Course Overview
The Symantec Enterprise Vault 2007 for Exchange - Administration I and II course is designed for system administrators tasked with installing, operating, integrating, and monitoring the day-to-day performance of Enterprise Vault within their environments.
This five-day, instructor-led, hands-on class covers how to plan, install, configure, and use Enterprise Vault. Students will learn about the product's functionality and Enterprise Vault's operations and features. Advanced topics include the use of management and reporting, audits, Outlook Web Access, off-line vault, and backing up and restoring the components of Enterprise Vault.
After you complete this course, you will know how to install, configure, manage, monitor, and maintain Enterprise Vault.
Note: This course does not cover the NetBackup Vault option that is used to automate tape rotation.
Audience
This course is for system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and system integration/development staff who are responsible for installing, operating, or integrating Enterprise Vault within their environment
Skills Gained
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the purpose and benefits of Enterprise Vault
- Describe the components of Enterprise Vault
- Install and configure Enterprise Vault
- Archive Exchange user and journal mailboxes and public folders
- Configure and customize Enterprise Vault client tools
- Archive the contents of personal store (PST) files
- Set up and use file system archiving
- Use Enterprise Vault monitoring and reporting tools
- Configure audit logs
- Update, rebuild, and manage indexes
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot Outlook Web Access
- Enable off-line vault
- Back up and restore Enterprise Vault data
Prerequisites
You should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows with some system administration experience. Basic familiarity with Exchange/Outlook is sufficient, while an understanding of SQL Server, Exchange, and Active Directory as a power user or administrator is useful.
Course Outline
Module 1 - Introduction to Enterprise Vault
- The Nature of Business Data
- Enterprise Vault Functions
- What Is New in Enterprise Vault 2007
Module 2 - Architecture and Terminology
- Physical Components
- Logical Structure
Module 3 - Installation and Configuration
- Installation Pre-requisites
- Installing Enterprise Vault
- Running the Configuration Wizard
Module 4 - Vault Site Configuration
- Setting Up Enterprise Vault Site Properties
- Roles Based Administration
- Creating a Vault Store
- Vault Store Partitions
- Retention and Deletion
Module 5 - Exchange Mailbox Archiving
- Mailbox Archiving Overview
- Setting Up Mailbox Archiving
- Adding Archiving Tasks
- Configuring Policies
- Granular Provisioning
- Adding an Archiving Target
- Enabling Mailboxes for Archiving
- Running Mailbox Archiving
Module 6 - Client Extensions
- Introduction to Enterprise Vault Extensions
- Icons, Buttons, and Menu Options
- Working with Enterprise Vault Outlook Extensions
- Using Non-Outlook E-mail Clients
- Using Archive Explorer
- Archive Search Client Tools
Module 7 - Journal and Public Folder Archiving
- Architecture of Journal Archiving
- Configuring Journal Archiving
- Architecture of Public Folder Archiving
- Configuring Public Folder Archiving
Module 8 - Exchange PST File Migration
- Introduction to PST Migration
- Using Locate and Migrate
- Client-Driven PST Migration
- Troubleshooting PST Migration
Module 9 - File System Archiving
- File System Archiving Overview
- 2007 File System Archiving Enhancements
- Configuring File System Archiving
- Accessing Archived Files
- Pruning File Versions in Archives
Module 10 - Monitoring Enterprise Vault
- Enterprise Vault Operations Manager (EVOM)
- Enterprise Vault Reporting
- Enterprise Vault Event Logs
- Automatic Performance Monitoring
- Integrating Enterprise Vault with Microsoft Operations Manager
- Tools for Troubleshooting Enterprise Vault
Module 11 - File Lifecycle Management
- File Lifecycle Management
- FSA Retention Folders
- FSA File Blocking
- FSA Reporting
Module 12 - Configuring Auditing
- Establishing Audit Logs
- Viewing Audit logs
- Managing Audit Logging
- Audit Logging for Searches
Module 13 - Managing Indexes and Managing Storage
- Indexing Overview
- Tools for Managing Indexes
- Moving an Index Location
- Item Granularity Schema
- Moving a Partition
- Sizing Suggestions
Module 14 - Configuring Outlook Web Access (OWA) Extensions
- OWA Configurations
- OWA Clients
- Installing and Configuring Enterprise Vault OWA Extensions
- Integrating Enterprise Vault with OWA
- Supporting OWA Secure and Resilient Configurations
Module 15 - Offline Vault
- Overview of Offline Vault
- Setting Up Offline Vault
- Offline Vault Options
- How Offline Vault Functions
- Customising Offline Vault
Module 16 - Backing up and Recovering Enterprise Vault
- Enterprise Vault Components to Back Up
- Backup Methods
- Recovery Procedures
- Enterprise Vault Building Blocks
