Enterprise Vault for Exchange Certification


Exams

there are three different certifications:

  • Enterprise Vault SSE (Symantec Sales Expert) : this is an online test
  • Enterprise Vault SSE (Symantec Sales Expert) Plus : this is an online test
  • Enterprise Vault STS (Symantec Technology Expert) : this test can be booked at Prometric Exam Centers

I'll focus on the latter / technical STS certification.

The latest version of Enterprise Vault at the moment is version 10.

The technical test for this version of the product is:

ST0-118 : Symantec Enterprise Vault 10.0 for Exchange Technical Assessment

The exam objectives for the STS exams are:

  • Section 1
    • Overview, Architecture and Planning
      • the technological benefits of archiving
      • the components
  • Section 2
    • Installation and Configuration
      • installing
      • configuring
  • Section 3
    • Administration
      • sites
      • targets
      • archives
      • storage groups
      • VAC ( Vault Administration Console )
      • Enterprise Vault Management Shell
      • Enterprise Vault Policy Manager ( EVPM )
      • retention categories
      • provisioning groups
      • enabling/disabling mailboxes
      • archiving tasks
      • sql databases
      • indexes
      • Exchange roles-based administration role types
      • importing and exporting pst's. pst migration.
      • Outlook Add-in
      • Outlook Web-access/App extension
      • Vault Cache
      • Virtual Vault
  • Section 4
    • Monitoring, Reporting and Troubleshooting
      • options for monitoring archive status
      • audit logging options and interpret Exchange audit logging output
      • interpret Exchange Reporting Services
      • Troubleshoot server and client issues
  • Section 5
    • Backup, Recovery and Availability
      • components that require a backup
      • How to backup and recover Enterprise Vault
      • How to configure Enterprise Vault for high availability
      • How to configure EV using building blocks

 

Learning Material

  • The Enterprise Vault product manuals:
  • Administrator's guide
  • Deployment scanner
  • Installing and Configuring
  • ...

Hands-on Experience

  • You must have had experience with installing and configuring an Enterprise Vault environment for Exchange archiving.
  • Troubleshoot advanced problems with DTrace, client trace, EVSVR and event logs.
  • Manage message queues
  • Configure public and managed folder archiving
  • Size and design an Enterprise Vault environment.