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Trying to compensate the lack of virtualization training in the last years, Microsoft continues to work to release courses and exams about the new Hyper-V and the System Center Virtual Machine Monitor (SCVMM) as soon as possible.

After announcing the exam 70-652 – Technical Specialist (TS)- Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring about Hyper-V, Microsoft now opens the beta of a new test for the upcoming SCVMM 2008: 70-403: TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring.

The exam will test the candidate skills on the following topics:

• Install SCVMM server components
  May include but is not limited to: Server prerequisites, database, Windows versions, enabling SAN migration, User Access Control (UAC) issues.
• Install administrator console
  May include but is not limited to: Administrator console prerequisites, platform support, firewall settings, Workgroup requirements vs. Domain requirements, custom ports, managed hosts from admin console, enable reporting for admin console.
• Install self-service portal
  May include but is not limited to: self-service portal prerequisites, IIS components, compatibility, custom ports, host headers.
• Install PRO tips
  May include but is not limited to: Ops manager, management packs, Admin consoles, security.
• Configure user roles
  May include but is not limited to: delegate admin, setting permissions for specific host or host groups, using self-service portal to create test environment, add delegated administrator.
• Setup self service
  May include but is not limited to: enabling user or group for self service, setting custom ports for self service, establishing quota, Self-provisioning (templates).
• Maintain VMM library
  May include but is not limited to: adding a library, adding additional library shares or servers, moving files to library share, mapping ISOs, types of library files.
• Configure hosts
  May include but is not limited to: adding hosts, installing a local agent, adding VMware VC server, configuring a virtual network, creating filters in the console.
• Monitor jobs
  May include but is not limited to: verifying specific jobs, recovering from job failure, change tracking, job filtering.
• Configure VM hardware
  May include but is not limited to: NIC configuration, configuring VM drive, configuring memory, configuring CPU.
• Manage virtual instance checkpoints and patches
  May include but is not limited to: Checkpoints, creating a checkpoint of a VM, deploying patches.
• Monitoring and reporting VMs
  May include but is not limited to: integrating Ops Manager, selecting potential virtualization targets, monitoring utilization.
• Convert from physical or virtual platforms
  May include but is not limited to: P2V, V2V.
• Move VMs between hosts
  May include but is not limited to: migrating a SAN, migration options, intelligent placement.
• Deploy VMs
  May include but is not limited to: deploy VM from VHD, deploy VM from template, create template from existing VM, provisioning new machines and applications, intelligent placement.
• Deploy a High Availability VM
  May include but is not limited to: configuring host clustering, configuring guest clustering, configuring a VM for high availability, configuring library shares for high availability.

As every beta exam, Microsoft offers it free of charge (even if the seat availability is not granted).
To register use the code VMM08.
The beta ends Oct. 24.