This five-day, instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage an Exchange Server 2010 messaging environment. This course does not require previous Exchange Server experience, but does require that students have significant experience in managing Windows Server and Active Directory directory services or Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This course will teach you how to configure Exchange Server 2010, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your Exchange Server deployment.
Module 1: Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
This module describes how to prepare for, and perform, an Exchange Server 2010 installation. It also provides details on the Exchange Server 2010
deployment.Lessons
Lab : Installing Exchange Server 2010
Lab : Verifying an Exchange Server 2010 Installation
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 2: Configuring Mailbox Servers
This module describes the management tools that you can use to manage Exchange Server 2010. It also describes the Mailbox server role, some of the new
Exchange Server 2010 features, the most common Mailbox server role post-installation tasks, and public folders.Lessons
Lab : Configuring Mailbox Servers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 3: Managing Recipient Objects
This module describes how you can manage recipient objects, address policies, and address lists in Exchange Server 2010. It also describes procedures
for performing bulk management tasks in Exchange Management Shell.Lessons
Lab : Managing Recipient Objects
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 4: Managing Client Access
This module provides details on how to implement the Client Access server role in Exchange Server 2010.Lessons
Lab : Configuring Client Access Servers for Outlook Anywhere Access
Lab : Configuring Client Access Servers for Outlook Web App and Exchange ActiveSync
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Managing Message Transport
This module details how to manage message transport in Exchange Server 2010. It also describes how to deploy and configure the Hub Transport server. Lessons
Lab : Managing Message Transport
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 6: Implementing Messaging Security
This module describes how to plan for and deploy the Edge Transport server role and the security issues related to the deployment. It also describes
how to configure secure SMTP messaging as well as Domain Security.Lessons
Lab : Configuring Edge Transport Servers and Forefront Protection 2010
Lab : Implementing Anti-Spam Solutions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Implementing High Availability
This module describes the high availability technology built into Exchange Server 2010 and some of the outside factors that affect highly available
solutions.Lessons
Lab : Implementing High Availability
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 8: Implementing Backup and Recovery
This module describes the backup and restore features built into Exchange Server 2010 and considerations for creating a suitable backup plan.
Lessons
Lab : Implementing Backup and Recovery
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 9: Configuring Messaging Policy and Compliance
This module describes how to configure the Exchange Server 2010 messaging policy and compliance features.Lessons
Lab : Configuring Transport Rules, Journal Rules, and Multi-Mailbox Search
Lab : Configuring Messaging Records Management and Personal Archives
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 10: Securing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
This module describes how to configure administrative permissions with Role Based Access Control and how to secure the Exchange Server configuration. Lessons
Lab : Securing Exchange Server 2010
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 11: Maintaining Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
This module describes how to monitor and maintain Exchange Server 2010. It also describes how to troubleshoot Exchange Server when problems arise. Lessons
Lab : Maintaining Exchange Server 2010
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 12: Upgrading from Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010
This module describes how to upgrade an existing Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 organization to an Exchange Server 2010 organization. It
also describes the various considerations for implementing coexistence between the two messaging systems after an Exchange Server 2010 deployment. Lessons
Lab : (no lab)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 13: Implementing Unified Messaging
This appendix describes how Unified Messaging integrates Exchange Server with telephony networks. It also describes how to configure Unified Messaging. Lessons
Lab : Implementing Unified Messaging
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 14: Advanced Topics in Exchange Server 2010
This appendix provides an overview of how to implement a highly available Exchange Server 2010 deployment across multiple data centers. It also
describes how to deploy Federated Sharing.
Lessons
Lab : (no lab)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
•Install and deploy Exchange Server 2010.
•Configure Mailbox servers and Mailbox server components.
•Manage recipient objects.
•Configure the Client Access server role.
•Manage message transport.
•Configure the secure flow of messages between the Exchange Server organization and the Internet.
•Implement a high availability solution for Mailbox servers and other server roles.
•Plan and implement backup and restore for the server roles.
•Plan and configure messaging policy and compliance.
•Configure Exchange Server permissions and security for internal and external access.
•Monitor and maintain the messaging system.
•Transition an Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 organization to Exchange Server 2010.
•Configure the Unified Messaging server role and Unified Messaging components.
•Implement High Availability across multiple sites and implement Federated Sharing.
In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have the following prerequisite knowledge:
•Fundamental knowledge of network technologies including Domain Name System (DNS) and firewall technologies.
•Experience with the Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating systems.
•Experience with Active Directory directory services in Windows Server 2003 or AD DS Windows Server 2008.
•Experience managing backup and restore on Windows Servers.
•Experience using Windows management and monitoring tools such as Microsoft Management Console, Active Directory Users and Computers, Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and Internet Information Services (IIS) Administrator.
•Experience using Windows networking and troubleshooting tools such as Network Monitor, Telnet, and NSLookup.
•Fundamental knowledge of certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
•Basic experience with Windows Mobile.
This course is intended for people aspiring to be enterprise-level messaging administrators. Others who may take this course include IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server 2010. People coming into the course are expected to have at least three years experience working in the IT field, typically in the areas of network administration, help desk, or system administration. They are not expected to have experience with previous Exchange Server versions.