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| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Recertification for MCSE: Private Cloud |
| Exam Number: | 70-981 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Exam Format: | Case studies, Multiple choice, Drag and drop, Simulations |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | MCSE: Private Cloud |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired as of March 31, 2017 |
| Passing Score: | 700 out of 1000 |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Official Training for Private Cloud |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Learning Exam Page |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or Pearson VUE test center (before retirement) |
| Pre Condition: | Valid MCSE: Private Cloud certification; recommended 2+ years experience with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-981.aspx |
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Configure and Maintain Service Management | 35% | - Configure Service Manager - Manage incident and problem management - Implement service level management |
| Configure System Center Integration | 35% | - Integrate System Center components - Configure cross-product communication - Configure integration between Virtual Machine Manager and Operations Manager |
| Configure Data Center Process Automation | 30% | - Configure self-service infrastructure - Implement Orchestrator runbooks - Automate service delivery |
The Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Private Cloud exam is the official Microsoft assessment behind the MCSE: Private Cloud credential, which sits at the Expert level. Passing it confirms that your skills meet the vendor's current requirements rather than a textbook outline. It also connects with related certifications such as MCSE: Private Cloud, so it can anchor a broader certification path.
According to the official exam information, the Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Private Cloud exam includes 40-60 questions and gives you 120 minutes to complete them. Treat that as a pacing exercise, not just a knowledge check: bank the questions you know first, flag the ones that stall you, and circle back instead of burning minutes on a single item. Before test day, run at least one full timed session in the Actual4Cert desktop or online test engine, so the clock never feels unfamiliar when it counts.
To pass the Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Private Cloud exam you need 700 out of 1000, and the official registration fee is $165 USD. Keep one thing in mind: a failed attempt is not discounted, so retaking the exam means paying $165 USD again in full. A practical safeguard is to sit a complete Actual4Cert practice test a week or two before your exam date; if your timed scores are not sitting comfortably above the passing mark, consider pushing your booking back and drilling the weak domains first.
The official prerequisites for the Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Private Cloud exam are as follows: Valid MCSE: Private Cloud certification; recommended 2+ years experience with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2. Requirements can change over time, so confirm the details on the official Microsoft exam page at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-981.aspx before you book your seat.
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Exam delivery: Online proctored or Pearson VUE test center (before retirement).
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The Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Private Cloud syllabus is organized into 3 domains. The leading areas include Configure System Center Integration (35%), Configure Data Center Process Automation (30%), and Configure and Maintain Service Management (35%). For the complete, topic-by-topic breakdown, scroll up to the Exam Topics section above.
Question 1
Your company has a private cloud that is managed by using a System Center 2012 Operations Manager infra structure. You have a line-of-business web application named App1. App1 stores its information in a dedicated Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. You need to create a central diagram that contains the complete health information of Appl. You import the SQL, IIS, and Windows Server management packs. What should you create next?
A. a Service Level Dashboard
B. a distributed application model
C. a diagram view
D. a dashboard view
Question 2
The network contains two servers named Server1 and Server2 that run Windows Server
2008 R2.
The private cloud contains two servers.
The servers are configured as shown in the following table.
The network segments are separated by a firewall.
All of the TCP ports from 1 to 1024 are allowed on the firewall.
You need to ensure that Server1 can send security events to Server2.
What should you do?
A. From the firewall, allow TCP 5723 from Network1 to Network2.
B. Deploy an Operations Manager gateway server.
C. From the firewall, allow TCP 51909 from Network1 to Network2.
D. Deploy an SMTP smart host.
Question 3
Your company has a private cloud that is managed by using a System Center 2012 infrastructure. You discover that several users create incidents for the same issue by using the Self-Service Portal. Over 100 incidents are created. You need to ensure that all of the incidents can be resolved as quickly as possible. What should you do?
A. Create a queue.
B. Select the Escalate or Transfer the Incidents task.
C. create a service level objective (SLO).
D. Select the Link to New Parent Incident task.
Question 4
You need to implement a solution that meets the resiliency requirements of the customers.
What is the best approach to achieve the goal? More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.
A. Multi-site Failover Clustering with synchronous, block-level storage replication
B. Hyper-V Replica and Orchestrator runbooks
C. Hyper-V Recovery Manager
D. Multi-site Failover Clustering with asynchronous, block-level storage replication
Question 5
HOTSPOT
You are evaluating the implementation of an Operations Manager discovery rule to support the planned changes for the third-party monitoring solution.
You need to recommend which configurations are required for the discovery rule.
Which configurations should you recommend? (To answer, select the appropriate configurations in the answer area.)
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: A | Question 2 Answer: C | Question 3 Answer: D | Question 4 Answer: A | Question 5 Answer: Only visible for members |
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