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Microsoft 070-417 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 |
| Exam Number: | 70-417 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSE: Core Infrastructure MCSA: Windows Server 2012 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired (no longer available) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Case studies, Multiple response, Active screen, Drag and drop, Multiple choice |
| Available Languages: | English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Passing Score: | 700 (on a 1000 scale) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 (approx.) |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 (varies by region) |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Learn - Windows Server training Windows Server documentation |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Certification Exam Registration Pearson VUE Microsoft Exams |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Delivered via Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctored exam |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended experience with Windows Server 2008/2012 and prior MCSA exams (70-410, 70-411, 70-412) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/70-417 |
Microsoft 070-417 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Deploying and Managing Server Infrastructure | - Configure core server services
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| Topic 2: Storage and Virtualization | - Storage solutions
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| Topic 3: Active Directory and Identity Services | - Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
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| Topic 4: Network Services and Infrastructure | - Remote access and connectivity
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| Topic 5: Migration and Upgrade | - Server migration scenarios
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Microsoft 070-417 Exam: What Candidates Want to Know
Microsoft Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 is an official Microsoft certification exam, registered under the code 070-417. Passing it awards the MCSA Windows Server 2012 certification, a credential at the Professional level. It also connects to MCSA: Windows Server 2012, MCSE: Core Infrastructure. The exam is demanding by design, and that difficulty is precisely what makes the credential meaningful for career development.
The Microsoft Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 exam presents 40-60 (approx.) questions within 120 minutes. That is a brisk pace, and the candidates who handle it best are the ones who rehearsed it. Use the ActualPDF engine for full timed simulations, practice flagging and returning, and arrive on exam day with a pacing strategy already proven.
Passing Microsoft Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 takes 700 (on a 1000 scale), and official registration costs USD 165 (varies by region). Retakes bill the full USD 165 (varies by region) again, so preparation is the least expensive insurance available. Let your ActualPDF practice scores guide the timing: book when you clear the requirement consistently, not occasionally.
Recommended experience with Windows Server 2008/2012 and prior MCSA exams (70-410, 70-411, 70-412)
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Microsoft Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 is organized into 5 official domains. The most heavily weighted are Active Directory and Identity Services, Network Services and Infrastructure, and Migration and Upgrade. The full breakdown appears above on this page; study the weightings and your preparation priorities set themselves.
Microsoft Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 Sample Questions:
HOTSPOT
Your network contains an Active Directory forest.
You implement Dynamic Access Control in the forest.
You have the claim types shown in the Claim Types exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)
The properties of a user named User1 are configured as shown in the User1 exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)
The output of Whoami /claims for a user named User2 is shown in the Whoami exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)
Select Yes if the statement can be shown to be true based on the available information; otherwise select No. Each
correct selection is worth one point.
Your network contains one Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains 10 domain controllers
and a read-only domain controller (RODC) named RODC01.
You plan to replace a domain controller named DC1. DC1 has the schema operations master role.
You need to transfer the schema master role to another domain controller named DC10 before you remove Active
Directory from DC1.
Which tool should you use?
- A. the Set-ADDomain cmdlet
- B. the dsmgmt command
- C. the dsadd command
- D. the dsamain command
- E. the Set-ADForest cmdlet
- F. the Install-ADDSDomain cmdlet
- G. the ntdsutil command
- H. the net user command
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DRAG DROP
Your network contains a single Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains an Active Directory
site named Site1 and an organizational unit (OU) named OU1.
The domain contains a client computer named Client1 that is located in OU1 and Site1.
You create five Group Policy objects (GPO). The GPOs are configured as shown in the following table.
You need to identify in which order the GPOs will be applied to Client1.
In which order should you arrange the listed GPOs?
To answer, move all GPOs from the list of GPOs to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
GPO3 (linked to site)
GPO1 (linked to domain)
GPO4 (linked to domain - enforced)
GPO2 (linked to OU)
GPO5 (linked to OU - enforced)
Your network contains a Hyper-V host named Hyperv1. Hyperv1 runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
Hyperv1 hosts four virtual machines named VM1, VM2, VM3, and VM4. All of the virtual machines run Windows
Server 2008 R2.
You need to view the amount of memory resources and processor resources that VM4 currently uses.
Which tool should you use on Hyperv1?
- A. Resource Monitor
- B. Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM)
- C. Task Manager
- D. Hyper-V Manager
Your network contains a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012. Server1 has the Hyper-V server role
installed.Server1 hosts four virtual machines named VM1, VM2, VM3, and VM4.
Server1 is configured as shown in the following table.
You need to ensure that VM1 can use more CPU time than the other virtual machines when the CPUs on Server1 are
under a heavy load.
What should you configure?
- A. Processor Compatibility
- B. The VLAN ID
- C. Resource control
- D. Port mirroring
- E. Resource metering
- F. Integration Services
- G. Single-root I/O virtualization
- H. Virtual Machine Chimney
- I. Automatic Start Action
- J. NUMA topology
- K. The startup order
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