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Installation, Management and Support Essentials for Exchange Server 2007 Administration

Course # 5000
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Course Description

This class was developed as an alternative to the courses, 5047:  Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and 3938:  Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.  It provides the students with a better approach to learning the new features, critical support parameters and administration techniques for the Exchange 2007 environment. It is intended for those who operate in small/medium to very large enterprise computing environments who are transitioning to Exchange 2007. Experience using Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003 or other messaging environment is recommended but not required.

3938 Course Description:

This three-day instructor-led course will provide Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 administrators with the skills needed to manage a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 infrastructure. This course focuses on the new features and administrative tasks in Exchange Server 2007.

The student will learn skills that enable them to deploy and manage an Exchange Server 2007 environment. This course is not intended to provide detailed design skills, but will cover planning skills at a level sufficient to enable decision making for the implementation process.

This version of the course is based on Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2.

MS 5050:This one-day instructor-led course provides messaging specialists with the knowledge and skills specialists need to recover Exchange mailboxes and servers in a variety of disaster scenarios. Students will learn how to perform full and dial-tone recoveries of a mailbox server, as well as repair a mailbox database. They will also learn how to perform a full recovery of Client Access servers, Hub Transport servers, and Edge Transport servers.

Course Categories Microsoft, Exchange
Course Schedule Info Monday - Friday; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Course Objectives N/A
Who Should Attend? This course is intended for those who operate in medium to very large computing environments, using Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003. Typical environments in which they work have the following characteristics: Supported users range from 200 to over 100,000. Multiple physical locations. Typical products and technologies include Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows 2003, Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003, and network security products and technologies.
Course Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have: Working experience with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003. Familiarity and experience with Windows scripting or command line scripting. Working experience with Windows Server 2003. Working experience with Active Directory directory services in Windows Server 2003. Working knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS). Working knowledge of malware. For example, approaches to scanning for viruses (client-based, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)-based, Exchange-based), methods that worms use to propagate, basic concepts of spam, phishing schemes, and unwelcome message content. Conceptual understanding of firewalls. For example, how SMTP messages are allowed through a firewall. Working knowledge of how Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is managed in the directory. Experience using these tools and applications: NTBackup command. NSLookup command. Windows Explorer Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Active Directory Users and Computers Active Directory Sites and Services Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin Outlook Working knowledge of Windows server operating system. For example, what Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) and Domain Name System (DNS) do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (Wide Area Networks (WAN) vs. Local Area Network (LAN) router vs. switch vs. hub). Working knowledge of network technologies. For example, what TCP/IP and DNS do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (WAN vs. LAN, router vs. switch vs. hub). Working knowledge of Active Directory. For example, how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how domain controllers are managed. Also, site and site connector configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global Catalogs. Conceptual understanding of e-mail technologies. Post Office Protocol (POP), Internet Access Message Protocol (IMAP), SMTP). Completion of the following equivalent knowledge: Course 5047A: Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Course Length 5 Days
Course Cost $2,250.00
Associated Exam Number This combined offering will "unofficially" prepare you for the Microsoft 70-236 exam
Detailed Course Module

Introducing Exchange Server 2007
New Features in Exchange Server 2007
Introducing the Exchange Server 2007 Deployment Architecture
Discontinued and De-Emphasized Features

Deploying Exchange Server 2007
Exchange Server 2007 Server Roles
Installing Exchange Server 2007
Upgrading to Exchange Server 2007

Administering Exchange Server 2007
Overview of Exchange Server 2007 Administration Tools
Administering Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox Servers
Managing Recipients in Exchange Server 2007

Implementing Client Access Services in Exchange Server 2007
Implementing the Client Access Server Role
Implementing New Client Features in Exchange Server 2007
Implementing Outlook Web Access
Implementing Mobile Messaging

Managing Message Routing in an Exchange Server 2007 Organization
Understanding Message Routing in Exchange Server 2007
Managing Message Routing

Securing Messages with Exchange Server 2007
Implementing the Edge Transport Server Role
Securing Internet E-Mail with Active Messaging Protection

Implementing Messaging Policies in Exchange Server 2007
Introducing Messaging Policies
Implementing Transport Rules
Implementing Messaging Records Management

High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007
Implementing High Availability in Exchange Server 2007
Implementing Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007

Implementing Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007
Introducing Unified Messaging
Installing Unified Messaging
Practice: Implementing Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007
Install the Unified Messaging server role
Create and configure a dial plan
Create an IP Gateway
Create a hunt group
Create a Unified Messaging mailbox policy
Enable a mailbox for Unified Messaging
Create an Automated Attendant


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5000 - Installation, Management and Support Essentials for Exchange Server 2007 Administration

(This Class Combines Microsoft Course #‘s 5050 & 3938)

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5050 Course Description:

This one-day instructor-led course provides messaging specialists with the knowledge and skills specialists need to recover Exchange mailboxes and servers in a variety of disaster scenarios. Students will learn how to perform full and dial-tone recoveries of a mailbox server, as well as repair a mailbox database. They will also learn how to perform a full recovery of Client Access servers, Hub Transport servers, and Edge Transport servers.

Who Should Attend?:

This course is intended for enterprise-level messaging administrators who have at least 3 years experience working in the Information Technology field, including administering Exchange Servers. Administrators should have some experience with Exchange Server 2007. Others who may take this course include IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Prerequisites:

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

Working knowledge of malware. For example, approaches to scanning for viruses (client-based, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)-based, Exchange-based), methods that worms use to propagate, basic concepts of spam, phishing schemes, and unwelcome message content.

Conceptual understanding of firewalls. For example, how SMTP messages are allowed through a firewall.

Working knowledge of how Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is managed in the directory.

Experience using these tools and applications:

NTBackup command.

NSLookup command.

Windows Explorer

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

Active Directory Users and Computers

Active Directory Sites and Services

Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin

Outlook

Working knowledge of Windows server operating system. For example, what Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) and Domain Name System (DNS) do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (Wide Area Networks (WAN) vs. Local Area Network (LAN) router vs. switch vs. hub).

Working knowledge of network technologies. For example, what TCP/IP and DNS do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (WAN vs. LAN, router vs. switch vs. hub).

Working knowledge of Active Directory. For example, how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how domain controllers are managed. Also, site and site connector configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global Catalogs.

Conceptual understanding of e-mail technologies. Post Office Protocol (POP), Internet Access Message Protocol (IMAP), SMTP).

Completion of the following equivalent knowledge: Course 5047A: Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Course Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Recover messaging databases.

Prepare for and recover from Mailbox server failures.

Prepare for and recover from non-Mailbox server failures.

Course Modules:

Recovering Messaging Databases
Overview of Database Recovery Scenarios
Recovering a Messaging Database Using Dial-Tone Recovery

Preparing for and Recovering from Mailbox Server Failures
Preparing for a Mailbox Server Recovery
Recovering Mailbox Servers

Preparing for and Recovering from Non-Mailbox Server Failures
Preparing for a Non-Mailbox Server Recovery
Recovering Non-Mailbox Servers

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