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Course Length:
5 Days
Course Description:
This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to update and support a reliable, secure messaging infrastructure. This infrastructure is used for creating, storing, and sharing information by using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in a medium-sized to large-sized (250 to 5,000 users) messaging environment. This course offers a significant number of hands-on practices, discussions, and assessments that assist students in becoming proficient in the skills that are needed to update and support Exchange Server 2003.
Who Should Attend:
This course is for students who wish to become proficient in the skills that are needed to update and support Exchange Server 2003.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Perform a installation of Exchange Server 2003 and verify that the installation was successful
  • Configure and manage Exchange Server 2003
  • Secure Exchange Server 2003
  • Manage recipients
  • Manage public folders
  • Manage address lists
  • Implement and manage access to Exchange Server mailboxes for Internet protocol clients
  • Manage client configuration and connectivity
  • Manage routing
  • Manage mobile devices with Exchange Server 2003
  • Manage data storage and hardware resources
  • Plan for disaster and disaster recovery
  • Back up and restore Exchange Server
  • Perform preventive maintenance
  • Migrate users from Exchange Server 5.5 to a separate Exchange Server 2003 organization.
Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and networking, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Internet Information Services (IIS). Students should also have working knowledge of Internet protocols, including Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Network News Transfer Protocols (NNTP). In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed training in Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts. Knowledge of Exchange Server 5.5 or Exchange 2000 Server is beneficial but not necessary.
Course Outline:
  • Introduction to Exchange Server 2003
    1. Introduction to the Exchange Server 2003 Architecture
    2. Exchange Clients Overview
    3. Discussion: Introduction to Exchange Server 2003
  • Installing Exchange Server 2003
    1. Preparing to Install Exchange Server 2003
    2. Exchange Server 2003 Installation Tasks
    3. Exploring the Exchange Management Tools
    4. Lab: Installing the Exchange System Manager on Windows XP SP2
    5. Optional Lab: Installing the Exchange Server 2003 Messaging and Collaboration Services
  • Securing Exchange Server 2003
    1. Reducing the Server Attack Surface
    2. Maintaining Message Hygiene
    3. Configuring Administrative Permissions
    4. Lab: Securing Exchange Server 2003
  • Managing Recipients
    1. Managing Exchange Recipients
    2. Managing Mailboxes
    3. Managing Mail-Enabled Groups
    4. Lab: Managing Recipients
  • Managing Active Directory Integration
    1. Understanding the Integration of Exchange and Active Directory
    2. Configuring Exchange Server Communications with Active Directory
    3. Configuring Recipient Policies and the Recipient Update Service
    4. Managing Address Lists
    5. Lab: Managing Active Directory Integration
  • Managing Public Folders
    1. Managing Public Folder Data
    2. Managing Access to Public Folders
    3. Managing Public Folder Replication
    4. Configuring Full-Text Indexing
    5. Lab: Managing Public Folders
  • Implementing Outlook Web Access
    1. Introducing Outlook Web Access
    2. Securing Outlook Web Access
    3. Lab: Implementing Outlook Web Access
  • Implementing a Front-End/Back-End Exchange Server Topology
    1. Introducing Front-End and Back-End Servers
    2. Implementing a Front-End and Back-End Server Topology
    3. Securing a Front-End and Back-End Server Topology
    4. Discussion: Implementing a Front-End/Back-End Exchange Server Topology
  • Managing Client Connections to Exchange Server 2003
    1. Selecting an Exchange Server 2003 Client
    2. Connecting to Exchange Server 2003
    3. Using S/MIME to Secure E-Mail Content
    4. Managing Mobile Services
    5. Lab: Managing Client Connections to Exchange Server 2003
  • Managing Message Routing
    1. Understanding Exchange Server Message Flow
    2. Configuring SMTP Virtual Servers
    3. Understanding Message Routing in Exchange Server
    4. Configuring Routing in an Exchange Server Organization
    5. Exploring Link State Information
    6. Lab: Managing Message Routing
  • Managing Data Storage and Hardware Resources
    1. Managing Stores and Storage Groups
    2. Understanding Exchange Server Data Storage
    3. Managing Disk Space
    4. Optimizing Hardware Resources
    5. Lab: Managing Data Storage and Hardware Resources
  • Planning for and Recovering from Disasters
    1. Planning for Disaster Recovery
    2. Backing Up Exchange Server 2003
    3. Restoring Exchange Server 2003 Data
    4. Restoring Exchange Server 2003 Servers
    5. Discussion: Planning for and Recovering from Disasters
  • Performing Preventive Maintenance
    1. Performing Daily Exchange Server 2003 Maintenance
    2. Performing Scheduled Exchange Server 2003 Maintenance
    3. Performing On-Demand Exchange Server 2003 Maintenance
    4. Discussion: Performing Preventive Maintenance
  • Migrating Users from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003
    1. Identifying a Migration Strategy
    2. Performing Pre-Migration Steps
    3. Migrating Exchange Server Data
    4. Lab A: Performing an Inter-Organization Migration
    5. Lab B: Performing an Intra-Organization Migration