Designing & Planning an Exchange Server 2003 Organisation

Introduction
This two-day instructor-led course providesstudents with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully design andplan an Exchange Server 2003 organization in an enterprise network, including aplan for upgrading from previous versions of Exchange.

Audience
This course is intended for senior ITprofessionals with three or more years of messaging and network experience,including one year designing messaging infrastructures.

At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will beable to:

Analyze Active Directory® 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 Server 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 havecompleted:

Course 2400 , Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge.

Workshop 2011 , Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge.

Course 2282 , Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
This course will help the student prepare for thefollowing Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Exam 70-285 : Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization

Course Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbookand other necessary materials for this class.

Course Outline

Module1: Analyze Active Directory and Design an Administrative Plan
This module explains how to analyze the existingActive Directory infrastructure to ensure optimal performance for Exchangeusers. It also explains how to create a well-designed administrative plan andgroup strategy, which will enable the student to effectively plan and manageresources, allocate administrative responsibilities, and provide secure access.
Lessons
Analyzing Your Current Environment

Designing Active Directory Groups for an Exchange Server 2003 Organization

Designing an Administrative Plan
LabA: Identifying Active Directory Design Considerations
Identifying Active Directory Forest Model
LabB: Designing an Administrative Plan
Defining Administrative Group Boundaries
Defining Administrative Roles
After completing this module, students will be ableto:

Understand how to analyze your current environment.

Understand how to design Active Directory groups for an Exchange Server 2003 organization.

Understand how to design an administrative plan.

Module2: Design a Routing Topology and Server Roles and Placement
This module provides the knowledge and skillsneeded to design an effective routing topology. This process includesdetermining how many routing groups are needed, where to locate each group, howmessages will flow through the various groups, and how to connect them to oneanother. In addition, the roles that Exchange servers can hold in an Exchangeorganization and the placement of servers are examined.
Lessons

Planning Routing Group Boundaries

Planning Connectors Between Routing Groups

Discussion: Planning Connectors and Cost

Planning Server Roles and Placement

Discussion: Planning Server Placement
LabA: Designing Routing Group Boundaries

Defining Your Routing Topology
LabB: Designing a Routing Group Connector Topology

Defining a Connector Topology
After completing this module, students will be ableto:

Understand how to plan routing group boundaries.

Understand how to plan connectors between routing groups.

Understand how to plan server roles and placement.

Module3: Design a Public Folder and Client Connectivity Strategy
This module explains how to design a public folderstrategy that includes placement and replication of public folders. Inaddition, it also discusses the hardware requirements needed to effectivelyconfigure a public folder server.
Lessons

Planning Business and Logistical Requirements for Public Folders

Planning Administrative and Permission Requirements for Public Folders

Planning Hardware Requirements for Public Folders
LabA: Planning Public Folder Content Replication and Referral

Designing a Public Folder Replication Topology
After completing this module, students will be ableto:

Understand how to plan business and logistical requirements for public folders.

Understand how to plan administrative and permission requirements for public folders.

Understand how to plan hardware requirements for public folders.

Module4: Design an Exchange Server 2003 Security Strategy
This module explains how to identify securityrisks and design a security strategy that protects from both internal andexternal attacks. In addition, the requirements for an encryption strategy andrights management are discussed.
Lessons

Designing a Security Strategy

Planning Exchange Server 2003 Perimeter Security

Planning Exchange Server 2003 Intranet Security

Planning an Encryption Strategy

Discussion: Designing an Encryption Strategy
LabA: Planning Northwind Traders' Perimeter Security

Identifying a Perimeter Security Strategy
LabB: Planning Northwind Traders' Intranet Security

Identifying an Intranet Security Strategy
After completing this module, students will be ableto:

Understand how to identify security risks and describe security best practices.

Understand how to plan Exchange Server 2003 perimeter security.

Understand how to plan Exchange Server 2003 intranet security.

Understand how to plan an encryption strategy.

Module5: Design for High Availability and Reliability
This module explains how to design a highlyavailable and reliable messaging system, including front-end and back-endservers, reliable Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, storagetechnologies, and clustering.
Lessons

Introduction to Designing a Highly Available Exchange Server Organization

Providing Redundant Supporting Services for the Exchange Server Organization

Designing a Highly Available Internet Client Access Strategy

Designing a Highly Available Back-End Server Strategy

Designing a Highly Available Data Storage Strategy
LabA: Planning for a Highly Available Exchange Server 2003 Organization

Planning a Front-End Solution

Planning a Clustering Solution

Justifying an Exchange Server 2003 Clustering Solution
After completing this module, students will be ableto:

Understand how to design a highly available Exchange Server organization.

Understand how to provide redundant supporting services for the Exchange Server organization.

Understand how to design a highly available Internet client access strategy.

Understand how to design a highly available back-end server strategy.

Understand how to design a highly available data storage strategy.

Module6: Design Inter-organizational Connectivity
This module explains how to design a globaldirectory system by propagating users, contacts, and groups from one forest GALas contacts into the GAL of the other forest so Exchange Server users in oneforest can search for employees from another forest in their local GAL which isstored in their forest's Active Directory.
Lessons

Identifying Requirements for Inter-organizational Connectivity

Planning for Inter-organizational Global Address List (GAL) Synchronization Strategy

Planning an Inter-organizational Public Folder Strategy
LabA: Designing an Inter-organizational Connectivity Strategy

Defining Your Inter-organizational Connectivity Strategy
After completing this module, students will be ableto:

Understand how to identify requirements for inter-organizational connectivity.

Understand how to plan for inter-organizational e-mail connectivity.

Understand how to design a message routing strategy.

Understand how to design a messaging connector strategy.

Module7: Design an Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Strategy
This module explains how to design an upgrade ormigration strategy that minimizes costs and downtime, and ensures that theupgrade or migration is performed in an efficient manner.
Lessons

Preparing to Migrate from Exchange Server 5.5

Planning a Directory Upgrade Strategy

Planning a Server Migration Strategy

Planning to Switch from a Mixed Mode to Native Mode Organization
LabA: Developing a Deployment Strategy for Northwind Traders

Developing a Deployment Plan
After completing this module, students will be ableto:

Understand how to prepare to migrate from Exchange Server 5.5.

Understand how to plan a directory upgrade strategy.

Understand how to plan a connector upgrade strategy.

Understand how to plan a mailbox and public folder migration strategy.

Understand how to plan to switch from a mixed mode to native mode organization.