Designing a Messaging Infrastructure Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Course details

Students will learn to assess an existing infrastructure and determine technical and business requirements for both new Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 deployments and migrations.

Course Outline

1 - Gathering Requirements for a Messaging Infrastructure

• Gathering Business Requirements
• Identifying Additional Requirements
• Analyzing the Current Messaging Environment
• Creating a Requirements Document
• Lab: Gathering Requirements for a Messaging Infrastructure

2 - Designing Active Directory and Message Routing

• Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure
• Designing Message Routing
• Designing the Message Routing Perimeter
• Lab: Designing Active Directory and Message Routing

3 - Designing Exchange Servers

• Designing Mailbox Servers
• Designing Non-Mailbox Servers
• Designing a Public Folder Architecture
• Designing a Lab Environment
• Lab: Designing Exchange Servers

4 - Designing Security for a Messaging Environment

• Designing an Administrative Model
• Designing Message Security
• Designing Antivirus and Anti-spam Solutions
• Lab: Designing Security for a Messaging Environment

5 - Designing Messaging Policies

• Designing Exchange Recipient and Message Policies
• Designing Mobile Device Policies
• Designing Messaging Policies for Compliance
• Lab: Designing Messaging Policies

6 - Designing Coexistence and Interoperability Strategies with Other Messaging Systems

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• Overview of Coexistence and Interoperability with Other Messaging Systems
• Designing a Coexistence Strategy with Previous Exchange Versions
• Designing an Interoperability Strategy with Other Messaging Systems
• Lab: Designing Coexistence and Interoperability Strategies with Other Messaging Systems

7 - Designing an Exchange Server 2007 Upgrade Strategy

• Overview of Available Upgrade Strategies
• Designing a Transition From Previous Versions of Exchange
• Designing a Migration From Other Messaging Systems
• Lab: Designing an Upgrade Strategy

8 - Obtaining Approval for a Messaging Infrastructure Design

• Preparing to Obtain Approval
• Presenting and Finalizing a Design
• Lab: Obtaining Approval for a Messaging Infrastructure Design

Target Audience: This course is intended for people with three or more years experience working with previous Exchange Server versions and experience implementing Exchange Server 2007. Most students will have managed enterprise-level Exchange Server organizations. Students are expected to be new to participating in designing Exchange Server 2007 deployments on the job or to be planning to design Exchange Server 2007 deployments in the near future. Students may have done some design for Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 deployments, but want to learn how to design Exchange Server 2007 environments. Students will also have experience in designing and managing Active Directory directory services and network infrastructure deployments.

Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training.