Microsoft Course 2008 - Designing and Planning an Exchange Server 2003 Organisation — A 3-Day Course

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Course Synopsis

This Exchange Server 2003 training course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully design and plan an Exchange Server 2003 organization in an enterprise network, including a plan for upgrading from previous versions of Exchange.

Course Objectives

On completion of this Exchange Server 2003 training course, delegates should be able to:

• Analyze Active Directory and design an administrative plan.
• Design a routing topology and server roles and placement.
• Design public folders and client connectivity.
• Design an Exchange Server 2003 security strategy.
• Design for high availability and reliability.
• Design inter-organizational connectivity.
• Design an Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 deployment strategy.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for senior IT professionals with three or more years of messaging and network experience, including one year designing messaging infrastructures.

Course Prerequisites

Before attending this Exchange Server 2003 training course, students must have:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server™? 2003 and Active Directory
• Working knowledge of Active Directory design principles
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003
• Working knowledge of networking, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Working knowledge of network infrastructure concepts including routing and routers, and available bandwidth
• Working knowledge of Internet protocols, including Post Office Protocol version 3(POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
• Three or more years of messaging and network experience, including one year designing messaging infrastructures

In addition, it is recommended that you have completed:

• Course 2400, Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge.
• Workshop 2011, Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge.
• Course 2282, Designing a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge.

Certification

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-285: Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

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Outline Course Contents

Analyze Active Directory and Design an Administrative Plan

This module explains how to analyze the existing Active Directory infrastructure to ensure optimal performance for Exchange users. It also explains how to create a well-designed administrative plan and group strategy, which will enable the student to effectively plan and manage resources, allocate administrative responsibilities, and provide secure access.

• Analyzing Your Current Environment
• Designing Active Directory Groups for an Exchange Server 2003 Organization
• Designing an Administrative Plan

Design a Routing Topology and Server Roles and Placement

This module provides the knowledge and skills needed to design an effective routing topology. This process includes determining how many routing groups are needed, where to locate each group, how messages will flow through the various groups, and how to connect them to one another. In addition, the roles that Exchange servers can hold in an Exchange organization and the placement of servers are examined.

• Planning Routing Group Boundaries
• Planning Connectors Between Routing Groups
• Planning Server Roles and Placement

Design a Public Folder and Client Connectivity Strategy

This module explains how to design a public folder strategy that includes placement and replication of public folders. In addition, it also discusses the hardware requirements needed to effectively configure a public folder server.

• Planning Business and Logistical Requirements for Public Folders
• Planning Administrative and Permission Requirements for Public Folders
• Planning Hardware Requirements for Public Folders

Design an Exchange Server 2003 Security Strategy

This module explains how to identify security risks and design a security strategy that protects from both internal and external attacks. In addition, the requirements for an encryption strategy and rights management are discussed.

• Designing a Security Strategy
• Planning Exchange Server 2003 Perimeter Security
• Planning Exchange Server 2003 Intranet Security
• Planning an Encryption Strategy

Design for High Availability and Reliability

This module explains how to design a highly available and reliable messaging system, including front-end and back-end servers, reliable Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, storage technologies, and clustering.

• Introduction to Designing a Highly Available Exchange Server Organization
• Providing Redundant Supporting Services for the Exchange Server Organization
• Designing a Highly Available Internet Client Access Strategy
• Designing a Highly Available Back-End Server Strategy
• Designing a Highly Available Data Storage Strategy

Design Inter-organizational Connectivity

This module explains how to design a global directory system by propagating users, contacts, and groups from one forest GAL as contacts into the GAL of the other forest so Exchange Server users in one forest can search for employees from another forest in their local GAL which is stored in their forest's Active Directory.

• Identifying Requirements for Inter-organizational Connectivity
• Planning for Inter-organizational Global Address List (GAL) Synchronization Strategy
• Planning an Inter-organizational Public Folder Strategy

Design an Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Strategy

This module explains how to design an upgrade or migration strategy that minimizes costs and downtime, and ensures that the upgrade or migration is performed in an efficient manner.

• Preparing to Migrate from Exchange Server 5.5
• Planning a Directory Upgrade Strategy
• Planning a Server Migration Strategy
• Planning to Switch from a Mixed Mode to Native Mode Organization