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Microsoft 070-246 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 |
| Exam Number: | 70-246 |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD (may vary by region) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 (approx.) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired (no longer active exam) |
| Exam Duration: | 120-150 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSA: Windows Server 2012 Microsoft System Center certifications MCSE: Private Cloud |
| Available Languages: | French, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, English, German |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Exam Format: | Case studies, Drag and drop, Best answer, Multiple choice |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Certification Overview Microsoft Learn |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Certification Exams (Pearson VUE) |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Available via Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctored exams (where applicable). |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended experience with Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012 components (SCOM, SCSM, Orchestrator), and virtualization concepts. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/ |
Microsoft 070-246 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Private cloud infrastructure management | - Configuration and compliance
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| Topic 2: Monitoring and maintaining a private cloud | - Configure System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
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| Topic 3: Service management in private cloud | - Automation and orchestration
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Microsoft 070-246 Exam: FAQ for Serious Candidates
Microsoft Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 is an official Microsoft exam, listed under exam code 070-246. A passing result earns you the MCSE: Private Cloud (legacy) / System Center 2012 certification track certification at the Professional level. It also ties into MCSE: Private Cloud, MCSA: Windows Server 2012, Microsoft System Center certifications, extending its value across your certification roadmap. Employers read this credential as verified competence, which is why it keeps appearing in job requirements.
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Passing Microsoft Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 requires 700 / 1000, and the official registration fee is $165 USD (may vary by region). Retakes charge the full $165 USD (may vary by region) again, which is why experienced candidates treat preparation as the cheaper exam fee. Verify your readiness with repeated ActualPDF practice scores above the requirement before you commit to a date.
Recommended experience with Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012 components (SCOM, SCSM, Orchestrator), and virtualization concepts.
Requirements evolve, so confirm the current conditions before registering on the official exam page.
Registration for Microsoft Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 goes through the official channels listed here.
When you schedule, note that the exam is delivered Available via Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctored exams (where applicable)..
Microsoft recommends the following training for Microsoft Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 candidates.
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The Microsoft Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 syllabus spans 3 domains, led by Monitoring and maintaining a private cloud, Service management in private cloud, and Private cloud infrastructure management. The complete topic list is published above; candidates who study the map first rarely get lost later.
Microsoft Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Sample Questions:
You have a System Center 2012 Operations Manager infrastructure.
You have a line-of-business web application named App1. App1 stores its information in a dedicated Microsoft SQL Server database. Your company defines a service level agreement (SLA) for App1 of at least 98 percent
uptime.
You need to implement a solution that measures the availability of App1.
You create a distributed application for App1.
What should you create next?
- A. A monitor
- B. A Monitor state SLO
- C. A Collection rule SLO
- D. A rule
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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HOTSPOT
You have a System Center 2012 R2 infrastructure that contains three servers. The servers are configured as shown in the following table.
You need to create a self-service request offering that will allow users to provision new virtual machines.
On which server should you perform each of the following actions? To answer, select the appropriate server for each action in the answer area.

Correct Answer:

HOTSPOT
You need to create a Service Level Tracking object to meet the requirements for monitoring the SLA for App1.
How should you configure the Service Level Tracking object? (To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.)
Correct Answer:

Your company has a private cloud that is managed by using a System Center 2012 Operations Manager infrastructure.
You have a distributed application named App1. App1 has the following service level objectives (SLOs):
- At least 99.9 percent uptime
- No more than 85 percent average CPU utilization
You need to add the SLOs that monitor the required information to Service Level Tracking.
Which SLO or SLOs should you add? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose all that apply.)
- A. Monitor state SLO - Security
- B. Monitor state SLO - Performance
- C. Collection rule SLO
- D. Monitor state SLO - Availability
- E. Monitor state SLO - Configuration
Correct Answer: C,D 🗳️
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Your company has a private cloud that is managed by using a System Center 2012 infrastructure.
The network contains a Service Manager infrastructure.
The company implements a service level agreement (SLA) for the private cloud.
You need to recommend an escalation notification solution for when an SLA warning threshold is exceeded.
What should you include in the recommendation?
- A. A subscription
- B. A monitor
- C. A Desired Configuration Management Event Workflow Configuration
- D. An incident event workflow
- E. A rule
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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