Introduction

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 course's 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:

• 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

Prerequisites

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

• Working experience with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003.
• Familiarity and experience with Windows 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).

At Course Completion

After attending this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the new features that are included in Exchange Server 2007.
• Plan and implement an Exchange Server 2007 deployment or upgrade.
• Administer Exchange Server 2007.
• Implement client-access services in Exchange Server 2007.
• Manage message routing in Exchange Server 2007.
• Configure Exchange Server 2007 messaging security for Internet e-mail.
• Implement Exchange Server 2007 messaging policies.
• Implement Exchange Server 2007 high availability and disaster recovery.
• Implement Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Module 9: Implementing Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007

Unified Messaging is the integration into one Inbox of a recipient's 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.

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

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