Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Introduction

This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to update and support a reliable, secure messaging infrastructure. This infrastructure is used for creating, storing, and sharing information by using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in a medium-sized to large-sized (250 to 5,000 users) messaging environment. This course offers a significant number of hands-on practices, discussions, and assessments that assist students in becoming proficient in the skills that are needed to update and support Exchange Server 2003.

Pre-Requisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 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 Internet protocols, including Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Network News Transfer Protocols (NNTP).
In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:
- ® Course 2274, Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.
- ® Course 2275, Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.
- ® Course 2276, Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts.
Knowledge of Exchange Server 5.5 / 2000 is beneficial but not necessary.

Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Perform a installation of Exchange Server 2003 and verify that the installation was successful.
Configure, manage and secure Exchange Server 2003.
Manage recipients, public folders, and address lists.
Implement and manage access to Exchange Server mailboxes for Internet protocol clients.
Manage client configuration and connectivity, and routing.
Manage mobile devices with Exchange Server 2003.
Manage data storage and hardware resources.
Plan for disaster and disaster recovery.
Backup and restore Exchange Server.
Perform preventive maintenance.
Migrate users from Exchange Server 5.5 to a separate Exchange Server 2003 organization.