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Microsoft 070-980 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Recertification for MCSE: Server Infrastructure (Upgrade: Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012) |
| Exam Number: | 70-980 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired (MCSE Server Infrastructure certification track is no longer active) |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 (varies by country) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Available Languages: | German, English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, French |
| Exam Format: | Drag and Drop, Best Answer, Case Studies, Multiple Choice |
| Related Certifications: | MCSA: Windows Server 2012 MCSE: Server Infrastructure |
| Passing Score: | 700 (on a scale of 1000) |
| Recommended Training: | Windows Server 2012 documentation Microsoft Learn Windows Server training paths |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Microsoft Exams Registration Microsoft Learn Certification Page |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam delivered via Pearson VUE (online or authorized testing center) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended prerequisite: MCSA: Windows Server 2012 or equivalent knowledge of Windows Server 2008/2012 administration |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/exams/70-980 |
Microsoft 070-980 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Install and configure Windows Server | - Post-installation configuration tasks - Deploying and upgrading Windows Server - Server role installation and configuration |
| Configure server roles and features | - Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) - File and storage services - DNS and DHCP services |
| Configure network services and infrastructure | - Remote access and VPN - IP address management and configuration - Network policies and access services |
| Configure Hyper-V and virtualization | - Virtual machine creation and management - Virtual networking configuration - Resource optimization and migration |
| Configure high availability and monitoring | - Backup and recovery strategies - Performance monitoring and troubleshooting - Failover clustering |
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Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Server Infrastructure Sample Questions:
You manage a Hyper-V 2012 cluster by using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1. You need to ensure high availability for business-critical virtual machines (VMs) that host business-critical SQL Server databases.
Solution: You create an availability set and place each business-critical VM in the set.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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You deploy an Active Directory domain named contoso.com to the network. The domain is configured as an Active
Directory-integrated zone. All domain controllers run Windows Server 2012 and are DNS servers.
You plan to deploy a child domain named operations.contoso.com.
You need to recommend changes to the DNS infrastructure to ensure that users in the operations department can access the servers in the contoso.com domain.
What should you include in the recommendation?
- A. A zone delegation for _msdcs.contoso.com
- B. Changes to the replication scope of operations.contoso.com
- C. Changes to the replication scope of _msdcs.contoso.com
- D. Changes to the replication scope of contoso.com
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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HOTSPOT
You need to implement App1.
How should you configure the locations? To answer, select the appropriate option from each list in the answer area.
Correct Answer:
This should be Cluster3 and use CSV on the Hyper-V Host.
App1 must support dynamic quorum which is a 2012R2 feature. Cluster1 is again 2012.
Your network contains an Active Directory forest that has three domains. All domain controllers run Windows Server
2012.
You need to recommend a solution to control which attributes are replicated to global catalog servers in the forest.
What should you include in the recommendation?
- A. application directory partitions.
- B. constrained delegation.
- C. the filtered attribute set.
- D. the partial attribute set.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains 10 sites. The sites are located in different cities and connect to each other by using low-latency WAN links.
In each site, you plan to implement Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and to deploy multiple servers.
You need to recommend which Configuration Manager component must be deployed to each site for the planned deployment.
What should you include in the recommendation?
More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.
- A. A secondary site server that has all of the Configuration Manager roles installed
- B. A software update point
- C. A management point
- D. A distribution group point
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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