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Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Overview
Skills Taught
Audience
Prerequisites
Outline
Duration: 6 classes
Skill Level: Intermediate
Certifications: MCTS: Configuring Exchange Server 2007
Delivery Type: Expert Live; Expert Encore

 

Description
This course is designed to provide in-depth understanding of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The course covers such topics as installation, configuration, optimization, scripting, automation, security, high-availability and fault tolerance. The course helps prepare the IT professional to install, configure, secure and support Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Skills Taught
After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Recognize the basic capabilities of Exchange Server 2007
  • Distinguish between Exchange Server 2007 editions
  • Recognize Exchange Server 2007’s key new features and their functions
  • Recognize how to begin planning the Exchange Server 2007 network infrastructure
  • Recognize how to choose server roles in an Exchange Server 2007 system
  • Perform a custom installation of Exchange Server 2007
  • Recognize how to transition from Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007
  • Work with the Exchange Server 2007 Management Shell
  • Work with mailboxes
  • Manage global address lists
  • Perform public folder management tasks
  • Create Send Connectors on the Hub Transport server
  • Create Receive connectors on the Edge Transport server
  • Use message classifications in Exchange Server 2007
  • Recognize how to use journaling in Exchange Server 2007
  • Configure Outlook Web Access in Exchange Server 2007
  • Configure Exchange Server 2007 for Outlook Anywhere
  • Recognize how to configure POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP clients
  • Back up Exchange 2007 servers
  • Restore an Exchange Server 2007 mailbox database
  • Perform auditing, logging, and message tracking in Exchange Server 2007
  • Secure the servers used in the Exchange Server 2007 environment

Audience
This course is targeted towards IT professionals that deploy, configure, maintain and support Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 systems.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students should have:
  • One year of IT experience
  • Familiarity with messaging concepts
  • Familiarity with basic navigation in a graphical user interface
  • Familiarity with server operating systems
  • Familiarity with basic security concepts
  • Ability to understand the spoken and written English language

Outline
  • Module 1: Preparing the Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure
    • Overview of Exchange Server 2007
    • New Features of Exchange Server 2007
    • Exchange Server 2007 Requirements
    • Needs and Responsibilities in Exchange Server 2007
    • Planning the Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure
    • Planning Server implementation for Exchange Server 2007
    • Server Roles for Exchange Server 2007
  • Module 2: Installing and Transitioning to Exchange Server 2007
    • Exchange Server 2007 Preinstallation
    • Completing an installation of Exchange Server 2007
    • Exchange Server 2007 Custom Installation
    • Migrating from Windows 2000 Server to Windows 2003 Server
    • Transitioning to Exchange Server 2007
  • Module 3: Managing Exchange Server 2007
    • Exchange Server 2007’s Administrative Tools
    • Working with the Exchange Server 2007 Management Shell
    • E-mail Policies and Mailboxes
    • Resource Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007
    • Mail-Enabled Groups in Exchange Server 2007
  • Module 4: Managing Default, Custom, and Public Folders in Exchange Server 2007
    • Managing Default Folders in Exchange Server 2007
    • Managed Custom Folders in Exchange Server 2007
    • Public Folders in Exchange Server 2007
    • Public Folder Replication in Exchange Server 2007
  • Module 5: Connectors, Transport Rules, and Message Compliance in Exchange Server 2007
    • Exchange Server 2007 Connectors
    • Hub Transport Connectors in Exchange Server 2007
    • Edge Transport Connectors in Exchange Server 2007
    • Message Classification in Exchange Server 2007
  • Module 6: Accessing Exchange Server 2007 Remotely
    • Outlook Web Access Support in Exchange Server 2007
    • ActiveSync Support in Exchange Server 2007
    • Outlook Anywhere Support in Exchange Server 2007
    • POP3 and IMAP4 Client Support in Exchange Server 2007
  • Module 7: Data protection in Exchange Server
    • Continuous Cluster Replication in Exchange Server 2007
    • NLB and LCR in Exchange Server 2007
    • Developing a Backup Strategy for Exchange Server 2007
    • Backing Up Exchange Server 2007 Components
  • Module 8: Disaster Recovery with Exchange Server 2007
    • Disaster Recovery Planning for Exchange Server 2007
    • Restoring an Exchange Server 2007 Database
  • Module 9: Monitoring and Security in Exchange Server 2007
    • Monitoring Exchange Server 2007 with MOM
    • Auditing, Logging, and Tracking in Exchange Server 2007
    • Performance Monitoring in Exchange Server 2007
    • Exchange Server 2007 Security Basics
    • Securing Messages in Exchange Server 2007
  • Module 10: Installing Configuring Outlook 2007 for Exchange Server 2007
    • Installing Outlook 2007 for Exchange Server 2007
    • Introduction to the Outlook 2007 Client