Updating Your Skills from Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Training Course

There are two main reasons for the course. Firstly, this course supports the large numbers of customers still running Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 in upgrading their skills and environments to Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and to help drive that adoption. Secondly, this course fills in a skills gap that currently exists in the portfolio and, while the content is not driven by the exam ODs, provide further support for the exams.

Upgrading skills to Exchange Server 2010 support within the Exchange Portfolio: The primary reason for the course development is to provide a single course to allow IT professionals who are currently experienced in and are running Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 environments, a fast-track method to upgrade their skills and to enable them to upgrade to Exchange 2010 SP1 and help drive that technology adoption, without having to take the other two Exchange 2010 courses and 10 days of training.

Module 1: Introducing Exchange Server 2010
This module describes the new Exchange Server 2010 features as compared to the Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 features.

This module will cover the new features and terminology in two lessons, one of which will describe what is new since Exchange Server 2003. The other lesson will describe what is new since Exchange Server 2007. By covering this material at a high level early in the course, we can decrease some of the gaps in knowledge between the Exchange Server 2003 administrators and the Exchange Server 2007 administrators.

This module will also provide a high-level view of the steps required to migrate from previous Exchange Server versions to Exchange Server 2010. The purpose of this information is to provide a context for the following modules.

Lessons
Lab: Planning Hardware Requirements for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Summarize some of the new features in Exchange Server 2010 as compared to Exchange Server 2003 features.
• Summarize some of the new features in Exchange Server 2010 as compared to Exchange Server 2007 features.
• Describe the process for upgrading to Exchange Server 2010 from Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007.

Module 2: Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
This module explains how to install and deploy Exchange Server 2010 in an Exchange Server organization.

Lessons
Lab: Installing Exchange Server 2010 SP1
Lab: Verifying the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Installation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the prerequisites required to install Exchange Server 2010.
• Verify the successful installation of Exchange Server 2010 in an Exchange Server organization.

Module 3: Configuring Mailbox Servers.
This module explains how to configure Mailbox servers and Mailbox server components.

Lessons
Lab: Configuring Mailbox Servers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Upgrade the Mailbox server role from previous versions of Exchange Server.
• Configure the Exchange Server 2010 Mailbox server role.
• Create and configure public folder databases and public folders.

Module 4: Managing Recipient Objects.
This module explains how to manage recipient objects, including migrating recipients from previous versions of Exchange Server to Exchange Server 2010.

Lessons

Lab: Managing Exchange Server Recipients

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage mailboxes in Exchange Server 2010.
• Configure contacts and configure distribution groups.
• Configure email policies and address lists in Exchange Server 2010.
• Perform bulk recipient management tasks.

Module 5: Managing Client Access.
This module explains how to migrate client access services from Exchange Server 2003 and configure the Client Access server role in Exchange Server 2010.

Lessons
Lab: Upgrading and Configuring Client Access Servers
Lab: Configuring Client Access Servers for Outlook Web App and Exchange ActiveSync

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Migrate client access services from previous versions of Exchange Server to Exchange Server 2010.
• Configure the Client Access server role in Exchange Server 2010.
• Configure client access services for Outlook clients.
• Configure Outlook Web App in Exchange Server 2010.
• Configure Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) policies and manage mobile devices in Exchange Server 2010.

Module 6: Managing Message Transport.
This module explains how to migrate message transport from previous versions of Exchange Server and configure message transport in Exchange Server 2010.

Lessons
Lab: Migrating and Managing Message Transport

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure and troubleshoot SMTP message routing in Exchange Server 2010.
• Configure Hub Transport servers and message transport in Exchange Server 2010.

Module 7: Implementing Messaging Security.
This module explains how to configure the secure flow of messages between the Exchange Server organization and the Internet.

Lessons
Lab: Configuring Edge Transport Servers and Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server
Lab: Configuring Anti-Spam Filtering

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Deploy Edge Transport servers and configure Edge Subscriptions.
• Configure Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server.
• Configure anti-spam filtering in Exchange Server 2010.
• Configure SMTP messaging security.

Module 8: Implementing High Availability.
This module explains how to implement a high availability solution for Mailbox servers and other server roles in Exchange Server.

Lessons

Lab: Implementing High Availability

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure database availability groups (DAGS).
• Configure high availability for the non-Mailbox server roles.
• Implement site resilience for Exchange Server 2010.

Module 9: Implementing Backup and Recovery.
This module describes how to plan and implement a disaster recovery solution for Exchange Server 2010 servers.

Lessons

Lab: Implementing Backup and Recovery

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan and configure options for disaster recovery and options for minimizing impact of data loss or failure.
• Describe the information and data needed to select an Exchange Server backup solution.
• Restore Exchange Server data and servers.

Module 10: Configuring Messaging Policy and Compliance. This module explains how to plan and configure messaging compliance.

Lessons

Lab: Configuring Transport Rules, Journal Rules, and Multi-Mailbox Search
Lab: Configuring Archive Mailboxes and Retention Policies

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the requirements and options for implementing compliance requirements.
• Configure transport rules.
• Configure journaling and Multi-Mailbox Search.
• Configure archive mailboxes.
• Configure retention and archive policies.

Module 11: Securing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
This module explains how to configure Exchange Server security.

Lessons

Lab: Securing Exchange Server 2010

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure role-based access control (RBAC).
• Configure administrator and mailbox audit logging.
• Configure secure Internet access to Exchange 2010 servers.

Module 12: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
This module explains how to monitor and maintain the messaging system.

Lessons
Lab: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Exchange Server 2010

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Monitor Exchange Server 2010 servers.
• Troubleshoot Exchange server issues.

Module 13: Upgrading from Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010.
This module explains how to upgrade an Exchange Server 2007 organization to Exchange Server 2010.

Lessons
Lab: Upgrading from Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Upgrade from Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010.