Course Overview
This five-day, instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage a Microsoft 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.
Audience Profile
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 3 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 versions of Exchange Server.
At Course Completion
Upon completion of 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.
Course Outline
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
- Overview of Exchange Server 2010 Requirements
- Installing Exchange Server 2010 Server Roles
- Completing an Exchange Server 2010 Installation
Lab : Installing Exchange Server 2010
- Evaluating Requirements for an Exchange Server Installation
- Preparing for an Exchange Server 2010 Installation
- Installing Exchange Server 2010
Lab : Verifying an Exchange Server 2010 Installation
- Verifying an Exchange Server 2010 Installation
After completing this module, students will be able to
- Describe Exchange Server 2010 requirements.
- Install the Exchange Server 2010 server roles.
- Complete an Exchange Server 2010 installation.
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
- Overview of Exchange Server 2010 Administrative Tools
- Configuring Mailbox Server Roles
- Configuring Public Folders
Lab : Configuring Mailbox Servers
- Configuring Mailbox Databases
- Configuring Public Folders
After completing this module, students will be able to
- Describe the Exchange Server 2010 administrative tools.
- Configure mailbox server roles.
- Configure public folders.
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
- Managing Mailboxes
- Managing Other Recipients
- Configuring E-Mail Address Policies
- Configuring Address Lists
- Performing Bulk Recipient Management Tasks
Lab : Managing Recipient Objects
- Managing Recipients
- Configuring E-Mail Address Policies
- Configuring Address Lists
- Performing Bulk Recipient Management Tasks
After completing this module, students will be able to
- Manage mailboxes in Exchange Server 2010.
- Manage other recipients in Exchange Server 2010.
- Configure e-mail address policies.
- Configure address lists.
- Perform bulk recipient management tasks.
Module 4: Managing Client Access
This module provides details on how to implement the Client Access server role in Exchange Server 2010.
Lessons
- Configuring the Client Access Server Role
- Configuring Client Access Services for Outlook Clients
- Configuring Outlook Web App
- Configuring Mobile Messaging
Lab : Configuring Client Access Servers for Outlook Anywhere Access
- Configuring Client Access Servers
- Configuring Outlook Anywhere
Lab : Configuring Client Access Servers for Outlook Web App and Exchange ActiveSync
- Configuring Outlook Web App
- Configuring Exchange ActiveSync
After completing this module, students will be able to
- Configure the Client Access server role.
- Configure Client Access services for Outlook Clients.
- Configure Outlook Web App.
- Configure mobile messaging.
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
- Overview of Message Transport
- Configuring Message Transport
Lab : Managing Message Transport
- Configuring Internet Message Before attending this course, students must have:
- 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 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Windows Server 2008.
- Experience managing backup and restore on Windows Servers.
- 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.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- 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 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Windows Server 2008.
- Experience managing backup and restore on Windows Servers.
- 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.