Administering Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Curriculum CBT Training CDs

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The Administering Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 curriculum is designed to provide IT professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. It includes coverage of the components of Exchange Server and their interaction with other Windows NT components, installation and configuration of server and client environments, and maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of an Exchange environment.

This curriculum consists of 3 courses:
Course 73361 Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration - Part 1
Course 73362 Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration - Part 2
Course 73363 Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration - Part 3

Certification: This curriculum will help candidates prepare for exam 70-081, ILT exam 1026, and is mapped to the MCSE and MCSE+I certification programs.

Learn To
See individual course descriptions for specific course objectives and scope.

Audience
These courses are intended for IT professionals responsible to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. Participants should have completed Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Course Series 71401 and 71402).

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits Per Course
ITCAP credits: 1.5 Credit Hours
CEU credits: 2.10 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
18 to 24 hours


Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration - Part 1
Course Overview
This is the first course in a three part series that will provide IT professionals the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments.

Learn To

Identify the different types of messaging systems and understand the fundamentals of Exchange Server.
Administer the Exchange Server by understanding the communication between the various components of Exchange Server, the Administrator Program and the Windows NT Tools.
Work with the recipients in Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5.

Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals responsible to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. Participants should have completed Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Course Series 71401 and 71402).

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Exchange Server: Introduction 2 - 3 hours

Identify the features of shared-file messaging systems.
Identify the features of the client/server messaging systems.
Identify the means by which Exchange Server is compatible with other messaging and operating systems.
Match the various administrative units in an Exchange Server hierarchy with their features.
Identify the Windows NT security features that have been integrated with Exchange Server.
Match the core components of Exchange Server messaging infrastructure with their functions.
Match the additional components of Exchange Server messaging infrastructure with their functions.
Identify the features of the Microsoft Outlook client.
Identify the new features of Exchange Server 5.5.

Unit 2: Exchange Server Administration 2 - 3 hours

Identify the purpose of the communication initiated by the core components.
Identify the purpose of the communication initiated by the Administrator Program.
Identify the purpose of the communication between the Exchange Server clients and core components.
Identify the purpose of the communication initiated by the additional components.
Sequence the steps for a single-server message flow between clients.
Identify the functions of the Administrator Program.
Match the objects in the Exchange Server Organizational hierarchy represented in the Administrator Program window with their functions.
Match the Administrator Program command line switches with their functions.
Match the different roles in an Exchange Server with their permissions.
Match the customization options supported by the Administrator Program with their functions.
Match the Windows NT Server Administration Tools with their functions.
Create a mailbox by using User Manager for Domains extension (Mailumx.dll).

Unit 3: Working with Recipients 2 hours

Match the recipient object types with their functions.
Match the common recipient object tabs with their functions.
Create a recipient container by using the menu bar of the Microsoft Exchange Administrator Window.
Create a mailbox by using the Windows NT User Manager.
Create a mailbox for an existing Windows NT account by using the Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Configure a mailbox by using the mailbox configuration property pages.
Create a custom recipient by using the toolbar of Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Configure a custom recipient by changing the e-mail address information by using the property sheet of the recipient.
Create a distribution list by using the toolbar of the Microsoft Exchange window.
Configure a distribution list by designating an expansion server.
Configure the Exchange Server permissions by granting a global group, the role of Permissions Admin on a Site object.
Export directory information for a recipient.
Import the directory information for a recipient.
Duplicate and locate a recipient.
Move a mailbox to another server within a site.
Clean a mailbox by deleting messages.
Group recipient objects by creating Address Book views.


Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration - Part 2
Course Overview
This is the second course in a three part series that will provide IT professionals the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments.

Learn To

Describe client installation requirements and select the installation method to be used for installing an Outlook client.
Describe the optional tabs in Microsoft Outlook and the configuration of offline and remote connection.
Configure the order of protocols that RPCs use and use Windows NT system policies to manage an Outlook configuration.
Configure SMTP addresses, custom attributes, search dialog objects and search permissions.

Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals responsible to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. Participants should have completed Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Course Series 71401 and 71402) and the first course in the series.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Deploying Exchange Server Clients 1 - 2 hours

Identify the tasks that can be performed by using Outlook.
Identify the tasks that can be performed by using Outlook for Windows 3.x.
Identify the tasks that can be performed by using Outlook for Macintosh.
Identify the tasks that can be performed by using Outlook Express.
Identify the tasks that can be performed by using Outlook Web Access.
Match the different Exchange clients with their installation.
Select the appropriate installation method to be used for installing an Outlook client.
Identify the functions of an Outlook client profile.
Identify the process by which an Outlook client profile is created.
Sequence the steps that occur when the Profgen utility is used to automatically create a client profile.
Specify the name of the Exchange server in the Default.Prf file.
Specify the name of the logon script in the Windows NT account.
Create a Personal Folder Store.
Match the information services available to an Outlook client with their uses.
Match the Exchange server clients with their method of connecting roving users to the Exchange server.

Unit 2: Configuring and Managing Outlook 1 - 2 hours

Match the tabs in the Options dialog box of Microsoft Outlook with the tasks that they enable.
Configure the tabs in the Options dialog box of Microsoft Outlook for a specific situation.
Grant the Send-On-Behalf-Of delegate access to a user.
Grant the Send-As delegate access to a user.
Import existing information from other programs into an Microsoft Outlook client by using the Import and Export Wizard.
Configure Microsoft Outlook to use an offline folder.
Synchronize all offline folders while working online.
Sequence the steps to download mail headers from a Microsoft Exchange server to a remote client.
Match the various RPC methods with the mechanisms they use for communicating with an Microsoft Exchange server.
Configure the order of protocols RPCs use to connect from a Windows NT or 95 client to an Microsoft Exchange server.
Identify the tasks that can be performed by using the System Policy Editor.
Add a system policy template file to an Exchange server.
Create a policy file that defines the spelling options for an Exchange server.
Match a situation with the profile that is evaluated for use in that situation.
Modify the System Policy Editor to use the Manual Update Mode.

Unit 3: Managing Site Configuration 2 hours

Identify the contents of the Add-Ins container.
Match the additional containers within the Addressing container with their contents.
Match the connector types included in the Connections container with the connectivity provided by them.
Identify the contents of the Directory Replication container.
Identify the functions of the monitors in the Monitors container.
Match the Internet protocols in the Protocols container with the services they provide.
Identify the contents of the Servers container.
Change the SMTP address in the Site Addressing object of a site.
Assign a value to a custom attribute of a recipient.
Configure the Search Dialog details template.
Assign the Search permission to a global group for a container in the Address Book View.
Assign the Search permission to an Exchange Server site Service account for an Organization object.
Pull the new directory information into a given Microsoft Exchange server site for another Microsoft Exchange server site.
Match the DS Site Configuration object property pages with the options that can be configured through them.
Match the Information Store Site Configuration object property pages with the options that can be configured through them.
Match the MTA Site Configuration object property page with the options that can be configured through them.
Match the Site Addressing object property pages with the options that can be configured through them.
Configure directory object values for a site by using the DS Site Configuration object property pages.
Enable message tracking on the MTA Site Configuration Object.

Unit 4: Managing Server Configuration 2 hours

Match the server configuration containers and objects in the server container with the tasks they perform.
Identify the options to configure the properties of an Exchange server for a specific situation.
Match the protocol objects in the Protocols container used to configure client connection behavior with their functions.
Match the common tabs for configuring the Public Information Store with their functions.
Match the tabs to configure a Private Information Store with their functions.
Identify the options that can be configured through the property pages of the Directory Service object.
Identify the options that can be configured through the property pages of the MTA object.
Identify the options that can be configured through the property pages of the System Attendant object.
Initiate the replication of directory entries within a site.
Configure the Message Transfer Agent object of a server object by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Configure the System Attendant object of an Exchange server by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.


Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration - Part 3
Course Overview
This is the final course in a three part series that will provide IT professionals the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments.

Learn To

Identify public folder contents, create a public folder strategy, view and assign public folder permissions and set public folder affinity.
Maintain a Microsoft Exchange Server Organization.
Use the Exchange Server utilities to monitor Windows NT services on a computer and monitor the functioning of the network between two servers.
Identify the types and features of collaboration applications.
Create, modify and manage Exchange server forms.

Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals responsible to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. Participants should have completed Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Course Series 71401 and 71402) and the first two courses in the series.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Creating and Managing Public Folders 1 - 2 hours

Identify the features of the public folder components.
Identify the advantages of the public folder strategies.
Sequence the steps in creating public strategies.
Create a public folder by using Microsoft Outlook.
Send mail to a public folder by using Microsoft Outlook.
Grant permissions to users for creating top-level public folders by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Configure public folder permissions by using Microsoft Outlook.
Propagate the properties of a top-level folder to its subfolder by using the Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Configure public folder replication by using the Replicas property page.
Configure public folder site affinity by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Match the information store site configuration properties with the tasks they help you perform.
Match the public information store properties with the tasks they help you perform.
Sequence the steps for the flow of messages in a moderated folder.
Sequence the steps for a folder event processing.

Unit 2: Maintaining an Exchange Organization 1 - 2 hours

Match the Microsoft Exchange databases with their functions.
Match the log files with their functions.
Sequence the steps performed by Microsoft Exchange to manage the online backup operations of a split transaction.
Identify the advantages of enabling database circular logging.
Identify the benefits of storing log files separately from database files.
Run the Microsoft Exchange Performance Optimizer by using the Microsoft Exchange Optimizer option.
Display the performance optimizer log by using the Start button.
Match the Exchange Server maintenance utilities with their functions.
Match the database size maintenance methods with their uses.
Identify the factors to be considered when planning a backup strategy.
Select a backup strategy for a given scenario.
Make a backup of the Microsoft Exchange Databases on a tape drive by using the Backup option.
Identify the functions of the Exchange Server-specific switches.
Identify the methods to verify the success of a backup event.
Identify the other data that needs to be backed up in addition to Information Store and Directory Service.
Identify the tests performed by the Inbox repair tool on personal folder files.
Run MTACHECK by using the MTACHECK command.
Identify the parameters that must be supplied to the RPC Ping utility.
Identify the advantages of enabling message tracking.
Track a message by using the Message Tracking Center window.
Identify the maintenance tasks that need to be performed on the Exchange server.
Configure the item recovery period on a private Information Store by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Recover deleted messages by using Outlook.

Unit 3: Monitoring Microsoft Exchange Server 2 hours

Identify the functions of a server monitor.
Identify the options for configuring the properties of a server monitor.
Configure a server monitor by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Start the server monitor by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Identify the functions of a link monitor.
Identify the options for configuring the properties of a link monitor.
Configure a link monitor by using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Start a link monitor using Microsoft Exchange Administrator.
Configure a monitor to start automatically by using the Administrator program.
Stop a monitor temporarily by using the Administrator program.
Identify the methods to resolve message delays in MTA message queues.
Match the options on the Internet Mail Service connector Queues page with their functions.
Identify the functions of the Microsoft Mail Connector Queues page options.
Match the Windows NT counters with their functions.
Match the Microsoft Exchange Performance Monitor counters with their functions.
Match the Microsoft Exchange performance charts with their functions.
Configure the Performance Monitor to monitor communications between the servers within a site.
Configure the performance monitor to send an alert message if the MTA queue length exceeds the specified value.

Unit 4: Exchange Server Forms Administration 2 hours

Identify the functions of the components of a collaboration application.
Match the types of collaboration applications with their features.
Identify the Outlook application design features.
Identify the Exchange Server features available to Outlook form applications.
Identify the common roles and responsibilities of the personnel administering forms in an Organization.
Identify the features of the forms stored in the various form libraries.
Create an Organization forms library by using the Administrator Program.
Create a form based on a standard Outlook form by using the Outlook Forms designer.
Modify a form by using the Outlook Forms designer.
Publish a form into a forms library by using the Outlook Forms designer.
Associate a form with a public folder in Outlook.
Access a form published in the Organization Forms library.