Description
This is the first course in a six part series that will provide participants with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments.
Audience
This course is intended for support professionals of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5. Participants should have completed Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies (Course Series 71410-71413) and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration (Course Series 73361-73363).
Prerequisites
(Currently no course prerequisite information)
Objective
- Identify the features of sharedfile messaging systems and client/server messaging systems.
- Identify the core and additional components of the Exchange Server.
- Analyze the network and messaging needs of an organization to enable you to design a server, site and user placement plan for an organization.
- Identify the preparations required before the installation of Exchange Server 5.5.
Topics Include
Unit 1: Exchange Server: Introduction - Identify the features of the shared-file messaging systems.
- Identify the features of the client/server messaging systems.
- Identify the software requirements for a given network environment to coexist with Exchange Server.
- Match the various organizational units in an Exchange Server hierarchy with their features.
- Identify the Windows NT security features integrated with the Exchange Server.
- Identify the features of the Microsoft Outlook client.
Unit 2: Exchange Server Architecture - Match the core components of Exchange Server messaging infrastructure with their functions.
- Match the additional components of Exchange Server messaging infrastructure with their functions.
- Identify the functionally provided by the core components of Exchange Server when they communicate with other components.
- Identify the functionality provided by the Administrator Program when it communicates with other components.
- Identify the functionality provided by the communication between the clients and the core components.
- Identify the functionality provided by the additional components of Exchange Server when they communicate with other components.
- Sequence the steps for a single-server message flow between clients.
Unit 3: Exchange Server Organizational Design - Identify the guidelines to be considered in an Exchange Server Organization planning process.
- Identify the network topology guidelines for planning the design of a Microsoft Exchange Server Organization.
- Identify the conditions when defining site boundaries.
- Identify how users need impact the design process.
- Identify the most appropriate server hardware design plan in a given situation.
- Identify Organizational requirements that are best satisfied by a specific arrangement of servers.
- Match the appropriate connectors with the scenarios.
- Match the client connection options available when designing an Exchange Server messaging system with their features.
- Select the appropriate designation of additional Exchange Server roles in a given scenario.
- Match the naming guidelines used for each object in an Microsoft Exchange Organization with the Organization object.
- Match the correct E-Mail address to be generated for communicating with a specific foreign messaging system.
Unit 4: Installing Exchange Server - Identify the installation requirements for Exchange Server.
- Match the various Windows NT account permissions with their functional benefits.
- Identify when you would use each installation option for Exchange Server 5.5 installation.
- Install Exchange Server 5.5 by using the CD-ROM.
- Create an Exchange Server mailbox.
- Identify the site-level administration features of the Exchange Administration Program.
- Configure organization permissions in an Exchange Server environment.
- Configure site permissions in an Exchange Server environment.
- Configure the configuration container permissions in an Exchange Server environment.
- Add an Exchange Server to an existing site.
- Identify the characteristics of a Microsoft Cluster Server environment.
- Identify the characteristics of the Exchange Server 5.5 upgrade process from a previous version.
- Execute Exchange Performance Optimizer by using the Microsoft Exchange Server program submenu.
- Match the folders created during installation with their contents.
- Match the Exchange Server services with their dependencies.
Duration
8
Minimum Requirements
The CDROM version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
- At least a double speed CDROM drive.
- An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently, only the CDROM version supports audio).
The network version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
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