考　　题： 56道
时　　间： 120分钟
调查时间： 20分钟（额外的，不计入正式考试时间）
考试题型： 单选题型、多选题型、活动界面题型、拖放题型、热区题型

    同时对于已经持有Windows 2000 MCSA或Windows 2000 MCSE的考生来说，只要通过了1门升级考试70-292，就可以获得Windows 2003 MCSA认证。

70-296 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000

Planning and Implementing Server Roles and Server Security
Configure security for servers that are assigned specific roles.
Plan security for servers that are assigned specific roles. Roles might include domain controllers, Web servers, database servers, and mail servers.
Deploy the security configuration for servers that are assigned specific roles.
Create custom security templates based on server roles.

Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Network Infrastructure
Plan a host name resolution strategy.
Plan a DNS namespace design.
Plan zone replication requirements.
Plan a forwarding configuration.
Plan for DNS security.
Examine the interoperability of DNS with third-party DNS solutions.

Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Server Availability
Plan services for high availability.
Plan a high availability solution that uses clustering services.
Plan a high availability solution that uses Network Load Balancing.

Plan a backup and recovery strategy.
Identify appropriate backup types. Methods include full, incremental, and differential.
Plan a backup strategy that uses volume shadow copy.
Plan system recovery that uses Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Planning and Maintaining Network Security
Plan secure network administration methods.
Create a plan to offer Remote Assistance to client computers.
Plan for remote administration by using Terminal Services.

Plan security for wireless networks.
Plan security for data transmission.
Secure data transmission between client computers to meet security requirements.
Secure data transmission by using IPSec.

Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Security Infrastructure
Configure Active Directory directory service for certificate publication.
Plan a public key infrastructure (PKI) that uses Certificate Services.
Identify the appropriate type of certificate authority to support certificate issuance requirements.
Plan the enrollment and distribution of certificates.
Plan for the use of smart cards for authentication.

Plan a framework for planning and implementing security.
Plan for security monitoring.
Plan a change and configuration management framework for security.

Plan a security update infrastructure. Tools might include Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and Microsoft Software Update Services.
Planning and Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure
Plan a strategy for placing global catalog servers.
Evaluate network traffic considerations when placing global catalog servers.
Evaluate the need to enable universal group caching.

Implement an Active Directory directory service forest and domain structure.
Create the forest root domain.
Create a child domain.
Create and configure Application Data Partitions.
Install and configure an Active Directory domain controller.
Set an Active Directory forest and domain functional level based on requirements.
Establish trust relationships. Types of trust relationships might include external trusts, shortcut trusts, and cross-forest trusts.

Managing and Maintaining an Active Directory Infrastructure
Manage an Active Directory forest and domain structure.
Manage trust relationships.
Manage schema modifications.
Add or remove a UPN suffix.