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Exchange Server 2007 Online Training Curriculum

Pre-installation, deployment, roles, recipient management, transport, security, anti-spam, backups, and disaster recovery in a clean card layout.

Pre-Installation Preparation

  • Hardware Requirements for Exchange Server 2007
  • Creating Infrastructure
  • Physical Disk Configuration
  • DNS Setup in Exchange Server 2007
  • AD Installation (Dcpromo)
  • Domain Registration
  • Requirements for Active Directory and older Exchange organizations
  • Active Directory Schema Changes
  • Readiness Scan
  • Editions and CAL types
  • Wrap-up

Installation Overview

  • Installing Exchange Server 2007
  • Pre-install Splash
  • Error Reporting
  • Install Type and Roles Selection
  • Server Name
  • Client Settings
  • Readiness Check #2
  • Verifying Install
  • Finalize Deployment Tasks List
  • End-to-End Scenario Tasks List
  • Editing Installed Roles
  • Installing SP1

Exchange Server Management Console

  • Console Layout of Exchange Server 2007
  • Architecture
  • Role Delegation
  • Grand Tour
  • Finalization Tasks
  • Toolbox and Extras in Exchange Server 2007
  • 32-bit Edition

Exchange Management Shell

  • Shell Usage Overview
  • Getting Help With Syntax
  • Modifying a Mailbox With the Shell
  • Pipelining
  • Modifying Lots of Mailboxes with the Shell
  • Other Management cmdlets

Exchange Server 2007 Database

  • Exchange Server 2007 Database Overview
  • What's changed from Exchange Server 2003?
  • Storage Groups and Databases
  • Limitations
  • Best Practices

Going Live with Exchange Server 2007

  • Scenario
  • Checklist
  • Checking DNS
  • Checking Listening Ports
  • Testing Email Flow

Working with Recipients

  • Configuring Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007
  • Working with Contacts
  • Creating and Using Distribution Groups
  • Working with Rooms and Equipment Mailboxes
  • Using Recipients Filtering

Public Folders Configuration

  • Public Folder Architecture
  • Scenario
  • Tools for Managing Public Folders
  • Creating New Public Folders in Exchange Server 2007
  • Assigning Public Folder Permissions
  • Allowing Public Folders to Receive and Send Mail

Address Lists Configuration

  • How Server Side Address Lists Work
  • Creating a Custom Address List
  • How the Global Address Book Works
  • Brief Bit on Offline Address Books
  • Dynamic Distribution Groups
  • Best Practices For Using This Stuff

Outlook AutoDiscover

  • What is AutoDiscover?
  • How Does It Work?
  • How Do I Set It Up?
  • How Do I Set Up Outlook?
  • Best Practices

Client Access Server (CAS)

  • CAS Role Overview
  • IIS Virtual Directories for Exchange Server 2007
  • Outlook Anywhere Architecture
  • Setting Up Outlook Anywhere
  • Active-Sync Architecture
  • New Active-Sync Features in Exchange Server 2007
  • Active Sync Configuration
  • Best Practices
  • Outlook Web Access
  • New OWA Features
  • Light and Premium Versions
  • Authentication Options

Working with POP and IMAP

  • Protocol Architecture
  • Management Requests
  • Settings on the CAS Server
  • Settings on the Hub Transport Server
  • User-Specific Permissions
  • Setting Up the Client
  • Best Practices

Hub Transport Role

  • Mail Flow and Routing Architecture
  • Working with Domains and Email Addresses
  • Creating Transport Rules
  • Using Send Connectors
  • Using Receive Connectors
  • Setting Size Limits and Delivery Restrictions
  • Using the Queue Viewer

Meeting Compliance Requirements

  • Management Requests
  • Intro to Journaling
  • Planning and implementing Journaling
  • 3rd Party Products
  • Other Compliance Issues

Edge Transport Role

  • A Look at Edge Transport
  • Edge Setup Requirements
  • Installing the Edge Role
  • Securing the Edge Server
  • Best Practices

Edge Anti-Spam Components

  • Installing the Edge Anti-Spam Filters on the Hub Transport
  • Connection Filtering
  • Sender Filtering
  • Recipient Filtering
  • SPF Records
  • Content Filtering
  • Attachment Filters
  • Transport Rules
  • Address Rewrite Agent
  • Safe list Aggregation
  • Best Practices

Anti-Virus and Exchange 2007

  • Supported Vendors
  • ForeFront Overview
  • Installing ForeFront
  • Testing AV
  • Best Practices

Exchange 2007 Backups

  • Database/Backup Architecture
  • Knowing What to Back Up
  • Using NTBackup
  • Volume Shadow Copy
  • Local Continuous Replication
  • Standby Cluster Replication
  • Recommendations

Disaster Recovery

  • Recovery Scenarios
  • Walk-through Several Types of Recovery
  • Best Practices For Recovery