Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Course 2400: Five days; Instructor-Led

This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that Are needed to update and support a reliable, secure messaging infrastructure. This infrastructure Is used for creating, storing, and sharing information by using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in a Medium-sized to large-sized (250 to 5,000 users) messaging environment. This course offers a Significant number of hands-on practices, discussions, and assessments that assist students in Becoming proficient in the skills that are needed to update and support Exchange Server 2003.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Perform a installation of Exchange Server 2003 and verify that the installation was successful.
• Configure and manage Exchange Server 2003.
• Secure Exchange Server 2003.
• Manage recipients.
• Manage public folders.
• Manage address lists.
• Implement and manage access to Exchange Server mailboxes for Internet protocol clients.
• Manage client configuration and connectivity.
• Manage routing.
• Manage mobile devices with Exchange Server 2003.
• Manage data storage and hardware resources.
• Plan for disaster and disaster recovery.
• Back up and restore Exchange Server.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Migrate users from Exchange Server 5.5 to a separate Exchange Server 2003 organization.

Exam 70-284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuration

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialized technologies.

A Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuration (MCTS: Exchange Server 2007) possesses the knowledge and skills to operate as the second tier of support between the mailbox operator and the messaging administrator. An MCTS in Exchange Server 2007 also installs, configures, and administers an enterprise messaging environment that includes managing messaging security with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

How to earn your MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuration

MCTS candidates must pass one exam that focuses on installing and configuring Exchange servers, creating and modifying recipients and public folders, maintaining and optimizing the messaging system, monitoring and reporting on the messaging system, troubleshooting messaging issues, and managing data recovery and disaster recovery of a messaging environment.

Exam 70-236: TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuring

Course 5047: Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (3-days)
Course 5051: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (2-days)

MCITP: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (More coming soon)

Audience profile

The qualified candidate for this exam will typically have the following:

• Experience in an enterprise environment of more than 500 users and 100 servers
• Critical thinking skills and advanced troubleshooting skills
• A minimum of two years of experience administering, deploying, managing, monitoring, upgrading, migrating, and designing Exchange Server
• A minimum of three to four years of experience using network operating systems
• Knowledge of storage and hardware for clustering technologies
• Knowledge of the Exchange Administrator role
• Experience using Microsoft Office SharePoint
• Experience using messaging software such as Lotus Notes
• A minimum of two to three years of experience using Active Directory

Credit toward certification

When you pass Exam 70-238: PRO: Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007; in conjunction with passing Exam 70-237: PRO: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007; and Exam 70-236: TS: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring; you complete the requirements for the following certification:

• Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Messaging Administrator

Exam News

Exam 70-237 was in beta March 13-March 27, 2007.