Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server - Part 3: Administering

Outline

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

Description

This course presents the students with both theoretical and practical instruction in the subject of installing Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. This instruction will cover initial installs and upgrades from Exchange 5.5. The bulk of the instruction will relate to the issues of planning and executing a server install. Considerably less emphasis will be placed on deploying different varieties of clients.

Audience

They have a minimum of one year's experience administering Microsoft Exchange environments that have the following characteristics, Multiple physical locations, Mixed client connection protocols such as POP3, IMAP4, MAPI, NNTP, and HTTP, Internet messaging connectivity, connectivity to foreign mail systems. This course presents the students with both theoretical and practical instruction in the subject of installing Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. This instruction will cover initial installs and upgrades from Exchange 5.5.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Identify the features of Active Directory (AD).
• Identify the enhancements in Exchange 2000 Server that make it easier to administer.
• Identify the messaging features of Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the hardware and software requirements for Exchange 2000 Server.
• Calculate the hardware requirements for Exchange 2000 Server.
• Run ForestPrep in a forest that has no previous versions of Exchange.
• Identify the capabilities in Exchange 2000 Server that affect deployment roles.
• Identify Exchange 2000 Server administration roles.
• Identify the features of Exchange 2000 Server clients.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Exchange 2000 Server Overview

• Identify the features of Active Directory (AD).
• Identify the enhancements in Exchange 2000 Server that make it easier to administer.
• Identify the messaging features of Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the Internet connectivity and Web support features of Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the new features of the Information Store (IS) technology in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the features of clustering in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the integrated components of Windows 2000 Server.
• Identify the features of messaging storage technology.
• Identify the features of routing groups.
• Identify the features that enable Exchange 2000 Server to communicate with other systems.
• Identify the features of connection agreements.
• Identify the features of Active Directory Connector.
• Identify the features of real-time communication methods.
• Identify the tools that developers use to create specialized enterprise Exchange applications.
• Identify the features of administrative groups in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the features of policies.
• Identify the features of permissions used for Exchange 2000 Server.

Unit 2: Exchange 2000 Server Installation

• Identify the hardware and software requirements for Exchange 2000 Server.
• Calculate the hardware requirements for Exchange 2000 Server.
• Run ForestPrep in a forest that has no previous versions of Exchange.
• Run ForestPrep in a forest that has previous versions of Exchange.
• Run DomainPrep in a domain.
• Sequence the steps in the installation procedure that starts the Installation Wizard.
• Install Exchange 2000 Server for the first time.
• Sequence the steps to install Exchange 2000 Server with a previous version of Exchange.
• Install Exchange 2000 Server on additional servers.
• Sequence the steps in an Exchange 2000 Server In-Place Upgrade.
• Identify the issues that affect the migration process.
• Identify the administrative roles and permissions that can be assigned to groups and users.
• Identify common Exchange 2000 Server installation problems and their remedies.
• Identify the issues that affect the coexistence of Exchange 2000 Server with other versions of Exchange.
• Identify the issues that affect the coexistence of Exchange 2000 Server with other systems.
• Sequence the steps in the process to move mailboxes.
• Sequence the steps in the procedure for upgrading to Exchange 2000 Server by using a swing server.
• Identify the tools used to migrate to Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the points to consider when migrating from one mail system to another.

Unit 3: Exchange 2000 Server Deployment

• Identify the capabilities in Exchange 2000 Server that affect deployment roles.
• Identify Exchange 2000 Server administration roles.
• Identify the features of Exchange 2000 Server clients.
• Identify Exchange 2000 Server client features in Outlook 2000.
• Match the new features of Outlook Express with their functions.
• Identify the features of Outlook Web Access.
• Connect to Exchange 2000 Server by using Outlook Web Access.
• Configure Outlook 2000.
• Identify the characteristics of both Instant Messaging and Chat clients.
• Identify multimedia features to be considered when choosing clients.
• Sequence the steps involved in installing Chat Service in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to receive incoming messages.
• Configure Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) clients.
• Identify the features of Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) client information.
• Configure the Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4) clients.
• Sequence the steps involved in specifying account information on the client.
• Identify the authentication processes for users on your system.
• Identify the types of virtual servers.
• Identify the features of front-end and back-end servers.

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.

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 14MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

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