Microsoft Course 3910 - Getting Started with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 — A 2-Day Course

 Open Public Course Closed In-House Course

Course Synopsis

This one-day instructor-led clinic will provide IT Professionals with a broad awareness and understanding of the new features and tools of Exchange Server 2007.

Course Objectives

On completion of this Exchange Server 2007 training course, delegates should be able to:

• Contrast the features of Exchange Server 2007 with earlier versions of the software.
• Describe how to make the best use of the new features of the Exchange Server 2007 architecture.
• Describe how Exchange Server 2007 will benefit users.
• Summarize the most important new features of Exchange Server 2007.
• Compare the graphical user interface (GUI) method of installation to the command-line method of installation.
• Compare the Exchange Management Console to the Exchange Management Shell and evaluate which to use in a given situation.
• Evaluate how Exchange Server 2007 introduces efficiencies into the administration of recipients.
• List best practices for the administration of Exchange Server 2007.
• Compare Exchange Server 2007 client access servers with front-end servers in earlier versions of Exchange Server.
• Identify how the administration of Exchange Server 2007 requires less time than the administration of previous versions of Exchange Server.
• Evaluate which Exchange server role is appropriate in a given scenario.
• Discuss how Exchange Server 2007 can improve your organization's security and compliance with corporate policies.
• Describe how you can achieve higher availability with Exchange Server 2007 than with earlier versions of Exchange Server.
• List the major improvements to the Exchange Server architecture and the advantages of each improvement.
• List best practices for enabling users to access their messages.
• Summarize the features of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging.

Intended Audience

This clinic is intended for current messaging IT Professional and generalists wanting to learn more about Exchange Server 2007. Students must be familiar with messaging technologies and have at least 6 months of experience using either Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003.

Course Prerequisites

Before attending this clinic, students must:

• Work regularly with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003.
• Work regularly with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
• Work regularly with Active Directory directory service.
• Possess fundamental networking knowledge and experience.
• Possess fundamental Windows Server 2003 knowledge and experience.

Outline Course Contents

Overview of Exchange Server 2007

This session introduces the most important new features of Exchange Server 2007. The clinic covers most of these features in more detail later. During the session, students are encouraged to think about the benefits to your organization of adopting Exchange Server 2007.

• Introducing Exchange Server 2007
• Introducing the Exchange Server 2007 Architecture
• Introducing the Exchange Server 2007 User Experience
• Session Review
• Demonstration: Using the Calendaring Concierge
• Demonstration: Using the New Features in OWA

Overview of Exchange Server 2007 Administration

This session describes new features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that have the greatest potential for reducing the workload of administrators.

• Installing Exchange Server 2007
• Introduction to Exchange Server 2007 Administration Tools
• Administering Recipients
• Configuring Exchange Server 2007
• Administering Client Access Servers
• Session Review
• Demonstration: Scripting Exchange Management Shell Tasks
• Demonstration: Creating and Moving Recipients
• Demonstration: Configuring Server Roles by Using the GUI

Overview of Exchange Server 2007 Architecture

This session describes Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 server roles and enables you to choose where to deploy a given server role. It also describes how Exchange Server can help you to comply with messaging regulations and how Exchange Server 2007 achieves high availability.

• Introduction to Exchange Server Roles
• Implementing Security, Compliance, and Archiving
• High Availability
• Session Review
• Demonstration: Adding Server Roles by Using the Command Line

Overview of Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007

This session describes Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007. During this session, you will learn how you can use Unified Messaging to give users unprecedented access to their messages, both in the office and at remote locations.

• Unified Messaging
• Session Review
• Demonstration: Administering Unified Messaging Users