Getting Started with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (Beta 1)

Introduction
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This one-day instructor-led clinic will provide IT Professionals with a broad awareness and understanding of the new features and tools of Exchange Server 2007.

Audience
This clinic is intended for current messaging IT Professional and generalists wanting to learn more about Exchange Server 2007. Students must be familiar with messaging technologies and have at least 6 months of experience using either Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003.

At Clinic Completion

After completing this Clinic, students will be able to:

- Contrast the features of Exchange Server 2007 with earlier versions of the software.
 
- Describe how to make the best use of the new features of the Exchange Server 2007 architecture.
 
- Describe how Exchange Server 2007 will benefit users.
 
- Summarize the most important new features of Exchange Server 2007.
 
- Compare the graphical user interface (GUI) method of installation to the command-line method of installation.
 
- Compare the Exchange Management Console to the Exchange Management Shell and evaluate which to use in a given situation.
 
- Evaluate how Exchange Server 2007 introduces efficiencies into the administration of recipients.
 
- List best practices for the administration of Exchange Server 2007.
 
- Compare Exchange Server 2007 client access servers with front-end servers in earlier versions of Exchange Server.
 
- Identify how the administration of Exchange Server 2007 requires less time than the administration of previous versions of Exchange Server.
 
- Evaluate which Exchange server role is appropriate in a given scenario.
 
- Discuss how Exchange Server 2007 can improve your organization's security and compliance with corporate policies.
 
- Describe how you can achieve higher availability with Exchange Server 2007 than with earlier versions of Exchange Server.
 
- List the major improvements to the Exchange Server architecture and the advantages of each improvement.
 
- List best practices for enabling users to access their messages.
 
- Summarize the features of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging.
 

Prerequisites
Before attending this clinic, students must:

- Work regularly with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003.
 
- Work regularly with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003.
 
- Work regularly with Active Directory directory service.
 
- Possess fundamental networking knowledge and experience.
 
- Possess fundamental Windows Server 2003 knowledge and experience.
 

Course Outline
Session 1: Overview of Exchange Server 2007

This session introduces the most important new features of Exchange Server 2007. The clinic covers most of these features in more detail later. During the session, students are encouraged to think about the benefits to your organization of adopting Exchange Server 2007.

Lessons

- Introducing Exchange Server 2007
 
- Introducing the Exchange Server 2007 Architecture
 
- Introducing the Exchange Server 2007 User Experience
 
- Session Review

Demonstration: Using the Calendaring Concierge

- Create an appointment in Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA) and move it around in the Work Week view to view the transparency feature
 
- Use advanced calendar features in OWA to create and modify a meeting
 
- View the schedule of a resource
 

Demonstration: Using the New Features in OWA

- Use the Out-of-Office Assistant
 
- Access shared documents in OWA
 
- Using Search in OWA
 

After completing this session, students will be able to:

- Contrast the features of Exchange Server 2007 with earlier versions of the software.
 
- Describe how to make the best use of the new features of the Exchange Server 2007 architecture.
 
- Describe how Exchange Server 2007 will benefit users.
 
- Summarize the most important new features of Exchange Server 2007.
 

Session 2: Overview of Exchange Server 2007 Administration

This session describes new features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that have the greatest potential for reducing the workload of administrators.

Lessons

- Installing Exchange Server 2007
 
- Introduction to Exchange Server 2007 Administration Tools
 
- Administering Recipients
 
- Configuring Exchange Server 2007
 
- Administering Client Access Servers
 
- Session Review
 

Demonstration: Scripting Exchange Management Shell Tasks

- Use the Exchange Management Console to change the telephone number for some users in the organization
 
- Use the Exchange Management Shell to change the telephone number for all users in the organization
 
- Use the Exchange Management Shell to change the telephone number for all users that have a name beginning with K
 

Demonstration: Creating and Moving Recipients

- Create and move a mailbox using the Exchange Management Console
 
- Create and move multiple mailboxes using the Exchange Management Shell
 

Demonstration: Configuring Server Roles by Using the GUI

- Configuring the Mailbox Server Role
 
- Configuring the Client Access Server Role
 
- Administering Bridgehead Settings
 

After completing this session, students will be able to:

- Compare the GUI method of installation to the command-line method of installation.
 
- Compare the Exchange Management Console to the Exchange Management Shell and evaluate which to use in a given situation.
 
- Evaluate how Exchange Server 2007 introduces efficiencies into the administration of recipients.
 
- List best practices for the administration of Exchange Server 2007.
 
- Compare Exchange Server 2007 client access servers with front-end servers in earlier versions of Exchange Server.
 
- Identify how the administration of Exchange Server 2007 requires less time than the administration of previous versions of Exchange Server.
 

Session 3: Overview of Exchange Server 2007 Architecture

This session describes Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 server roles and enables you to choose where to deploy a given server role. It also describes how Exchange Server can help you to comply with messaging regulations and how Exchange Server 2007 achieves high availability.

Lessons

- Introduction to Exchange Server Roles
 
- Implementing Security, Compliance, and Archiving
 
- High Availability
 
- Session Review
 

Demonstration: Adding Server Roles by Using the Command Line

- Adding the Unified Messaging role to the MTL-MSG2 server
 

After completing this session, students will be able to:

- Evaluate which Exchange server role is appropriate in a given scenario.
 
- Discuss how Exchange Server 2007 can improve an organization's security and compliance with corporate policies.
 
- Describe how higher availability can be achieved with Exchange Server 2007 than with earlier versions of Exchange Server.
 
- List the major improvements to the Exchange Server architecture and the advantages of each improvement.

Session 4: Overview of Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007

This session describes Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007. During this session, you will learn how you can use Unified Messaging to give users unprecedented access to their messages, both in the office and at remote locations.

Lessons

- Unified Messaging
 
- Session Review

Demonstration: Administering Unified Messaging Users

- Creating a dial plan using the Exchange Management Console
 
- Creating a Unified Messaging (UM) IP gateway using the Exchange Management Console
 
- Enabling the Sales users for Unified Messaging by using the Exchange Management Shell

After completing this session, students will be able to:

- List best practices for enabling users to access their messages.
 
- Summarize the features of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging.