Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
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Prove your expertise in systems administration on Windows Server operating systems by earning a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential. This credential helps you advance your career by showing customers and employers that you have the skills necessary to successfully manage and troubleshoot network environments running on Windows server systems.
Level:
One to twelve months of experience in working with a desktop operating system, a network operating system, and an existing network infrastructure
Audience:
IT professional
Type:
Microsoft CertificationThe Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential validates your ability to manage and troubleshoot network environments in the Windows operating system. It reflects a unique set of skills required to succeed in a variety of job roles, such as systems administrator, network administrator, information systems administrator, network operations analyst, network technician, and technical support specialist.
View MCSA requirements
Consider an MCSA specialization
MCSA candidate profile
An MCSA candidate should have one to twelve months of experience in working with a desktop operating system, a network operating system, and an existing network infrastructure.
Why get certified?
Earning a Microsoft Certification validates your proven experience and knowledge in using Microsoft products and solutions. Designed to be relevant in today’s rapidly changing IT marketplace, Microsoft Certifications help you utilize evolving technologies, fine-tune your troubleshooting skills, and improve your job satisfaction.
Whether you are new to technology, changing jobs, or a seasoned IT professional, becoming certified demonstrates to customers, peers, and employers that you are committed to advancing your skills and taking on greater challenges. In addition, certification provides you with access to exclusive Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) resources and benefits, including opportunities to connect with a vast, global network of MCPs.MCSA on Windows Server 2003
The enduring strength of Windows Server 2003 in the market suggests that demand for related IT expertise will continue for many years. Earn the MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to demonstrate your expertise to customers and employers. Prove your skills in Windows administration, including system environment management and troubleshooting.
To earn the MCSA on Windows Server 2003 certification, you must pass four exams (in any order):
Two exams on networking systems
One exam on client operating systems
One elective exam
Note Many of the exams in this certification track are retired. If a required exam is retired and you have not yet passed that exam, you cannot complete the certification track. You must fulfill all listed requirements to earn the certification. If you passed a required exam before it retired, it can be applied toward certification. The credential will not expire.
Exams on networking systems: Both required
Exam number
Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment
Exam 70-290
Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-291
Exams on client operating systems: Choose one
Exam number
TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client
Note You may apply this exam toward either the elective requirement or the client operating systems requirement—not both.
Exam 70-620
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional
Exam 70-270
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-210
Elective exam: Choose one
Exam number
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-086
Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Note This exam can count toward both the MCSA and the MCSE elective exam requirements.
Exam 70-089
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification. This exam can count toward both the MCSA elective requirement and an MCSA: Security Specialization requirement.
Exam 70-227
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification. This exam can count toward both the MCSA and the MCSE elective exam requirements.
Exam 70-228
TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server
Exam 70-235
TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-236
TS: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 – Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting
Exam 70-262
Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Note This exam can count toward both the MCSA elective requirement and an MCSA: Messaging Specialization requirement.
Exam 70-284
Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-299
Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004
Note This exam can count toward both the MCSA elective requirement and an MCSA: Security Specialization requirement.
Exam 70-350
TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, Configuring
Exam 70-351
TS: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-400
TS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-401
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – Implementation and Maintenance
Exam 70-431
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence – Implementation and Maintenance
Exam 70-445
TS: Microsoft Windows Mobile Designing, Implementing, and Managing
Exam 70-500
TS: Microsoft Forefront Client and Server, Configuration
Exam 70-557
TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client
Note You can apply this exam toward either the elective requirement or the client operating systems requirement—not both.
Exam 70-620
TS: Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops
Exam 70-624
TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-630
TS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring
Exam 70-631
TS: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-638
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
MCDST
MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
MCSE
MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
See the requirements in the next section
MCSE on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Note This certification is discontinued, but if you already earned it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Discontinued
Specific third-party (CompTIA) certifications
CompTIA
If you have the MCSA on Windows Server 2003 certification, you can upgrade to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) on Windows Server 2008 certifications.
View the upgrade paths
MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
This certification is for administrators who want to demonstrate their ability to successfully implement, manage, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Server environments.
To earn the MCSA on Windows Server 2000 certification, you must pass four exams (in any order):
Two exams on networking systems
One exam on client operating systems
One elective exam
Note Many of the exams in this certification track are retired. If a required exam is retired and you have not yet passed that exam, you cannot complete the certification track. You must fulfill all listed requirements to earn the certification. If you passed a required exam before it retired, it can be applied toward certification. The credential will not expire.
Exams on networking systems: Both required
Exam number
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-215
Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-218
Exams on client operating systems: Choose one
Exam number
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-210
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional
Exam 70-270
TS: Configuring Windows Vista Client
Note You can apply this exam toward either the elective requirement or the client operating systems requirement—not both.
Exam 70-620
Elective exam: Choose one
Exam number
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-086
Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Exam 70-089
Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-214
Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-216
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-224
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-227
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-228
TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server
Exam 70-235
TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-236
Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-244
TS: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 – Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting
Exam 70-262
Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 70-284
Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-299
Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004
Exam 70-350
TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, Configuring
Exam 70-351
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – Implementation and Maintenance
Exam 70-431
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence – Implementation and Maintenance
Exam 70-445
TS: Microsoft Windows Mobile Designing, Implementing, and Managing
Exam 70-500
TS: Microsoft Forefront Client and Server, Configuration
Exam 70-557
TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client
Note You can apply this exam toward either the elective requirement or the client operating systems requirement—not both.
Exam 70-620
TS: Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops
Exam 70-624
TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-630
TS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring
Exam 70-631
TS: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-638
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
MCDST
Specific third-party (CompTIA) certifications
CompTIAMCSA specializations
With an increasing number of IT professionals pursuing certification and a significant demand for specialized expertise, MCSA specializations provide a valuable means of demonstrating your proficiency in a particular technical field. These specializations are not more advanced than the MCSA certifications; they are simply more focused.
MCSA Messaging on Windows Server 2003
To earn the MCSA Messaging on Windows Server 2003 certification, you must pass four exams (in any order):
Two exams on networking systems
One exam on client operating systems
One exam on messaging specialization
Exams on networking systems: Both required
Exam number
Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment
Note This requirement is waived for candidates who have passed Exam 70-292 and who hold an MCSA or an MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification. Exam 70-292 is now retired.
Exam 70-290
Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Note This requirement is waived for candidates who have passed Exam 70-292 and who hold an MCSA or an MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification. Exam 70-292 is now retired.
Exam 70-291
Exams on client operating systems: Choose one
Exam number
TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client
Exam 70-620
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional
Exam 70-270
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-210
Exam on messaging: Required
Exam number
Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 70-284
MCSA Security on Windows Server 2003
To earn the MCSA Security on Windows Server 2003 certification, you must pass five exams (in any order):
Two exams on networking systems
One exam on client operating systems
Two exams on security specialization
Note Many exams in this certification track are retired. If a required exam is retired and you have not yet passed that exam, you cannot complete the certification track. You must fulfill all listed requirements to earn the certification. If you passed a required exam before it retired, it can be applied toward certification. The credential will not expire.
Exams on networking systems: Both required
Exam number
Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment
Note This requirement is waived for candidates who have passed Exam 70-292 and who hold an MCSA or an MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification. Exam 70-292 is now retired.
Exam 70-290
Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Note This requirement is waived for candidates who have passed Exam 70-292 and who hold an MCSA or an MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification. Exam 70-292 is now retired.
Exam 70-291
Exams on client operating systems: Choose one
Exam number
TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client
Exam 70-620
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional
Exam 70-270
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-210
Exams on security: Choose two
Exam number
Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-299
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-227
Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004
Exam 70-350
TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, Configuring
Exam 70-351
Specific third-party (CompTIA) certifications
CompTIA
MCSA Messaging on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
To earn the MCSA Messaging on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification, you must pass four exams (in any order):
Two exams on networking systems
One exam on client operating systems
One exam on messaging specialization
Note Many exams in this certification track are retired. If a required exam is retired and you have not yet passed that exam, you cannot complete the certification track. You must fulfill all listed requirements to earn the certification. If you passed a required exam before it retired, it can be applied toward certification. The credential will not expire.
Exams on networking systems: Both required
Exam number
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-215
Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-218
Exams on client operating systems: Choose one
Exam number
TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client
Exam 70-620
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional
Exam 70-270
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-210
Exams on messaging: Choose one
Exam number
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-224
Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 70-284
MCSA Security on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
To earn the MCSA Security on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, you must pass five exams (in any order):
Two exams on networking systems
One exam on client operating systems
Two exams on security specialization
Note Many exams in this certification track are retired. If a required exam is retired and you have not yet passed that exam, you cannot complete the certification track. You must fulfill all listed requirements to earn the certification. If you passed a required exam before it retired, it can be applied toward certification. The credential will not expire.
Exams on networking systems: Both required
Exam number
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-215
Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-218
Exams on client operating systems: Choose one
Exam number
TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client
Exam 70-620
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional
Exam 70-270
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-210
Exams on security: Choose two
Exam number
Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-214
Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
Exam 70-227
Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004
Exam 70-350
TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, Configuring
Exam 70-351
Specific third-party (CompTIA) certifications
CompTIA
Upgrade to MCTS on Windows Server 2008
If you have an MCSA on Windows Server 2003 certification, you only need to pass one exam to earn the two Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications on Windows Server 2008.
Current certification
Certification goal
Required exam
MCSA on Windows Server 2003
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
and
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
Exam 70-648: TS: Upgrading Your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist
Upgrade to MCITP on Windows Server 2008
After you have earned the MCTS certifications by following the path shown in the preceding table, you have completed several requirements for earning two Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certifications on Windows Server 2008.
Current certifications
Certification goal
Required exam
MCSA on Windows Server 2003
and
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
and
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
MCITP: Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008
Exam 70-646: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
Current certifications
Certification goal
Required exams
MCSA on Windows Server 2003
and
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
and
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008
Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring
and
Choose one of the following prerequisite exams:
Exam 70-620: TS: Configuring Windows Vista Client
or
Exam 70-624: TS: Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops
and
Exam 70-647: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator
Upgrade to MCSA on Windows Server 2003
If you have an MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification, use the following upgrade path to earn the MCSA on Windows Server 2003 certification.
Current certification
Certification goal
Required exam
MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
MCSA on Windows Server 2003
Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.
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