Exchange Server 2003: Designing and Planning an Exchange 2003 Organisation (3 day)

Course Overview

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully design and plan an Exchange Server 2003 organization in an enterprise network, including a plan for upgrading from previous versions of Exchange.

Skills Gained

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze Active Directory(R) and design an administrative plan.
• Design a routing topology and server roles and placement.
• Design public folders and client connectivity.
• Design an Exchange Server 2003 security strategy.
• Design for high availability and reliability.
• Design inter-organizational connectivity.
• Design an Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 deployment strategy.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows ServerT 2003 and Active Directory
• Working knowledge of Active Directory design principles
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003
• Working knowledge of networking, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Working knowledge of network infrastructure concepts including routing and routers, and available bandwidth
• Working knowledge of Internet protocols, including Post Office Protocol version 3(POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
• Three or more years of messaging and network experience, including one year designing messaging infrastructures
• In addition, it is recommended that you have completed:
• Have completed course 2400, Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003,
• Workshop 2011, Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge.
• Course 2282, Designing a Microsoft Windows ServerT 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge.

Exchange Server 2003: Designing and Planning an Exchange 2003 Organisation (3 day) / MS2008 (M2008, MOC 2008)