Lesson Plans
Configuring Exchange Server 2007
(Exam 70-236)
Version 2.1
Table of Contents
Course Overview .................................................................................................. 2
Section 1.1: Server-based Messaging .................................................................. 4
Section 1.2: Exchange Versions ........................................................................... 5
Section 1.3: Exchange Concepts .......................................................................... 6
Section 1.4: Administration Tools.......................................................................... 7
Section 2.1: Infrastructure Preparation ................................................................. 8
Section 2.2: Server Preparation ............................................................................ 9
Section 2.3: Installation ....................................................................................... 10
Section 2.4: Post Installation ............................................................................... 12
Section 3.1: Storage ........................................................................................... 14
Section 3.2: Storage Management...................................................................... 15
Section 4.1: Recipient Types .............................................................................. 17
Section 4.2: Recipient Management ................................................................... 19
Section 4.3: Recipient and Mailbox Management ............................................... 21
Section 4.4: Bulk Recipient Management ........................................................... 22
Section 4.5: E-mail Address Policies .................................................................. 23
Section 5.1: Client Access Servers ..................................................................... 25
Section 5.2: Exchange Clients ............................................................................ 26
Section 5.3: Client Access Configuration ............................................................ 27
Section 5.4: Policy Management......................................................................... 29
Section 6.1: Public Folders ................................................................................. 30
Section 6.2: Public Folder Client Access ............................................................ 31
Section 7.1: Message Flow Concepts ................................................................. 32
Section 7.2: Connectors ...................................................................................... 33
Section 7.3: Transport Policies ........................................................................... 35
Section 7.4: Edge Transport Servers .................................................................. 37
Section 7.5: Anti-spam and Antivirus .................................................................. 39
Section 8.1: High Availability ............................................................................... 41
Section 8.2: Data Recovery ................................................................................ 43
Section 8.3: Database Backup and Restore ....................................................... 45
Section 8.4: Server Backup and Recovery ......................................................... 47
Section 8.5: Disaster Recovery Review .............................................................. 48
Section 9.1: System Performance....................................................................... 49
Section 9.2: Client and Server Reports ............................................................... 50
Section 9.3: Queue Management ....................................................................... 52
Section 9.4: Message Tracking and Mail Flow .................................................... 53
Section 10.1: Administrative Permissions ........................................................... 54
Practice Exams ................................................................................................... 55
Appendix A: Approximate Time for the Course ................................................... 56
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Course Overview
This course prepares students for Exam 70-236: Configuring Exchange Server
2007. It focuses on using installing, configuring, and managing Exchange Server
2007.
Module 1 – Exchange Server 2007
This module discusses the messaging methods, versions of Exchange, and
components used to organize and administer Exchange. Students will become
familiar with server roles, administrator roles, and the administration tools used in
an Exchange Server 2007 environment.
Module 2 – Installation and Configuration
This module examines the installation and configuration of Exchange 2007.
Topics covered include; preparing the infrastructure and server for Exchange
2007, installing Exchange 2007, and exploring post installation tasks.
Module 3 – Storage Management
In this module students will learn concepts about storing data within Exchange
2007. They will become familiar with commands and switches used in storage
management.
Module 4 – Recipients
This module teaches the students about types of Exchange 2007 recipients and
managing recipients. They will also learn how to configure recipient properties
and manage mailboxes, perform bulk recipient management, and configure email address policies.
Module 5 – Client Access
This module discusses concepts about client access. Students will study the role
of client access servers, providing connectivity for Exchange clients, and client
access configuration and deployment.
Module 6 – Public Folders
This module examines the role and management of public folders, and the client
access of public folders.
Module 7 – Message Flow
In this module students will learn concepts about message flow. Students will
learn about configuring connectors, transport policies, and Edge Transport
servers. They will also learn about configuring anti-spam and antivirus to detect
and reduce malware.
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Module 8 – Availability and Recovery
This module discusses providing high availability with redundancy. Also
discussed are the elements that help to provide recovery of messaging data;
database backup, server backup, and disaster recovery.
Module 9 – Monitoring and Reporting
In this module students will learn tools used to monitor performance and report
statistics. Students will become familiar with gathering statistics for client and
server reports, managing the queue for the Exchange 2007 messaging
environment, and performing message tracking.
Module 10 – Administrative Permissions
This module discusses concepts about using administrative permissions to
assign permission to users based on administrative tasks.
Practice Exams
In Practice Exams students will have the opportunity to test themselves and
verify that they understand the concepts and are ready to take the certification
exam.
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Section 1.1: Server-based Messaging
Summary
This section discusses messaging methods that have been used in Exchange
environments to deliver e-mail messages:
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File based messaging
Client/server messaging
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How does file-based messaging message storage differ from client/server
messaging message storage?
How does new message notification differ between file-based messaging
and client/server messaging?
How does client/server messaging reduce network traffic?
Where are messages written in file-based messaging?
Video/Demo
1.1.1 Server-based Messaging
Time
4:20
Total Time
About 5 minutes
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Section 1.2: Exchange Versions
Summary
In this section students will learn about previous and current Exchange versions.
 Previous versions of Microsoft Exchange Server:
o Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
o Microsoft Exchange Server 2000
o Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
 Current Exchange 2007 versions:
o Standard Edition
o Enterprise Edition
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Which role cannot be installed with other server roles?
How does role-based setup affect system maintenance?
How can compliance and journaling help your company meet message
flow control requirements?
What affect does the 64-bit architecture have on hardware resources?
Video/Demo
Time
1.2.1 Previous Exchange Versions
7:55
1.2.3 New Features
8:44
1.2.4 Unsupported Features
4:38
Total
21:17
Total Time
About 30 minutes
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Section 1.3: Exchange Concepts
Summary
This section examines Exchange concepts that are used within a messaging
environment. Concepts covered include:
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Server roles in an Exchange 2007 environment.
Basic components used to organize and administer Exchange.
Protocols that Exchange 2007 uses.
Exchange 2007 predefined administrator roles.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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104. Configure Exchange server roles.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Why does a site with a Mailbox server also require a Client Access
server?
What is the Hub Transport server's role in sending and receiving
messages?
Which Exchange server role cannot co-exist with any other role?
How does an Edge Transport server get Active Directory information if it is
not a domain member?
What is the difference between Exchange Organization Administrator and
Exchange View-only Administrator?
Why would Exchange Server Administrators also need to belong to the
Exchange View-Only Administrator group?
How does an Exchange Public Folder Administrator differ from an
Exchange Recipient Administrator?
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Video/Demo
1.3.1 Exchange Server Roles
Time
6:56
Total Time
About 20 minutes
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Section 1.4: Administration Tools
Summary
This section provides information about the following administration tools:
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Exchange 2007 Management Console
Exchange 2007 Management Shell.
Students will learn how to:
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Perform administrative tasks using the Exchange Management Console
and the Exchange Management Shell.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Which management console node would you use to manage mailbox
databases?
Which management console node would you enter to manage user
mailboxes?
What is the difference between a Set- command and a Get- command?
What character do you use to pipe the result from one command into
another command?
What parameter would you use to return more detailed information than is
returned by default with a Get- command?
Video/Demo
Time
1.4.1 Administration Tools
2:37
1.4.2 Using the Management Console
9:45
1.2.4 Using the Management Shell
6:27
Total
18:49
Total Time
About 20 minutes
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Section 2.1: Infrastructure Preparation
Summary
This section discusses preparing the infrastructure for Exchange 2007. Concepts
covered include:
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The role of Active Directory concerning Exchange.
Active Directory requirements for installing Exchange.
Changes that will take place in Active Directory when Exchange is
installed.
Permissions required to perform specific tasks.
Special considerations.
DNS infrastructure considerations.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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101. Prepare the infrastructure for Exchange installation.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How does Exchange 2007 modify the Active Directory schema?
What functions are performed by Setup /PrepareAD?
What permissions are required to run Setup /PrepareDomain?
What is the difference between Setup /pd and Setup /pad?
Which other commands' tasks are accomplished when you run Setup
/PrepareAD?
Assuming you have all permissions to Active Directory and Exchange,
what is the most efficient way to prepare Active Directory for Exchange
installation?
Video/Demo
Time
2.1.1 Exchange and Active Directory
5:30
2.1.2 Infrastructure Preparation
8:39
Total
14:09
Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 25 minutes
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Section 2.2: Server Preparation
Summary
This section examines preparing the server to install Exchange 2007. Concepts
covered include:
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Hardware and directory requirements.
Software requirements.
Components required by server roles.
Components required for client computers or mobile devices.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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102. Prepare the servers for Exchange installation.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What components need to be installed before installing Exchange for any
server role?
What additional components are required by a Mailbox server?
What are the minimum hardware requirements for Exchange Server
2007?
How do the RAM requirements for a Mailbox server differ from those of a
Client Access server?
When do you install the SMTP and NNTP components on the Edge
Transport server?
Video/Demo
Time
2.2.1 Hardware Requirements
3:48
2.2.2 Server Preparation
1:43
Total
5:31
Number of Exam Questions
9 questions
Total Time
About 20 minutes
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Section 2.3: Installation
Summary
This section discusses installation of Exchange 2007. Concepts covered include:
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Permissions required to install Exchange 2007 on a server.
Methods of running the server installation.
Commands to install Exchange 2007 from a command line in unattended
mode.
Considerations for server role deployment.
Students will learn how to:
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Run Exchange Server 2007 setup from either the Management Console or
the Management Shell.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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103. Install Exchange.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Which command do you run to install the Mailbox server role? The Client
Access server role?
Which switch would you use to add a role to an existing Exchange server?
When would you use the Upgrade option?
How do you prevent a transport server from starting automatically
following server installation?
What is the effect of installing the Unified Messaging server role and the
Mailbox server role on the same machine?
Video/Demo
Time
2.3.1 Installation Methods
2:28
2.3.2 Running Exchange Setup
9:05
2.3.3 Installing from the Command Line
Total
17:40
29:13
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Number of Exam Questions
12 questions
Total Time
About 45 minutes
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Section 2.4: Post Installation
Summary
In this section students will explore post installation tasks. Concepts covered
include:
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The role of accepted domains.
Methods to create accepted domains.
Using the Security Configuration Wizard to reduce security vulnerabilities.
Students will learn how to:
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Create and manage accepted domains.
Use the Security Configuration Wizard to analyze the security of your
Exchange server.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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103. Install Exchange.
104. Configure Exchange server roles.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How can you filter messages in the Exchange setup log?
What is the difference between an internal relay and an external relay
accepted domain?
Which Exchange administrator role do you need to configure accepted
domains?
How do you get accepted domain configurations onto an Edge Transport
server?
What must you do before you can run the Security Configuration Wizard
on an Exchange server?
Video/Demo
Time
2.4.2 Accepted Domains
2:17
2.4.4 Configuring Accepted Domains
4:56
2.4.6 Running the Security Configuration Wizard
7:54
Total
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Lab/Activity
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Configure Accepted Domains
Number of Exam Questions
3 questions
Total Time
About 30 minutes
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Section 3.1: Storage
Summary
This section discusses storage concepts within Exchange 2007. Concepts
covered include:
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Databases within Exchange are organized as stores and storage groups.
The Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) is a transactional database that
manages stores database files.
Considerations when implementing stores and storage groups.
Designing storage in accordance with the limitation of the Exchange
version.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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104. Configure Exchange server roles.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Which disk interfaces are supported by Exchange?
What is the difference between a store and a storage group?
How many mailbox stores should you put in a storage group?
Why do you put log files and database files on separate disks?
What RAID configurations are recommended for Exchange? Which
configuration should you not use?
Video/Demo
Time
3.1.1 Storage Concepts
7:22
3.1.3 Storage Design
8:29
Total
15:51
Number of Exam Questions
2 questions
Total Time
About 20 minutes
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Section 3.2: Storage Management
Summary
This section examines commands and switches used in storage management.
Concepts covered include:
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Creating a storage group.
Creating a mailbox.
Database settings to manage storage.
Students will learn to:
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Create storage groups and mailbox stores.
Manage storage group and mailbox store properties.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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104. Configure Exchange server roles.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What administrative roles do you need to create a storage group?
When do you run the Set-StorageGroup cmdlet?
What administrative roles do you need to create a mailbox store?
Where must you run the Move-DatabasePath cmdlet from?
What must you do if you create a user mailbox to function as the
journaling recipient?
When both mailbox database and mailbox storage quotas exist, which set
of quotas are applied?
Video/Demo
Time
3.2.1 Managing Storage Groups
9:24
3.2.2 Managing Mailbox Stores
8:36
Total
18:00
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Lab/Activity
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Manage Storage Groups and Files
Create Storage Groups and Stores
Set Storage Limits
Number of Exam Questions
3 questions
Total Time
About 40 minutes
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Section 4.1: Recipient Types
Summary
In this section students will learn about the following Exchange 2007 recipient
types:
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User mailbox
Mail user
Mail contact
Mail-enabled universal distribution group
Mail-enabled universal security group
Dynamic distribution group
Mail-enabled non-universal group
Room mailbox
Equipment mailbox
Mail-enabled public folder
Linked mailbox
Shared mailbox
Legacy mailbox
Mail forest contact
Microsoft exchange recipient
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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201. Configure recipients.
202. Configure mail-enabled groups.
203. Configure resource mailboxes.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How is a mail user different from a user mailbox?
What is the difference between a dynamic distribution group and a
universal distribution group?
What is unique about linked mailbox user accounts?
Video/Demo
4.1.1 Recipient Types
Time
5:16
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Number of Exam Questions
3 questions
Total Time
About 10 minutes
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Section 4.2: Recipient Management
Summary
This section examines managing recipients from the Management Console or the
Management Shell. Management tasks and the cmdlet(s) to perform them
include:
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Create a recipient
Mail-enable an object
Delete a recipient
Mail-disable a recipient
Connect a disconnected mailbox
Configure recipient properties
View recipient properties
Convert a recipient
Students will learn how to:
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Create user mailboxes and resource mailboxes.
Create mail users and contacts.
Create distribution groups and dynamic distribution groups.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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201. Configure recipients.
202. Configure mail-enabled groups.
203. Configure resource mailboxes.
Video/Demo
Time
4.2.1 Managing Recipients
7:10
4.2.2 Creating a Resource Mailbox
5:34
4.2.3 Creating Distribution Mail-enabled Groups
7:56
Total
20:40
Lab/Activity
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Create New Recipients
Create a Mail User
Create a Room Mailbox
Create Distribution Groups
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Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 50 minutes
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Section 4.3: Recipient and Mailbox Management
Summary
In this section students will learn how to configure recipient properties and
manage mailboxes. Concepts covered include:
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Configuring recipient properties.
Methods to enable automatic scheduling.
Enabling and configuring scheduling requests.
Moving mailboxes.
Students will learn how to:
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Configure properties on recipient objects.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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201. Configure recipients.
202. Configure mail-enabled groups.
203. Configure resource mailboxes.
205. Move mailboxes.
Lab/Activity
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Modify Recipient Settings
Modify Delivery Restrictions
Number of Exam Questions
18 questions
Total Time
About 35 minutes
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Section 4.4: Bulk Recipient Management
Summary
This section discusses cmdlets used to perform recipient management tasks.
Concepts covered include:
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Using Management Shell scripts.
Format and syntax of scripts and cmdlets.
Using pipelining to perform bulk recipient tasks.
Students will learn how to:
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Use pipelining to combine multiple cmdlets.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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206. Implement bulk management of mail-enabled objects.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the function of pipelining when running cmdlets for multiple
objects?
How does the Whatif switch affect a cmdlet for multiple objects?
What is the difference between WhatIf and ValidateOnly?
Video/Demo
4.4.1 Managing Multiple Recipients
Time
5:51
Number of Exam Questions
6 questions
Total Time
About 15 minutes
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Section 4.5: E-mail Address Policies
Summary
This section provides information about using e-mail address policies to
automatically generate e-mail addresses for Exchange recipients within your
organization. Concepts covered include:
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Properties that must be specified when creating an e-mail address policy.
Configuring e-mail address policies.
Applying e-mail policies.
Students will learn how to:
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Design and configure e-mail policies for your Exchange organization.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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304. Configure policies.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the e-mail address format of the default e-mail policy?
What should you include if you wanted to limit the %i component of an email address to a single letter?
What is the format of an e-mail address listed in a policy as
%g.%s@company.com?
What happens to mail-enabled distribution groups when you use the
Department condition for an e-mail policy?
When are e-mail policies applied?
Video/Demo
4.5.1 E-mail Address Policies
Time
4:27
Lab/Activity
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Configure E-mail Policies
Create a Company Policy
Create a Custom Policy
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Number of Exam Questions
6 questions
Total Time
About 30 minutes
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Section 5.1: Client Access Servers
Summary
In this section students will learn the basics of using client access servers to
handle communication with the Mailbox server. Concepts covered include:
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The role of a client access server.
The general process that the Client Access server uses to communicate
with the client and the Mailbox server.
Specifics about the Client Access server communication process.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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306. Configure client connectivity.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the URL a client uses to connect to a Client Access server
through Outlook Web Access?
What are the protocols e-mail clients can use to communicate with the
Client Access server?
Which client type does not use a Client Access server for retrieving mail
from a Mailbox server?
Where must you deploy Client Access servers?
Video/Demo
5.1.1 Client Access Servers
Time
14:20
Number of Exam Questions
1 question
Total Time
About 15 minutes
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Section 5.2: Exchange Clients
Summary
This section provides an overview of providing connectivity for Exchange clients.
Concepts covered include:
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E-mail clients supported by Exchange 2007.
New features for clients that were introduced by Exchange 2007.
Features that an Exchange server uses to enable and control client
access through client e-mail applications.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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306. Configure client connectivity.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How does Outlook communicate with the Mailbox server?
What client requirements are necessary to access e-mail through Outlook
Web Access?
What features are provided by the Calendar Concierge Service?
Which virtual directory do ActiveSync users access?
How does the external URL to a virtual directory differ from the internal
URL to the same virtual directory?
How does the Autodiscover service affect user profile creation?
Video/Demo
5.2.2 Client Features
Time
11:34
Number of Exam Questions
3 questions
Total Time
About 25 minutes
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Section 5.3: Client Access Configuration
Summary
This section discusses client access configuration and deployment. Concepts
covered include:
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Planning and implementing the configuration of Client Access servers.
Managing certificates.
Configuring the Client Access server and the client.
Controlling user access.
Managing the Autodiscover service and the Offline Address Book.
Students will learn how to:
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Enable Outlook Anywhere on the Client Access server.
Configure external URLs to allow Internet access to the Client Access
server.
Enable and disable client access features for specific users.
Enable and disable POP3 and IMAP4 access.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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306. Configure client connectivity.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Which ports should you open on the Client Access server to allow access
through Outlook Anywhere?
Why is it a good idea to disable POP3 and IMAP4 if you do not need
them?
What are the certificate requirements when using Outlook Anywhere?
What do you need to configure to enable Internet clients to connect with a
Client Access server using Outlook Web Access?
Video/Demo
Time
5.3.1 Client Access Server Deployment
6:12
5.3.3 Configuring Autodiscover
5:51
5.3.7 Configuring POP3 and IMAP4 Access
9:46
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Lab/Activity
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Enable External Access
Enable ActiveSync for Users
Disable POP3 and IMAP4
Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 50 minutes
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Section 5.4: Policy Management
Summary
In this section students will learn about management of policies. Concepts
covered include:
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ActiveSync policies.
Messaging Records Management (MRM).
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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304. Configure policies.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Which cmdlet would you use to link an ActiveSync policy to a user?
What permissions are required to create and modify ActiveSync policies?
When using managed folders, which object do you configure to modify the
retention period, the managed folder or the policy?
What is the primary purpose of a managed folder policy?
How can you prevent managed folder policies from applying to a specific
user?
Number of Exam Questions
3 questions
Total Time
About 5 minutes
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Section 6.1: Public Folders
Summary
This section discusses the role, management, and replication of public folders.
Students will learn how to:
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Create a public folder store.
Create and manage public folders.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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204. Configure Public Folders.
305. Configure Public Folders.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How do users access public folder data?
What is a public folder tree?
How does a public folder store differ from a mailbox store?
How does the EnableLegacyOutlook option affect the Exchange Server
2007 setup?
How do you configure a public folder mailbox to reject senders?
How many public folder databases can you have on a Mailbox server?
What is a public folder referral?
Video/Demo
Time
6.1.1 Public Folders
8:50
6.1.3 Managing the Public Folder Store
6:03
6.1.4 Managing Public Folders
Total
14:19
29:12
Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 45 minutes
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Section 6.2: Public Folder Client Access
Summary
This section discusses client access of public folders. Concepts covered include:
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Decreasing support for public folders with Exchange Server 2007.
Changes made to Exchange 2007.
Support for accessing public folders.
Methods to submit content to a public folder.
Managing client permissions.
Students will learn how to:
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Use Outlook to manage public folders.
Configure public folder permissions.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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204. Configure Public Folders.
305. Configure Public Folders.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the primary tool for managing public folders, permission, and
public folder content?
What is the difference between Editor and Publishing Editor permissions?
What can a user with Nonediting Author permissions do?
How are permissions set on a child folder?
Video/Demo
Time
6.2.1 Public Folder Client Access
5:24
6.2.2 Accessing Public Folders
4:04
Total
9:28
Number of Exam Questions
3 questions
Total Time
About 15 minutes
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Section 7.1: Message Flow Concepts
Summary
This section explores concepts about message flow. Concepts covered include:
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Mail flow
Site link cost
Inter-site routing
Communication security
Lecture Focus Questions:
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Why is a Hub Transport server required even if your organization only has
a single Mailbox server?
How do remote mail flow and local mail flow differ?
What functions are performed during the categorization process? Which
servers perform categorization?
What role do site link costs play in message routing?
Why are there two different site link cost values for each link?
How does delayed fan-out affect message delivery?
Which authentication type uses TLS for mutual authentication?
Video/Demo
7.1.1 Message Flow
Time
15:57
Total Time
About 25 minutes
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Section 7.2: Connectors
Summary
This section examines different types of connectors, their roles and how to
configure them. Connectors covered include:
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Receive connectors.
Send connectors.
Foreign connectors.
Students will learn how to:
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Create Send connectors.
Create Receive connectors.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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301. Configure connectors.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the difference between a partner and internal connector?
Which connector type is created at the organization level?
What is the role of the Send connector source server? How is the source
server different from the smart host?
How do you designate all domains in a Send connector's address space?
How do you manage load balancing for Send connectors?
When do you configure a foreign connector?
What does a foreign connector do with messages sent to the foreign
system?
Video/Demo
Time
7.2.1 Connectors
6:16
7.2.2 Managing Receive Connectors
5:48
7.2.4 Managing Send Connectors
8:41
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Lab/Activity
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Create an Internal Send Connector
Create an External Send Connector
Number of Exam Questions
6 questions
Total Time
About 45 minutes
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Section 7.3: Transport Policies
Summary
This section provides information about managing transport policies. Concepts
covered include:
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Applying transport policies (agents).
Configuring Transport Rule policies.
Managing Transport Rules.
Students will learn how to:
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Configure transport rules.
Configure journaling on a database.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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301. Configure Connectors.
303. Configure transport rules and message compliance.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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You want to create a transport rule to be used by multiple Hub Transport
servers. Where must you create the rule?
What must you do to use the same transport rule on multiple Edge
Transport servers?
How do you prevent transport rules from running on a Hub Transport
server?
What is a hub site? How does it affect the application of transport rules to
messages?
How does premium journaling differ from standard journaling?
Video/Demo
7.3.1 Managing Transport Rules
Time
10:04
Lab/Activity
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Enable Database Journaling
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Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 25 minutes
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Section 7.4: Edge Transport Servers
Summary
This section discusses the facts about Edge Transport servers. Concepts
covered include:
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The role of Edge Transport server.
Configuring an Edge Transport server and creating an Edge Subscription.
Managing Edge Subscriptions.
Students will learn how to:
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Create an Edge Subscription for an Edge Transport server.
Customize connector properties for Edge Transport servers.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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104. Configure Exchange server roles.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the role of the ADAM database?
How do the edgesync - default-first-site-name to internet and
edgesync - default-first-site-name Send connectors differ?
What is the relationship between the Edge Transport server and the Active
Directory site?
What is the effect of resubscribing an Edge Transport server to a site after
adding a new Hub Transport server?
Video/Demo
7.4.1 Edge Transport Servers
7.4.2 Configuring an Edge Transport Server
7.4.7 Configuring an External Server
Total
Time
4:36
14:48
1:32
20:56
Lab/Activity
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Create an Internet Send Connector
Modify the Default Send Connector
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Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 45 minutes
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Section 7.5: Anti-spam and Antivirus
Summary
This section provides information about anti-spam and antivirus agents that have
been included in Exchange 2007 to detect and reduce malware. The following
concepts are covered:
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Filtering components of anti-spam and antivirus
Implementing anti-spam and antivirus solutions.
Applying anti-spam filtering
Students will learn how to:
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Configure spam filters on an Edge Transport server.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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302. Configure the antivirus and anti-spam system.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the difference between blocking *@.cheapmeds.com and
blocking sandy.smith@cheapmeds.com?
How does the IP Block List differ from the IP Block List Providers?
How can a block-list provider outage affect mail flow?
How can a user retrieve an attachment that is stripped from a message
using attachment filtering?
How can you block mail addressed to invalid recipients?
What is the role of sender reputation in allowing or blocking e-mail
messages?
What action must you perform on a periodic basis when using Safelist
Aggregation?
Video/Demo
7.5.1 Anti-spam and Antivirus
7.5.2 Configuring Content Filtering
7.5.3 Configuring Synchronization and Quarantine
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5:40
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Lab/Activity
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Configure IP Filtering
Configure Sender and Recipient Filters
Number of Exam Questions
6 questions
Total Time
About 50 minutes
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Section 8.1: High Availability
Summary
In this section students will learn the basics of high availability solutions.
Concepts covered include:
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Technologies that high availability solution in Exchange 2007 rely upon.
High availability solutions for server roles.
Replication and cluster implementations.
Replication and cluster configurations.
Students will learn how to:
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Enable and configure local continuous replication.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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504. Configure high availability.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How do you add redundancy to Hub Transport servers? Edge Transport
servers?
Which type(s) of replication protects against server failure?
What are the additional hardware requirements necessary for
implementing local continuous replication?
Why does Cluster Continuous Replication offer better protection than both
Local Continuous Replication and Single Copy Cluster?
What is the effect on load balancing when the Hub Transport server role
resides on the same server as the Mailbox server role?
Video/Demo
Time
8.1.1 High Availability
8:35
8.1.3 Mailbox Server Availability
7:52
8.1.4 Configuring Local Continuous Replication
9:31
Total
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Lab/Activity
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Enable Local Continuous Replication
Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 45 minutes
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Section 8.2: Data Recovery
Summary
This section provides an overview of data recovery of Exchange messages and
mailboxes. Concepts covered include:
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Deleted item retention.
Deleted mailbox retention.
Students will learn how to:
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Configure mailbox and database storage limits.
Manage disconnected mailboxes and mail users.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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502. Recover messaging data.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What type of operation should you perform first if a message or mailbox
has been deleted?
What is the default retention period for deleted items?
How does a soft delete differ from a hard delete? When is each executed?
What is the relationship between a mailbox deleted item retention value
and a mailbox store deleted item retention value?
How can you recover a deleted mailbox after the retention time has past?
Video/Demo
Time
8.2.1 Data Recovery
1:39
8.2.2 Recovering a Deleted Mailbox
2:19
Total
3:58
Lab/Activity
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Modify Retention Periods
Reconnect Mailboxes
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Number of Exam Questions
3 questions
Total Time
About 15 minutes
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Section 8.3: Database Backup and Restore
Summary
This section discusses backup and restore of the database for Exchange 2007.
Concepts covered include:
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Types of backups.
Methods for accessing backup data in Exchange 2007.
Restore operations available for Exchange 2007.
Dial tone recovery strategies.
Students will learn how to:
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Back up a mailbox database.
Use the Recovery Storage Group (RSG) to restore a database or an
individual mailbox.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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501. Configure backups.
502. Recover messaging data.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the difference between a copy backup and a full backup?
Why should you not mix differential and incremental backups?
What factors should you consider when designing a backup strategy?
What advantages can VSS backups have over legacy streaming backups
when restoring data?
What can happen to the log files if you do not back up all the stores in a
storage group at the same time?
Video/Demo
Time
8.3.1 Backup
9:45
8.3.2 Backing Up Exchange Data
2:50
8.3.5 Restoring a Database
7:32
Total
20:07
Lab/Activity
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Mark a Database for Restore
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Number of Exam Questions
10 questions
Total Time
About 50 minutes
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Section 8.4: Server Backup and Recovery
Summary
In this section students will learn about protecting your Exchange server
configuration through server backup and recovery. Concepts covered include:
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Data you should back up.
Methods to restore data to recover from a server failure.
Students will learn how to:
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Use the RecoverServer option to recover a server role.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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501. Configure backups.
503. Recover server roles.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What data should you back up on the Mailbox server? On a Client Access
server?
How does protecting Client Access server data differ from protecting the
data on other server roles?
How do you restore a custom audio prompt?
When would you not use RecoverServer to recover a failed server?
What does ExportEdgeConfig.ps1 do?
Video/Demo
Time
8.4.1 Server Backup
5:40
8.4.3 Server Recovery
4:27
8.4.4 Recovering a Server
4:36
Total
14:43
Number of Exam Questions
10 questions
Total Time
About 30 minutes
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Section 8.5: Disaster Recovery Review
Summary
This section compares various availability and recovery methods that can be
used with Exchange 2007.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How can using deleted item and deleted mailbox retention reduce restore
operations from backup?
Which role can you install in a failover cluster?
Why don't LCR and CCR eliminate the need for regular backups?
What actions do you take before using RecoverServer?
Total Time
About 5 minutes
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Section 9.1: System Performance
Summary
This section discusses tools used to monitor system performance. Concepts
covered include:
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Tools used to gather information about Exchange or the operating system.
Using Performance Monitor to evaluate server and Exchange
performance.
Using back pressure to automatically monitor system resources on
Exchange 2007 transport servers.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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402. Monitor system performance.
404. Monitor client connectivity.
405. Create server reports.
406. Create usage reports.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the difference between a statistic and an object?
What things can you monitor using Process Monitor?
What are the differences between the Exchange Load Generator and the
Exchange Stress and Performance (ESP) tool?
What practices can you implement to reduce CPU load?
Where should you look for problems if clients report slow Exchange server
response and both RPC requests and operations/second are low?
Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 15 minutes
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Section 9.2: Client and Server Reports
Summary
This section explores gathering statistics for client and server reports. Concepts
covered include:
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Using Management Shell cmdlets to gather statistics.
Using Performance Monitor to monitor client connections.
Using the Exchange Profile Analyzer (EPA) to gather mailbox and client
access statistics.
Using Performance Monitor to monitor server performance related to
Exchange.
Using Management Shell cmdlets to retrieve configuration information.
Students will learn how to:
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Create Exchange server performance and usage reports.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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404. Monitor client connectivity.
405. Create server reports.
406. Create usage reports.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What is the difference between what is returned by Get-Mailbox and GetMailboxStatistics?
What is the relationship between Get-LogonStatistics and OWA?
How can you use EpaSummarizer.exe to analyze performance data?
What data can you retrieve using Get-MailboxServer?
Which tool would you be more likely to use to get statistics for an
individual user, Performance Monitor counters or Management Shell
cmdlets?
Video/Demo
9.2.1 Viewing Exchange Statistics
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Number of Exam Questions
21 questions
Total Time
About 30 minutes
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Section 9.3: Queue Management
Summary
In this section students will learn the basics of queue management for the
Exchange 2007 messaging environment. Concepts covered include:
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Exchange 2007 message queue types.
Queue management tasks.
Students will learn how to:
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Use the Queue Viewer to manage delivery queues.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives:
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401. Monitor mail queues.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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How many Mailbox queues or Remote Delivery queues will a Hub
Transport server have?
What is the relationship between the poison message queue and
Exchange Server?
What is the effect of adding the Resubmit parameter to the Retry-Queue
cmdlet?
How does the system treat delivery of suspended messages? Removed
messages?
What is the difference between resume and retry of a message queue?
Video/Demo
Time
9.3.1 Message Queuing
3:02
9.3.2 Managing Message Queues
9:37
Total
12:39
Number of Exam Questions
5 questions
Total Time
About 20 minutes
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Section 9.4: Message Tracking and Mail Flow
Summary
This section provides an overview of performing message tracking and
understanding mail flow for Exchange 2007. Concepts covered include:
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Configuring message tracking logs.
Viewing messages in the tracking logs.
Troubleshooting problems in mail delivery.
The processes of routing messages.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Objectives::
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403. Perform message tracking.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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An Exchange server has the Hub Transport and the Mailbox roles
installed. How many log directories will it have by default?
How would you enable message tracking on a server with both the Hub
Transport and Mailbox roles?
You run Set-TransportServer -MessageTrackingLogMaxDirectorySize
250MB on a Hub Transport server. How much data can the directory
hold?
What kinds of data do you find in the message tracking logs?
When are message tracking logs automatically deleted?
How does adding the > "filename" parameter change the output of the
Get-MessageTrackingLog cmdlet?
Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 15 minutes
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Section 10.1: Administrative Permissions
Summary
This section discusses using Exchange administrative roles to assign
permissions to users based on administrative tasks. Concepts covered include:
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Types of data an Exchange administrator can manage.
Exchange Management Console nodes.
Tasks that can be performed with the standard administrative roles.
Students will learn how to:
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Assign necessary administrative permissions.
Lecture Focus Questions:
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What permission assignment could you give to a consultant who needs to
review (but not alter) your Exchange organization?
In addition to Exchange Server Administrator, what other permissions
must a user have to install a server role?
Which administrative role would you assign to a user responsible for
creating new mailbox users?
Which role should a user have who is responsible for monitoring mail
queues?
Which role is assigned automatically when you assign someone to the
Exchange Server Administrator role?
What additional permissions are typically required by an Exchange Server
Administrator? What additional permissions might an Exchange Recipient
Administrator need?
Lab/Activity
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Assign Administrative Roles
Number of Exam Questions
7 questions
Total Time
About 15 minutes
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Practice Exams
Summary
This section provides information to help prepare students to take the exam and
to register for the exam.
Students will also have the opportunity of testing their mastery of the concepts
presented in this course to reaffirm that they are ready for the certification exam.
For example, all questions that apply to Objective 100. Installation and
Configuration are grouped together and presented in practice exam 100.
Installation and Configuration, All Questions. Students will typically take
about 60-90 minutes to complete each of the following practice exams.
100. Installation and Configuration, All Questions (43 questions)
200. Recipients and Public Folders, All Questions (43 questions)
300. Infrastructure Configuration, All Questions (47 questions)
400. Monitoring and Reporting, All Questions (42 questions)
500. Disaster Recovery, All Questions (31 questions)
The Certification Practice Exam consists of 53 questions that are randomly
selected from the above practice exams. Each time the Certification Practice
Exam is accessed different questions may be presented. The Certification
Practice Exam has a time limit of 120 minutes -- just like the real certification
exam. A passing score of 95% should verify that the student has mastered the
concepts and is ready to take the real certification exam.
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Appendix A: Approximate Time for the Course
The total time for the Configuring Exchange Server 2007 course is approximately
20 hours and 39 minutes. The time is calculated by adding the approximate time
for each section which is calculated using the following elements:
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Video/demo times
Approximate time to read the text lesson (the length of each text lesson is
taken into consideration)
Simulations (5 minutes assigned per simulation)
Questions (1 minute per question)
The breakdown for this course is as follows:
Module
Sections
Time
Minute HR:MM
1.0 Exchange Server 2007
1.1 Server-based Messaging
1.2 Exchange Versions
1.3 Exchange Concepts
1.4 Administration Tools
5
30
20
20
75
1:15
25
20
45
30
120
2:00
20
40
60
1:00
10
50
35
15
30
140
2:20
2.0 Installation and Configuration
2.1 Infrastructure Preparation
2.2 Server Preparation
2.3 Installation
2.4 Post Installation
3.0 Storage Management
3.1 Storage
3.2 Storage Management
4.0 Recipients
4.1 Recipient Types
4.2 Recipient Management
4.3 Recipient and Mailbox Management
4.4 Bulk Recipient Management
4.5 E-mail Address Policies
5.0 Client Access
5.1 Client Access Servers
5.2 Exchange Clients
5.3 Client Access Configuration
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5.4 Policy Management
5
95
1:35
45
15
60
1:00
25
45
25
45
50
190
3:10
45
15
50
30
5
145
2:25
15
30
20
15
80
1:20
15
15
:15
43
43
47
42
31
53
259
4:19
1239
20:39
6.0 Public Folders
6.1 Public Folders
6.2 Public Folder Client Access
7.0 Message Flow
7.1 Message Flow Concepts
7.2 Connectors
7.3 Transport Policies
7.4 Edge Transport Servers
7.5 Anti-spam and Antivirus
8.0 Availability and Recovery
8.1 High Availability
8.2 Data Recovery
8.3 Database Backup and Restore
8.4 Server Backup and Recovery
8.5 Disaster Recovery Review
9.0 Monitoring and Reporting
9.1 System Performance
9.2 Client and Server Reports
9.3 Queue Management
9.4 Message Tracking and Mail Flow
10.0 Administrative Permissions
10.1 Administrative Permissions
Practice Exams
100. Installation and Configuration (43 questions)
200. Recipients and public Folders (433 questions)
300. Infrastructure Configuration (47 questions)
400. Monitoring and Reporting (42 questions)
500. Disaster Recovery (31 questions)
Certification Practice Exam (53 questions)
Total
Time
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