Exam Profile MCTS 70-638: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring

Date: Oct 2, 2012

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This article profiles the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring exam (MCTS 70-638), which satisfies the requirements for MCTS: Office Communications Server 2007, Configuration certification. Pearson IT Certification provides a variety of exam preparation tools to help our customers in their quest for certification. As part of our service to you, we have developed this Exam Profile series. Each profile is developed based on the testing experience of one of our trainers or authors. You won’t get exact questions or answers, but you will get a real feel for the exam. Each profile describes question forms, trouble spots, hints for exam preparation, and recommendations for additional study resources. Find out what you can expect to see on the exam and how you can better prepare for it.

The 70-638 exam is meant to be taken by IT professionals who have a minimum of one year of experience using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 or Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and related technologies. In addition, candidates should have experience using and configuring Active Directory and network infrastructure components that support the deployment and ongoing management of Office Communications Server 2007 versions.

After you pass Exam 70-638, TS: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Office Communications Server 2007, Configuration certification.

Microsoft Office 70-638: TS: Communications Server 2007, Configuring exam counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

Exam Details

Trouble Spots

Trouble Spots

As with any exam, it will vary from person to person as to what is deemed to be difficult. Be sure you are familiar with each of the topics in the Exam Objectives listed in the section below.

Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 is available only in a 64-bit edition, which requires 64-bit hardware and the 64-bit edition of Windows Server. Client computers are not required to have 64-bit hardware or software. All server roles of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition require one of the following operating systems:

There are some new AD requirements prior to deploying OCS 2007 R2:

If Internet Information Services (IIS) is not already installed, you will receive a message telling you that Certificate Services Web Enrollment Support will be unavailable until IIS is installed.

You must configure Windows Firewall to enable the remote administration exception in order to deploy or administer Office Communications Server 2007 R2 while Windows Firewall is running. To remotely administer or deploy the Web Components Server, you must also add Inetinfo.exe to the Windows Firewall exceptions list.

As a best practice, you should take regular, periodic snapshots throughout the day and perform a full backup every 24 hours. If you use the simple recovery model, databases can be recovered to the point of the last backup. Microsoft recommends the following concerning backups of OCS:

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition stores data in SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005 with SP2 databases, as well as in specific file shares. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition stores data in SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with SP2 databases, as well as in specific file shares.

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 allows several different clients to be installed. Some of the available clients are Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 (MOC), Live Meeting, Group Chat, also add-in for Outlook. Communicator can be installed in several different ways, such as: using MSI switches in silent mode, logon script, and/or using software distribution system such as System Center Configuration Manager or Altiris.

Preparation Hints

Review the Exam Objectives below and make sure that you are familiar with them. The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring exam is designed for those who have experience in this environment. Always check the Microsoft site for the specific exam you are going to take. In this instance, the site is http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-638.

There are many web sites and blogs that can help you to research topics, but be careful to fully research the information you read. It is not advisable to try to find sites that list questions and answers for several reasons. First, you don’t know if you will be asked a specific question and second, the answers given in a blog may be inaccurate and third, you need to understand the information to adequately prepare.

When taking the exam, read each question carefully. Microsoft is notorious for adding a lot of unneeded information in their questions. Make sure that when you click on a choice, that it is really marked. Be careful clicking anywhere on the screen. I found that by inadvertently clicking near the scroll bar on the right of the screen, I actually changed an answer. You get a single piece of paper and a marker for writing. You can use a small amount of time before you even start the exam to make notes once you enter the test area. Sometimes there is even a questionnaire at the beginning of the test that does not count against your test time. You can even use this time to write down notes, facts, tables or other information by taking your time between answers.

Recommended Study Resources

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit by Rui Maximo, Rick Kingslan, Rajesh Ramanathan and Nirav Kamdar

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Microsoft also has recommended classroom training:

Exam Objectives

Exam Objectives

The exam objectives are broken up into six different categories. The 70-638 exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.

The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The objectives for Exam 70-638 as stated by Microsoft are as follows:

Installing and Managing Office Communications Server (Communications Server) 2007 R2 (20 percent)

Deploying and Configuring Communications Server 2007 R2 Clients (19 percent)

Configuring Conferencing (15 percent)

Configuring Enterprise Voice Functionality (14 percent)

Configuring External Connectivity (18 percent)

Monitoring and Maintaining Communications Server 2007 R2 (14 percent)

Where to Go from Here

After you pass the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring (70-638) Exam, you may want to take the following exams:

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