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I know many of you out there right now are considering updating your SBS certification to SBS 2008.  Microsoft Learning have a great resource in the exam catalog (SBS catalog listing).  Primarily as they clearly describe what a successful pass looks like for an Windows Small Business Server 2008 technical specialist.  Below is the skill areas and their weighting you will be tested on.

Deploying Hardware and Software for SBS Servers. (10%)

  • Install SBS on servers.
  • Configure a second server.
  • Configure Internet connectivity.
  • Configure Microsoft Exchange.
  • Configure SBS fax settings.
  • Configure the network firewall.

Migrating to SBS 2008. (16%)

  • Prepare for migration.
  • Perform migration.
  • Verify migration.

Deploying Hardware and Software for Computers on the Network. (9%)

  • Prepare the computer.
  • Join computers to the domain.
  • Migrate local data.

Maintaining Systems and Services Availability. (16%)

  • Modify software update settings.
    • Customize Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) and patches.
  • Modify server storage.
  • Configure backup and recovery.
    • Volume shadow copy
    • Server recovery
    • Database recovery
    • Active Directory object recovery
  • Maintain SBS client access license (CAL) compliance.
  • Modify reports settings.
    • Configure monitoring and reports

Maintaining Remote Access. (10%)

  • Modify Remote Web Workplace (RWW).
  • Modify RAS.
    • User permissions

Maintaining Users and Computers. (11%)

  • Modify users.
    • Create, edit, and delete users
  • Modify groups.
    • Create, edit, and delete groups
  • Modify user roles.
    • Create, edit, and delete roles

Maintaining Collaboration. (11%)

  • Create new Microsoft SharePoint sites.
  • Modify site access.
    • Permissions
  • Modify shared folders.
  • Modify Web folder settings.

Maintaining Messaging. (17%)

  • Modify user messaging settings.
    • Modify mailbox permissions
    • Add e-mail aliases to user accounts
    • Modify user distribution groups
  • Configure e-mail connectors.
    • Configure SMTP connectors
    • Configure POP3 connector
  • Configure mobile device settings.
  • Configure Microsoft Outlook settings.
    • RPC over HTTP (Outlook Anywhere)

Having worked very closely with the Microsoft Learning team on this project, I’m really proud at the level we were able to achieve with this exam.  Good luck and happy studying.