Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Overview:

Exchange Server 2003 is the latest version of Microsoft's premier messaging application. It offers tight integration with Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Server 2003. Today, Exchange is the most popular messaging server for organizations. In this hands-on course, you'll learn to install and manage an Exchange 2003 network of servers and the critical new features from a real-world perspective. You will learn to manage multiple Exchange servers in a front-end/back-end architecture. You will also learn to integrate Exchange 2003 into an existing Exchange 5.5 or Exchange 2000 environment and develop a seamless upgrade or migration path.

Description:

1. Installing Exchange 2003

• .NET Trustworthy Computing Effect
• What is In and What is Out
• Hardware Requirements
• Greenfield Deployments
• Installing SP2
• Installing Management Tools

2. Upgrading, Migrating, and Coexisting

• Developing a Roadmap
• Upgrading to Exchange 2003
• Deployment Tools with SP2 Enhancements
• Migrating to Exchange 2003
• Migration Tools

3. Rightsizing Exchange Server 2003

• Exchange Server 2003 Functions
• Exchange Data Storage Concepts
• Server Sizing Tools
• Exchange Server 2003 Clusters

4. Mail-Enabled Objects

• Users and Contacts
• Groups
• Group Membership and Nesting
• Recipient Administration
• E-mail Addresses
• Bulk Changes
• Advanced Settings

5. Outlook 2003 and OWA 2003

• Deploying Outlook 2003
• Configuring Clients
• Outlook 2003 Security and Performance
• New Outlook 2003 Features
• Outlook Web Access 2003

6. Foundation for Administration

• Administrative Models
• Administration Delegation
• Administrative Groups and Delegation
• Exchange Delegation
• System Policies

7. Customizing the Organization

• Changing Mode of Operation
• Configuring Outbound Mail Formats
• Advanced Recipient Policy Configurations
• Subsequent Server Installations and Removals
• E-mail Hosting

8. Query Groups and Address Lists

• Query-Based Groups
• Built-in Address Lists
• Building Custom Address Lists
• Controlling Access

9. Message Routing

• Message Flow
• Routing Groups
• Mail Connectors
• Link State Routing
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• Administering Mail Flow

10. Public Folders

• Public Folder Trees
• Administering Public Folders
• Public Folder Store Security
• Public Folder Replication and Referrals
• Collaborating with Public Folders

11. Deploying Front-end Servers

• Front-end/Back-end Server Architecture
• Front-end Strategies
• Securing Front-end Servers
• Load Balancing Front-end Servers
• Remote Procedure Call over HTTP
• Exchange Server 2003 Mobility Features

12. Fighting Spam, Viruses, and Hacks

• Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
• IMF and Sender ID Filters
• Securing SMTP Virtual Servers
• Antivirus Solutions
• Encrypting and Digitally Signing Messages

13. Maintaining Exchange Server 2003

• Define a Strategy
• Daily Operations
• Status and Notifications
• Optimizing Hardware Resources
• Maintenance Tools
• Exchange Best Practice Analyzer

14. Disaster Recovery Planning

• Develop a Backup Strategy
• Advanced Backup Solutions
• Recovering Exchange Server 2003
• Recovering Individual Mailboxes
• Service Pack Enhancements for RSG
• Diagnosing and Repairing Corrupted Databases

Agenda:

Lab 1: Deploying Exchange Server 2003

• Install and configure Active Directory
• Install and configure the prerequisite services for Exchange 2003
• Create an Exchange 2003 administrative machine
• Install Exchange Server 2003
• Install Service Pack 2

Lab 2: Migrating to Exchange Server 2003

• Determine a roadmap for getting from a previous version of Exchange to Exchange 2003
• Install, configure, and use the ADMT
• Install and configure the ADC
• Migrate mail with Exchange migration tools

Lab 3: Configuring Back-end Servers

• Calculate server capacity
• Create multiple mailbox stores
• Create multiple storage groups
• Identify important files and change files locations
• Add client machine to the Windows 2003 domain

Lab 4: Enabling and Managing Recipient Objects

• Create and mailbox-enable users
• Create and mail-enable contacts and groups
• Configure mailbox object settings
• Configure multiple e-mail addresses
• Make bulk changes in AD

Lab 5: Outlook Client Administration

• Install Outlook 2003
• Disable cache mode
• Customize the user interface
• Create rule to move messages
• Create search folders

Lab 6: Implementing an Administrative Model

• Determine the administrative model for an Exchange organization
• Create an organizational unit and administrative group for Exchange 2003 servers
• Delegate Active Directory administration
• Delegate Exchange roles
• Create and assign system policies

Lab 7: Administering Organization-wide Configurations

• Change domain and forest functionality
• Change Exchange mode of operation
• Configure outbound mail formats
• Host an additional SMTP domain in the organization
• Perform an unattended installation of Exchange Server 2003

Lab 8: Configuring Query Groups and Address Lists

• Create query-based distribution groups
• Create address lists

Lab 9: Routing Groups and Connectors

• Create a front-end administrator account
• Create a routing group
• Move an Exchange Server to a new routing group
• Establish routing group connectors to control mail flow
• Configure MX records and DNS forwarders
• Examine Link State table

Lab 10: Public Folders Administration

• Create a public folder tree
• Use the system manager to create public folders
• Use Outlook to create public folders
• Replicate public folders
• Block public folder referrals
• Design and publish a form to a public folder

Lab 11: Configuring a Front-end Server

• Prepare an Exchange 2003 server to be a front-end server
• Install a certificate authority
• Request a web server digital certificate
• Configure the front-end server to use SSL encryption
• Enable form-based authentication for OWA
• Configure RPC over HTTP

Lab 12: Anti-Spam/Antivirus Configurations

• Add message filters
• Control access to SMTP
• Configure message relay settings
• Install antivirus software
• Encrypt and sign Outlook 2003 client messages

Lab 13: Maintaining and Optimizing Exchange Server 2003

• Determine an appropriate messaging SLA
• Monitor Event Viewer
• Configure diagnostic logging
• Create a baseline performance log
• Running the ExBPA
• Install Spotlight on Exchange

Lab 14: Planning for and Recovering from Disasters

• Recover deleted Items
• Restore deleted mailboxes
• Backup Exchange with NTBackup
• Restore a mailbox store
• Recover data using the recovery storage group (Updated)

Audience:

This course will benefit newcomers to Exchange as well as managers and administrators who have worked with Exchange for a number of years. If you plan to upgrade/migrate from Exchange 5.5/Exchange 2000 to Exchange Server 2003 or if you learn best from a hands-on approach, this class is for you!