This custom four-day course teaches messaging specialists to recover Exchange mailboxes and servers in a variety of disaster scenarios. Students will learn how to perform full and dial-tone recoveries of a mailbox server, as well as repair a mailbox database. They will also learn how to perform a full recovery of Client Access servers, Hub Transport servers, Unified Messaging servers, and Edge Transport servers. The goal of this course is to provide the student with the skills to select the appropriate implementation of business solutions that require fault tolerance and high availability.

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Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Course 5050A: One Day; Instructor-led

Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering
Course 2087 - Two days;Instructor-led

Before attending this course, students must have:

Working knowledge of malware. Examples include approaches to
          scanning for viruses (client-based, SMTP-based, Exchange-based); 
          methods that worms use to propagate; and basic concepts of spam,
          phishing schemes, and unwelcome message content.
Working knowledge of how PKI is managed in the directory.
Working knowledge of Windows Server 2003 operating system.
          For example, how storage is configured, basic backup and  
          restore techniques, and what a client/server application interaction
          means.
Working knowledge of network technologies. For example, what
          TCP/IP and DNS do and how to use them, basic routing concepts
          (WAN vs. LAN, router vs. switch vs. hub).
Working knowledge of Active Directory directory service. Examples
          include how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory 
          partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how
          domain controllers are managed. Additionally, site and site connector
          configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global
          Catalogs.
Working knowledge of Exchange Server 2007. For example, what
          the different server roles are, how the different server roles
          interact, what protocols the server roles use to communicate,
          what roles the clients connect to, and how to configure messaging
          recipients and Exchange Server 2007 computers.
Conceptual understanding of firewalls. For example, how SMTP
          messages are allowed through a firewall.
Conceptual understanding of e-mail technologies. For example,
          that SMTP is a protocol used for e-mail, and the differences between
          transport protocols and client access protocols (POP, IMAP, SMTP).
Experience using these tools and applications
NT Backup
NSLookup
Microsoft Windows Explorer
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Active Directory Users and Computers
Active Directory Sites and Services
Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin
Microsoft Office Outlook
Completion of the following equivalent knowledge:

Course 5047A: Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exams:

Exam Exam 70-236: Implementing: Troubleshooting

Exam and Maintaining a MS Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure.
Exam 70-223, Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Clustering Services by Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Course Material

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and a Student Material compact disk for this class.

The audience for this course includes people who have experience with Exchange Server 2007 or previous Exchange Server versions. These people will have experience installing and configuring Exchange Server, configuring recipients and mailboxes, and supporting Exchange Server clients. This course is intended for IT Professionals who are associated with organizations that need to provide access to services or data in a high availability environment or for large user populations. People beginning this course are expected to have at least three years experience working in the Information Technology field typically in the areas of network administration or Windows Server administration and one year of Exchange Server administration experience.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:
Recover messaging databases.
Prepare for and recover from Mailbox server failures.
Prepare for and recover from non-Mailbox server failures.
Introduce Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering fundamentals
          including clustering, Network Load Balancing, and component
          load balancing.
Identify key concepts of Microsoft Cluster Service.
Identify hardware and network requirements and configure a
          computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Serverin
          preparation for installing Cluster service.
Create cluster resources by using cluster administration tools.
Perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting tasks for server clusters.
Plan the implementation of a Network Load Balancing cluster.
Install and configure a Network Load Balancing service.
Perform administrative tasks on a Network Load Balancing cluster.