Course 3938B: Updating Your Skills from Microsoft
Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Course 3938: Three days;
Instructor-Led
Introduction
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
This three-day, instructor-led course offers
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange
Server 2003 administrators with the skills they need 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 courses aim is not to provide detailed design
skills, but will cover planning skills at a level
sufficient to enable decision making during the
implementation process.
Audience
This course is for people who operate in medium to
very large computing environments, using Exchange 2000
Server or Exchange Server 2003. The typical environments
in which they work have the following characteristics:
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Supported users range from
200 to over 100,000. |
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Multiple physical
locations. |
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Typical products and
technologies include Microsoft Windows 2000 or
Windows 2003, Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange
Server 2003, and network security products and
technologies. |
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able
to:
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Describe the new features
that are included in Exchange Server 2007. |
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Plan and implement an
Exchange Server 2007 deployment or upgrade. |
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Administer Exchange Server
2007. |
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Implement client-access
services in Exchange Server 2007. |
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Manage message routing in
Exchange Server 2007. |
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Configure Exchange Server
2007 messaging security for Internet e-mail. |
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Implement Exchange Server
2007 messaging policies. |
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Implement Exchange Server
2007 high availability and disaster recovery. |
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Implement Exchange Server
2007 Unified Messaging. |
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 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 Exchange
Server 2007 features, focusing on the changes from
previous Exchange Server versions. This module also
introduces terminology and concepts that subsequent
modules in this course will cover in greater detail.
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 describe the following:
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New Exchange Server 2007
features |
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The Exchange Server 2007
deployment architecture |
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Features from previous
Exchange versions that are discontinued or
de-emphasized in Exchange Server 2007 |
Module 2: Deploying Exchange Server 2007
The module describes the Exchange Server 2007 Server
Roles, and the planning and implementation of an
Exchange Server 2007 deployment. Additionally, this
module describes how to to upgrade an Exchange 2000
Server or Exchange Server 2003 deployment to Exchange
Server 2007.
Lessons
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Introduction to the
Exchange Server 2007 Server Roles |
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Installing Exchange Server
2007 |
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Upgrading to Exchange
Server 2007 |
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Optional Lab: Deploying
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Exercise 1: Preparing for
the Exchange Server 2007 Installation |
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Exercise 2: Installing
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Exercise 3: 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 to upgrade from Exchange 2000 Server or
Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007. |
Module 3: Administering Exchange Server 2007
Administering Exchange Server 2007 is quite different
than administering previous Exchange versions. Exchange
Server 2007 provides new management tools and new tasks
that you will need to perform. This module details 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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Exercise 1: Configuring
Mailbox Servers |
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Exercise 2: Configuring
Recipients |
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Exercise 3: Performing Bulk
Recipient Management Tasks |
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 Exchange versions. However, Exchange Server
2007 does provide some significant new features and
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 Microsoft
Office Outlook Web Access (OWA) |
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Implementing Mobile
Messaging |
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Lab: Implementing Client
Access Services in Exchange Server 2007 |
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Exercise 1: Configuring OWA
Settings |
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Exercise 2: Configuring
Exchange ActiveSync Policies |
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 OWA 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 from previous
Exchange versions. Rather than using routing groups,
message routing in Exchange Server 2007 is based on the
Active Directory directory services site configuration.
This module describes how messages are routed through
the organization, and describes and 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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Exercise 1: Configuring
Message Routing for a Branch Office |
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Exercise 2: Troubleshooting
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
A critical factor 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 securing messages sent
across the Internet. This module details how to
configure the Exchange Server 2007 features that
increase Internet e-mail security.
Lessons
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Implementing the Edge
Transport Server Role |
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Implementing Antivirus and
Anti-Spam Features |
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Configuring Security for
Internet E-Mail |
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Lab: Securing Messages with
Exchange Server 2007 |
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Exercise 1: Reviewing the
Current Spam-Filtering Results |
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Discussion: Modifying the
Spam-Filtering Settings |
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Exercise 2: Modifying the
Spam-Filtering Settings |
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Implement the edge
transport server role. |
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Filter Internet e-mail
messages by implementing anti-spam and antivirus
solutions. |
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Configure security for
Internet e-mail. |
Module 7: Implementing Messaging Policies in
Exchange Server 2007
Many organizations must 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 details 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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Exercise 1: Implementing
Transport and Journaling Rules |
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Exercise 2: Implementing
Messaging Records Management |
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe what message
policies are and how to use them. |
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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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Exercise 1: Configuring
Windows Server 2007 Cluster Services |
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Exercise 2: Installing and
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Active and
Passive Nodes |
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Exercise 3: Moving Exchange
Server 2007 Resources Between Cluster Nodes |
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 into one Inbox
of a recipients voice, fax, and e-mail messages.
Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging integrates
Exchange Server with an existing telephony network
infrastructure. This module details how to implement
Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007.
Lessons
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Telephony Overview |
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Introducing Unified
Messaging |
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Installing and Configuring
Unified Messaging |
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Practice: Implementing
Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007 |
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Install the Unified
Messaging server role |
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Create and configure a dial
plan |
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Create an IP Gateway |
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Create a hunt group |
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Create a Unified Messaging
mailbox policy |
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Enable a mailbox for
Unified Messaging |
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Create an Automated
Attendant |
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe telephony
concepts. |
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Describe Unified Messaging. |
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Install and configure
Unified Messaging. |
