Exchange Server 2003 Training Courses | Microsoft Designing and Planning a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization

Publisher:	Microsoft
Version:	2003
Length:	2 day s
Course-ID:	MS2008

Introduction
This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully design and plan an Exchange Server 2003 organization in an enterprise network, including a plan for upgrading from previous versions of Exchange.

Audience
This course is intended for senior IT professionals with three or more years of messaging and network experience, including one year designing messaging infrastructures.

At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:

Analyze Active Directory® and design an administrative plan.
Design a routing topology and server roles and placement.
Design public folders and client connectivity.
Design an Exchange Server 2003 security strategy.
Design for high availability and reliability.
Design inter-organizational connectivity.
Design an Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 deployment strategy.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:

Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 and Active Directory
Working knowledge of Active Directory design principles
Working knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003
Working knowledge of networking, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Internet Information Services (IIS)
Working knowledge of network infrastructure concepts including routing and routers, and available bandwidth
Working knowledge of Internet protocols, including Post Office Protocol version 3(POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
Three or more years of messaging and network experience, including one year designing messaging infrastructures
In addition, it is recommended that you have completed:

Course 2400, Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge.
Workshop 2011, Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge.
Course 2282, Designing a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Exam 70-285: Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization

Course Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.


Module 1: Analyze Active Directory and Design an Administrative Plan This module explains how to analyze the existing Active Directory infrastructure to ensure optimal performance for Exchange users. It also explains how to create a well-designed administrative plan and group strategy, which will enable the student to effectively plan and manage resources, allocate administrative responsibilities, and provide secure access. Lessons Analyzing Your Current Environment Designing Active Directory Groups for an Exchange Server 2003 Organization Designing an Administrative Plan Lab A: Identifying Active Directory Design Considerations Identifying Active Directory Forest Model Lab B: Designing an Administrative Plan Defining Administrative Group Boundaries Defining Administrative Roles After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand how to analyze your current environment. Understand how to design Active Directory groups for an Exchange Server 2003 organization. Understand how to design an administrative plan. Module 2: Design a Routing Topology and Server Roles and Placement This module provides the knowledge and skills needed to design an effective routing topology. This process includes determining how many routing groups are needed, where to locate each group, how messages will flow through the various groups, and how to connect them to one another. In addition, the roles that Exchange servers can hold in an Exchange organization and the placement of servers are examined. Lessons Planning Routing Group Boundaries Planning Connectors Between Routing Groups Discussion: Planning Connectors and Cost Planning Server Roles and Placement Discussion: Planning Server Placement Lab A: Designing Routing Group Boundaries Defining Your Routing Topology Lab B: Designing a Routing Group Connector Topology Defining a Connector Topology After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand how to plan routing group boundaries. Understand how to plan connectors between routing groups. Understand how to plan server roles and placement. Module 3: Design a Public Folder and Client Connectivity Strategy This module explains how to design a public folder strategy that includes placement and replication of public folders. In addition, it also discusses the hardware requirements needed to effectively configure a public folder server. Lessons Planning Business and Logistical Requirements for Public Folders Planning Administrative and Permission Requirements for Public Folders Planning Hardware Requirements for Public Folders Lab A: Planning Public Folder Content Replication and Referral Designing a Public Folder Replication Topology After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand how to plan business and logistical requirements for public folders. Understand how to plan administrative and permission requirements for public folders. Understand how to plan hardware requirements for public folders. Module 4: Design an Exchange Server 2003 Security Strategy This module explains how to identify security risks and design a security strategy that protects from both internal and external attacks. In addition, the requirements for an encryption strategy and rights management are discussed. Lessons Designing a Security Strategy Planning Exchange Server 2003 Perimeter Security Planning Exchange Server 2003 Intranet Security Planning an Encryption Strategy Discussion: Designing an Encryption Strategy Lab A: Planning Northwind Traders’ Perimeter Security Identifying a Perimeter Security Strategy Lab B: Planning Northwind Traders’ Intranet Security Identifying an Intranet Security Strategy After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand how to identify security risks and describe security best practices. Understand how to plan Exchange Server 2003 perimeter security. Understand how to plan Exchange Server 2003 intranet security. Understand how to plan an encryption strategy. Module 5: Design for High Availability and Reliability This module explains how to design a highly available and reliable messaging system, including front-end and back-end servers, reliable Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, storage technologies, and clustering. Lessons Introduction to Designing a Highly Available Exchange Server Organization Providing Redundant Supporting Services for the Exchange Server Organization Designing a Highly Available Internet Client Access Strategy Designing a Highly Available Back-End Server Strategy Designing a Highly Available Data Storage Strategy Lab A: Planning for a Highly Available Exchange Server 2003 Organization Planning a Front-End Solution Planning a Clustering Solution Justifying an Exchange Server 2003 Clustering Solution After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand how to design a highly available Exchange Server organization. Understand how to provide redundant supporting services for the Exchange Server organization. Understand how to design a highly available Internet client access strategy. Understand how to design a highly available back-end server strategy. Understand how to design a highly available data storage strategy. Module 6: Design Inter-organizational Connectivity This module explains how to design a global directory system by propagating users, contacts, and groups from one forest GAL as contacts into the GAL of the other forest so Exchange Server users in one forest can search for employees from another forest in their local GAL which is stored in their forest's Active Directory. Lessons Identifying Requirements for Inter-organizational Connectivity Planning for Inter-organizational Global Address List (GAL) Synchronization Strategy Planning an Inter-organizational Public Folder Strategy Lab A: Designing an Inter-organizational Connectivity Strategy Defining Your Inter-organizational Connectivity Strategy After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand how to identify requirements for inter-organizational connectivity. Understand how to plan for inter-organizational e-mail connectivity. Understand how to design a message routing strategy. Understand how to design a messaging connector strategy. Module 7: Design an Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Strategy This module explains how to design an upgrade or migration strategy that minimizes costs and downtime, and ensures that the upgrade or migration is performed in an efficient manner. Lessons Preparing to Migrate from Exchange Server 5.5 Planning a Directory Upgrade Strategy Planning a Server Migration Strategy Planning to Switch from a Mixed Mode to Native Mode Organization Lab A: Developing a Deployment Strategy for Northwind Traders Developing a Deployment Plan After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand how to prepare to migrate from Exchange Server 5.5. Understand how to plan a directory upgrade strategy. Understand how to plan a connector upgrade strategy. Understand how to plan a mailbox and public folder migration strategy. Understand how to plan to switch from a mixed mode to native mode organization

Module 1: Analyze Active Directory and Design an Administrative Plan
This module explains how to analyze the existing Active Directory infrastructure to ensure optimal performance for Exchange users. It also explains how to create a well-designed administrative plan and group strategy, which will enable the student to effectively plan and manage resources, allocate administrative responsibilities, and provide secure access.

Lessons
Analyzing Your Current Environment
Designing Active Directory Groups for an Exchange Server 2003 Organization
Designing an Administrative Plan

Lab A: Identifying Active Directory Design Considerations
Identifying Active Directory Forest Model

Lab B: Designing an Administrative Plan
Defining Administrative Group Boundaries
Defining Administrative Roles

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how to analyze your current environment.
Understand how to design Active Directory groups for an Exchange Server 2003 organization.
Understand how to design an administrative plan.

Module 2: Design a Routing Topology and Server Roles and Placement
This module provides the knowledge and skills needed to design an effective routing topology. This process includes determining how many routing groups are needed, where to locate each group, how messages will flow through the various groups, and how to connect them to one another. In addition, the roles that Exchange servers can hold in an Exchange organization and the placement of servers are examined.

Lessons
Planning Routing Group Boundaries
Planning Connectors Between Routing Groups
Discussion: Planning Connectors and Cost
Planning Server Roles and Placement
Discussion: Planning Server Placement

Lab A: Designing Routing Group Boundaries
Defining Your Routing Topology

Lab B: Designing a Routing Group Connector Topology
Defining a Connector Topology

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how to plan routing group boundaries.
Understand how to plan connectors between routing groups.
Understand how to plan server roles and placement.

Module 3: Design a Public Folder and Client Connectivity Strategy
This module explains how to design a public folder strategy that includes placement and replication of public folders. In addition, it also discusses the hardware requirements needed to effectively configure a public folder server.

Lessons
Planning Business and Logistical Requirements for Public Folders
Planning Administrative and Permission Requirements for Public Folders
Planning Hardware Requirements for Public Folders

Lab A: Planning Public Folder Content Replication and Referral
Designing a Public Folder Replication Topology

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how to plan business and logistical requirements for public folders.
Understand how to plan administrative and permission requirements for public folders.
Understand how to plan hardware requirements for public folders.

Module 4: Design an Exchange Server 2003 Security Strategy
This module explains how to identify security risks and design a security strategy that protects from both internal and external attacks. In addition, the requirements for an encryption strategy and rights management are discussed.

Lessons
Designing a Security Strategy
Planning Exchange Server 2003 Perimeter Security
Planning Exchange Server 2003 Intranet Security
Planning an Encryption Strategy
Discussion: Designing an Encryption Strategy

Lab A: Planning Northwind Traders’ Perimeter Security
Identifying a Perimeter Security Strategy

Lab B: Planning Northwind Traders’ Intranet Security
Identifying an Intranet Security Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how to identify security risks and describe security best practices.
Understand how to plan Exchange Server 2003 perimeter security.
Understand how to plan Exchange Server 2003 intranet security.
Understand how to plan an encryption strategy.

Module 5: Design for High Availability and Reliability
This module explains how to design a highly available and reliable messaging system, including front-end and back-end servers, reliable Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, storage technologies, and clustering.

Lessons
Introduction to Designing a Highly Available Exchange Server Organization
Providing Redundant Supporting Services for the Exchange Server Organization
Designing a Highly Available Internet Client Access Strategy
Designing a Highly Available Back-End Server Strategy
Designing a Highly Available Data Storage Strategy

Lab A: Planning for a Highly Available Exchange Server 2003 Organization
Planning a Front-End Solution
Planning a Clustering Solution
Justifying an Exchange Server 2003 Clustering Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how to design a highly available Exchange Server organization.
Understand how to provide redundant supporting services for the Exchange Server organization.
Understand how to design a highly available Internet client access strategy.
Understand how to design a highly available back-end server strategy.
Understand how to design a highly available data storage strategy.

Module 6: Design Inter-organizational Connectivity
This module explains how to design a global directory system by propagating users, contacts, and groups from one forest GAL as contacts into the GAL of the other forest so Exchange Server users in one forest can search for employees from another forest in their local GAL which is stored in their forest's Active Directory.

Lessons
Identifying Requirements for Inter-organizational Connectivity
Planning for Inter-organizational Global Address List (GAL) Synchronization Strategy
Planning an Inter-organizational Public Folder Strategy

Lab A: Designing an Inter-organizational Connectivity Strategy
Defining Your Inter-organizational Connectivity Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how to identify requirements for inter-organizational connectivity.
Understand how to plan for inter-organizational e-mail connectivity.
Understand how to design a message routing strategy.
Understand how to design a messaging connector strategy.

Module 7: Design an Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Strategy
This module explains how to design an upgrade or migration strategy that minimizes costs and downtime, and ensures that the upgrade or migration is performed in an efficient manner.

Lessons
Preparing to Migrate from Exchange Server 5.5
Planning a Directory Upgrade Strategy
Planning a Server Migration Strategy
Planning to Switch from a Mixed Mode to Native Mode Organization

Lab A: Developing a Deployment Strategy for Northwind Traders
Developing a Deployment Plan

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how to prepare to migrate from Exchange Server 5.5.
Understand how to plan a directory upgrade strategy.
Understand how to plan a connector upgrade strategy.
Understand how to plan a mailbox and public folder migration strategy.
Understand how to plan to switch from a mixed mode to native mode organization