50-661

Directory Server Technologies

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Novellâ€™s exam 50-661 (course 995), â€œDirectory Server Technologiesâ€ is one of the core requirements for the Certified Directory Engineer (CDE) certification. This exam is designed for candidates who want to build â€œa foundation of knowledge for understanding Directoriesâ€, to know the history â€œof the evolution of Directories, including their relationship to X.500 and LDAPâ€, and to examine â€œthree types of Directory technology; Netscape Directory Server, Microsoft Active Directory, and NDS eDirectory.â€ There is no specific prerequisite for this exam but candidates should have a fair bit of experience with NDS and eDirectory.

This exam has a standard price of $125. Novell suggests checking with your local test vendor for more details. The exam may be taken from Pearson Vue or Thomson Prometric.

The cut (passing) score is 626. This exam is a form test (traditional), consisting of 64 questions, and has a duration of 90 minutes.

The topics covered by this exam include:

Explain the Relationship Between Business Needs and Technology
Identify Directory Services Technology
Discuss the Business Rationale of a Directory Solution
Identify the Components of the X.500 Directory
Discuss a Method for Evaluating Directory Technologies
Describe the Discovery Component Features and Determine Which Features Exist in a Directory
Describe the Security Component Features and Determine Which Features Exist in a Directory
Describe the Storage Component Features and Determine Which Features Exist in a Directory
Describe the Relationship Component Features and Determine Which Features Exist in a Directory
Explain the Purpose of LDAP
Explain the LDAP Session Process
Describe the LDAP Information Model
Describe the LDAP Naming Model
List LDAP Operations
Describe the Purpose and Contents of an LDIF File
List LDAP Security Options
Identify the Purpose, Features, and Benefits of Directory Server
Install and Configure Directory Server
Identify Common Directory Server Management Tasks
Identify the Troubleshooting Tasks for Directory Server
Compare Directory Server to the FSD Model
Identify the purpose of Active Directory
Identify the Features of Windows 2000
Identify the Features of Active Directory
Identify the Benefits of Active Directory
Identify Common Active Directory Management Tasks
Identify problems and solutions for Active Directory
Explain Active Directory through the FSD Model
Identify the Purpose, Features, and Benefits of eDirectory
Install and Configure eDirectory
Identify Common eDirectory Management Tasks
Identify Common eDirectory Troubleshooting Tasks
Explain eDirectory through the FSD Model
Explain Synchronization Systems
Explain Metadirectory Systems
Explain the DirXML Solution
Explain the ADSI Architecture
Explain Single Directory Structure Solutions

For more information:
http://www.novell.com/training/testinfo/objectives/995btobj.html