Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must
have:
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Working experience with Exchange 2000
Server or Exchange Server 2003. |
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Familiarity and experience with Windows
scripting or command line scripting. |
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Working experience with Windows Server
2003. |
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Working experience with Active Directory
directory services in Windows Server
2003. |
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Working knowledge of networking,
including TCP/IP and Domain Name System
(DNS). |
Course Outline
Module 1: Introducing Exchange Server 2007
This module provides an overview of the new
features in Exchange Server 2007, focusing on
the changes from previous versions of Exchange
Server. This module also introduces terminology
and concepts that will be described in more
detail in the rest of the course.
Lessons
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New Features in Exchange Server 2007 |
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Introducing the Exchange Server 2007
Deployment Architecture |
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Discontinued and De-Emphasized Features |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Describe the new features in Exchange
Server 2007. |
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Describe the Exchange Server 2007
deployment architecture. |
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Describe the features from previous
versions of Exchange that have been
discontinued or de-emphasized in
Exchange Server 2007. |
Module 2: Deploying Exchange Server 2007
The module describes the Exchange Server 2007
Server Roles and then describes how to plan and
implement an Exchange Server 2007 deployment.
This module also provides an overview of how to
upgrade an Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange
Server 2003 deployment to Exchange Server 2007.
Lessons
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Exchange Server 2007Server Roles |
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Installing Exchange Server 2007 |
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Upgrading to Exchange Server 2007 |
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Lab: Deploying Exchange Server 2007 |
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Preparing for the Exchange Server 2007
Installation |
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Installing Exchange Server 2007 |
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Verifying the Exchange Server 2007
Installation |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Describe the Exchange Server 2007 Server
Roles. |
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Plan and implement an Exchange Server
2007 installation. |
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Describe the high-level steps needed to
upgrade from Exchange 2000 Server or
Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server
2007. |
Module 3: Administering Exchange Server 2007
In
many ways, administering Exchange Server 2007 is
no different than administering previous
versions of Exchange. However, Exchange Server
2007 does provide new management tools and new
tasks that you will need to perform. This module
provides the details on how to administer
Exchange Server 2007.
Lessons
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Overview of Exchange Server 2007
Administration Tools |
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Administering Exchange Server 2007
Mailbox Servers |
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Managing Recipients in Exchange Server
2007 |
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Lab: Administering Exchange Server 2007 |
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Stores and Storage Group Management
using Exchange Management Shell |
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Recipient Management using Exchange
Management Shell |
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Making Bulk Changes to Recipients using
the Exchange Management Shell |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Describe the new tools for administering
Exchange Server 2007. |
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Administer Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox
servers. |
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Manage recipients in Exchange Server
2007. |
Module 4: Implementing Client Access Services
in Exchange Server 2007
Exchange Server 2007 provides access to user
mailboxes for many different clients. In some
cases, the client configuration has not changed
significantly from previous versions of
Exchange. However, Exchange Server 2007 does
provide some significant new features and new
administrative tasks related to managing client
access. This module describes how to provide
access to Exchange Server 2007 mailboxes.
Lessons
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Implementing the Client Access Server
Role |
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Implementing New Client Features in
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Implementing Outlook Web Access |
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Implementing Mobile Messaging |
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Lab: Implementing Client Access Services
in Exchange Server 2007 |
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Configuring a Redundant Client Access
Services |
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Configuring AutoConnect for Redundant
Servers |
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Configuring Outlook Anywhere and OWA |
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Testing AutoConnect with Redundant
Servers |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Implement Exchange Servers running the
Client Access Server Role. |
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Implement new client features in
Exchange Server 2007. |
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Implement Microsoft Outlook Web Access
in Exchange Server 2007. |
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Implement and manage mobile messaging in
Exchange Server 2007. |
Module 5: Managing Message Routing in an
Exchange Server 2007 Organization
Message flow through an Exchange Server 2007
organization is significantly different than it
was in previous versions of Exchange. While
Exchange Server 2007 maintains one routing group
in Active Directory, multiple routing groups and
routing group connectors are no longer required
in Exchange Server 2007. This module describes
what has changed in how messages are routed
through the organization, and describes how to
manage message routing.
Lessons
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Understanding Message Routing in
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Managing Message Routing |
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Lab: Managing Message Routing in an
Exchange Server 2007 Organization |
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Configuring Active Directory Sites |
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Configuring Message Routing Between
Sites |
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Testing Message Routing Between Sites |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Describe how message routing occurs in
an Exchange Server 2007 organization. |
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Manage message routing in Exchange
Server 2007. |
Module 6: Securing Messages with Exchange
Server 2007
One of the critical factors in deploying any
messaging system is securing Internet e-mail.
Securing Internet e-mail includes ensuring that
the messaging system remains secure from spam
and viruses, and also includes securing messages
that are sent across the Internet. This module
provides details on how to configure the
Exchange Server 2007 features that increase the
security of Internet E-Mail.
Lessons
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Implementing the Edge Transport Server
Role |
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Securing Internet E-Mail with Active
Messaging Protection |
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Implementing Messaging Security Between
Organizations |
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Lab: Securing Messages with Exchange
Server 2007 |
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Implementing an Edge Server Role |
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Configuring Ad Hoc Message Security |
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Configuring Anti-Spam Filtering |
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Testing Message Security |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Implement the edge transport server
role. |
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Secure Internet e-mail messages by
implementing anti-spam and anti-virus
solutions. |
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Implement messaging security between
organizations. |
Module 7: Implementing Messaging Policies in
Exchange Server 2007
Many organizations need to set restrictions on
sending or receiving e-mail or for e-mail
retention to comply with external or internal
security policies. Exchange Server 2007 provides
messaging policies as a powerful means to manage
message flow and e-mail retention. This module
provides details on how to implement message
policies.
Lessons
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Introducing Messaging Policies |
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Implementing Transport Rules |
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Implementing Messaging Records
Management |
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Lab: Implementing Messaging Policies in
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Implementing Transport Rules |
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Implementing Messaging Records
Management |
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Testing Messaging Policies |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Describe what message policies are and
how they can be used. |
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Apply messaging policies to messages in
transit. |
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Implement messaging records management. |
Module 8: High Availability and Disaster
Recovery in Exchange Server 2007
Exchange Server 2007 provides several new
features that enable high availability and
disaster recovery. This module describes how to
implement these features.
Lessons
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Implementing High Availability in
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Implementing Disaster Recovery in
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Lab: High Availability and Disaster
Recovery in Exchange Server 2007 |
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Implementing Dial-Tone Recovery |
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Implementing Local Continuous
Replication |
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Implementing Clustered Continuous
Replication |
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Implementing Network Load Balancing for
the Hub Transport and Client Access
Service |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Implement high availability in Exchange
Server 2007. |
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Implement disaster recovery in Exchange
Server 2007. |
Module 9: Implementing Unified Messaging in
Exchange Server 2007
Unified Messaging is the integration of a
recipient's voice, fax, and e-mail messages into
one Inbox. Exchange Server 2007 Unified
Messaging integrates Exchange Server with an
existing telephony network infrastructure. This
module provides details on how to implement
Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007.
Lessons
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Introducing Unified Messaging |
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Implementing Unified Messaging |
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Lab: Implementing Unified Messaging in
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Implementing a Dial Plan object |
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Implementing an IP Gateway object |
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Implementing a Hunt Group object |
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Enabling Unified Messaging |
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Describe what Unified Messaging is. |
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Implement unified messaging.
Module
10: Maintaining
the Messaging System
After completing this
module, students will be able to maintain the message
system.
Lessons
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Overview of Implementing Change Management |
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Overview of Updating Exchange Servers |
Lab: Maintaining the
Messaging System
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Obtaining Approval for a Change Implementation |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe implement change management. |
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Describe how to update Exchange Servers.
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Module 11: Designing Exchange
Servers
This module explains how to design Exchange Server
configurations.
Lessons
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Designing Mailbox Servers
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Designing Non-Mailbox Servers
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Designing a Public Folder Architecture
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Designing a Lab Environment
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Lab: Designing Exchange Servers
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Exercise 1: Planning an Exchange Server
Deployment
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Exercise 2: Defining Test Lab Requirements
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After completing this module, students will be able
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Design Mailbox server configurations.
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Design configurations for other servers
running Exchange Server 2007.
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Design a public folder architecture.
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Design a test lab.
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