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3938C: Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Course Length: 3 Days

Overview:
In this three-day course, the students 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.

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)

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of 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 Content

Lesson 1: Introducing Exchange Server 2007

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

Lesson 2: Deploying Exchange Server 2007

• Introduction to the Exchange Server 2007 Server Roles
• Installing Exchange Server 2007
• Upgrading to Exchange Server 2007
• Optional Lab: Deploying Exchange Server 2007
• Exercise 1: Preparing for the Exchange Server 2007 Installation
• Exercise 2: Installing Exchange Server 2007
• Exercise 3: Verifying the Exchange Server 2007 Installation

Lesson 3: Administering Exchange Server 2007

• Overview of Exchange Server 2007 Administration Tools
• Administering Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox Servers
• Managing Recipients in Exchange Server 2007
• Lab: Administering Exchange Server 2007
• Exercise 1: Configuring Mailbox Servers
• Exercise 2: Configuring Recipients
• Exercise 3: Performing Bulk Recipient Management Tasks

Lesson 4: Implementing Client Access Services in Exchange Server 2007

• Implementing the Client Access Server Role
• Implementing New Client Features in Exchange Server 2007
• Implementing Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA)
• Implementing Mobile Messaging
• Lab: Implementing Client Access Services in Exchange Server 2007
• Exercise 1: Configuring OWA Settings
• Exercise 2: Configuring Exchange ActiveSync Policies

Lesson 5: Managing Message Routing in an Exchange Server 2007 Organization

• Understanding Message Routing in Exchange Server 2007
• Managing Message Routing
• Lab: Managing Message Routing in an Exchange Server 2007 Organization
• Exercise 1: Configuring Message Routing for a Branch Office
• Exercise 2: Troubleshooting Message Routing Between Sites

Lesson 6: Securing Messages with Exchange Server 2007

• Implementing the Edge Transport Server Role
• Implementing Antivirus and Anti-Spam Features
• Configuring Security for Internet E-Mail
• Lab: Securing Messages with Exchange Server 2007
• Exercise 1: Reviewing the Current Spam-Filtering Results
• Discussion: Modifying the Spam-Filtering Settings
• Exercise 2: Modifying the Spam-Filtering Settings

Lesson 7: Implementing Messaging Policies in Exchange Server 2007

• Introducing Messaging Policies
• Implementing Transport Rules
• Implementing Messaging Records Management
• Lab: Implementing Messaging Policies in Exchange Server 2007
• Exercise 1: Implementing Transport and Journaling Rules
• Exercise 2: Implementing Messaging Records Management

Lesson 8: High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007

• Implementing High Availability in Exchange Server 2007
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007
• Lab: High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007
• Exercise 1: Configuring Windows Server 2007 Cluster Services
• Exercise 2: Installing and Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Active and Passive Nodes
• Exercise 3: Moving Exchange Server 2007 Resources Between Cluster Nodes

Lesson 9: Implementing Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007

• Telephony Overview
• Introducing Unified Messaging
• Installing and Configuring 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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