Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Design and Implementation - Part 2

Course Code NGE73366

Contents

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

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Description

This is the second 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), Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration (Course Series 73361-73363) and the first course in the series.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Understand the process of communication and information management between Microsoft Exchange servers in a site within a Microsoft Exchange organization.
• Identify the concepts in a multisite environment and configure Local Address space.
• Define X.400 and X.500 messaging recommendations, components of message handling systems, management domains and the role of interpersonal messaging systems.
• Manage a Site Connector and identify the functions of target server cost.
• Describe the features and benefits of the X.400 Connectors.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Intrasite Server Communication

• Identify the features of intrasite server communication.
• Identify how RPC traffic over a WAN within a site affects network performance.
• Identify the functions of the MTA in intrasite server communication.
• Sequence the steps in the MTA process when data is transferred between two MTAs.
• Identify the functions of MTA Associations.
• Distinguish between the types of addresses used by Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Sequence the steps that the MTA follows to route information.
• Sequence the steps of the Directory Service process.
• Identify the communication tasks performed by the Information Store.
• Identify the functions of the System Attendant.
• Match the types of intrasite communication connectors with their functions.
• Identify the functions of Mail Directory Synchronization service.
• Sequence the steps for adding a server to a site.
• Identify the functions of the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC).
• Sequence the steps performed by the KCC to compare information contained in servers within a site.
• Sequence the events used by servers to maintain up-to-date directory information.

Unit 2: Intersite Server Communication

• Identify the features of a multiple site environment.
• Identify the function of the types of connectors.
• Identify the features of an address space.
• Configure address space by using the Site Connector Properties page.
• Identify the uses of assigning costs to a connector.
• Identify the most appropriate routing path for a message given the cost of the connectors.
• Match the options on the Schedule property page with the situations in which their selection is appropriate.
• Configure the Delivery Restrictions by using the Delivery Restrictions property page.
• Match the rights on the Permissions property page with their functions.
• Match the options on the Connected Sites property page with their functions.

Unit 3: X.400 and X.500 Concepts

• Identify the advantages of conforming to the X.400 standard.
• Match the components of X.400 MHS with the services they provide.
• Identify the features of types of management domains of X.400.
• Identify the features of X.500 recommendation.
• Identify the limitations of the X.500 recommendations.
• Sequence the steps followed by the MTS for message delivery when a user submits a message to the MTS.
• Identify the features of the two basic components of an X.400 message.
• Match the type of O/R addresses with their delivery mechanism.
• Distinguish the types of information objects provided by the interpersonal messaging system.
• Distinguish the contents of the two types of IPM structure components.
• Identify the purpose of the types of interpersonal notification conveyed between IPMS users.

Unit 4: Site Connector

• Identify the benefits of a Site Connector.
• Identify the functions of the server configuration options used for configuring a Site Connector.
• Identify the uses of the target server cost.
• Identify the security considerations for maintaining the Site Connector security.
• Match the different options on the General property page with their functions.
• Match the configuration options on the Target Servers property page with their functions.
• Match the options on the Address Space property page with their functions.
• Establish a connection with a remote site by filling the fields in the Override property page.
• Establish a connection between two Microsoft Exchange Server sites by creating a Site Connector.
• Verify the addition of a Site Connector by displaying the routing table.
• Remove a site connector by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
• Regenerate the routing table by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.

Unit 5: X.400 Connector

• Identify the features of the X.400 Connector.
• Identify the benefits of using the X.400 Connector.
• Identify the features of MTA transport stack.
• Identify the functions of TP4 protocol.
• Configure the X.400 Connector by specifying general information in the General property page.
• Configure the X.400 Connector by specifying transport address information in the Stack property page.
• Configure the X.400 Connector by changing the default MTA attributes in the Override property page.
• Configure the X.400 Connector by specifying the advanced information in the Advance property page.
• Install the TP4/CLNP networking software on your computer running Windows NT.
• Install the TP4 MTA transport stack by using the Microsoft Exchange Administration program.
• Configure a new X.400 Connector to use the TP4 MTA Transport Stack.

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).

• 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).

Media