien: I'm assuming you mean Jim McBee's book? He's a good writer, wore out one of his books when I was running an Exchange 2000 service for a company. And I will disagree with you, the test covers SP2 as well. I got nailed by a question for Datacenter Activation Coordination Mode. It popped up and I'm like "What the...???" Had absolutely no clue about it. The test material I'd been using was limited to SP1. John M. From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu]<mailto:[mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu]> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 3:47 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Study Materials for Exam 70-662 and 70-663 I just took the 662 test on Wednesday and it was just SP1, so less worry there. I used the Sybex book on Exchange 2010 as it covered both sets of material. -------------------------- Sent using BlackBerry From: John Matteson [mailto:john.matte...@gmail.com]<mailto:[mailto:john.matte...@gmail.com]> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:22 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>> Subject: Study Materials for Exam 70-662 and 70-663 Good afternoon to you all: I was wondering if any of the list members had suggestions for study material for the Exchange 2010 exams. A lot of what I find on TechNet seems to be mid-level (20,000 foot overview) but really doesn't get down into the nuts and bolts of configuring 2010. The MSPress book is okay, but covers only SP1, while the test covers SP2. All help would be appreciated. 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