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MS2008 - Designing and Planning an Exchange Server 2003 Organization

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This 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.

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This class is available as a self-learning class also. Please contact LRS Education for more information about E-Learning.

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.

Detailed Class Syllabus

Module 1: Analyze Active Directory and Design an Administrative Plan

Analyzing Your Current Environment

Designing Active Directory Groups for an Exchange Server 2003 Organization

Designing an Administrative Plan

Module 2: Design a Routing Topology and Server Roles and Placement

Planning Routing Group Boundaries

Planning Connectors Between Routing Groups

Discussion: Planning Connectors and Cost

Planning Server Roles and Placement

Discussion: Planning Server Placement

Module 3: Design a Public Folder and Client Connectivity Strategy

Planning Business and Logistical Requirements for Public Folders

Planning Administrative and Permission Requirements for Public Folders

Planning Hardware Requirements for Public Folders

Module 4: Design an Exchange Server 2003 Security Strategy

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

Module 5: Design for High Availability and Reliability

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

Module 6: Design Inter-organizational Connectivity

Identifying Requirements for Inter-organizational Connectivity

Planning for Inter-organizational Global Address List (GAL) Synchronization Strategy

Planning an Inter-organizational Public Folder Strategy

Module 7: Design an Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 Deployment

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