70-290 Lab setup query

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Hi guys

Was chatting with someone about to start 70-290 the other day and the topic of home lab setup came up.

Just seeking your opinions :

1) Min equipment for lab setup

2) Ideal (or best) setup

Thoughts and comments appreciated

 

I used a virtual lab, as per the link in my signature.

It stood me well, think I scored over 900 on the exam

 

Thanks guys.

I was thinking more about how many servers/desktops as a minimum and then as an ideal

 

In the MS Press book you could do almost everything with just a server. It assumes you have very little to work with. I would recommend a single server and a single desktop. There was only one part where i was supposed to use a second server and i used another machine here to do it with. It was for a terminal services server set up and to be honest it was probably a bit overkill to set up another server just for that.

I would download that Testout trial and watch the videos and do the tests on it for 7 days as it will be free, then i would suggest working through the MS Press book at your own pace. The Testout stuff will just bolster what you are learning and is doable in a week if you put in the hours.

 

Thanks, I've already passed on the testout link to the chap who was asking

 

I used Vmware server.

1 Domain Controller (Server 2003) set up using the labs in the 290 and 291 MS books
1 member server (Server 2003 R2 edition) for messing around with security profiles, WSUS, RRAS etc.

1 XP client