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In this one-day course, through instructor-led modules and hands-on labs, you will learn how to recover Exchange mailboxes and servers in a variety of disaster scenarios. You will learn how to perform full and dial-tone recoveries of a mailbox server, as well as repair a mailbox database. You will also learn how to perform a full recovery of Client Access servers, Hub Transport servers, Unified Messaging servers, and Edge Transport servers.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Products (OMLP): 5050 - Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

What You'll Learn

• Recover messaging databases
• Prepare for and recover from Mailbox server failures
• Prepare for and recover from non-Mailbox server failures

Who Needs to Attend

Enterprise-level messaging administrators who have at least 3 years experience working in the IT field, including administering Exchange Servers; some experience with Exchange Server 2007

IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of malware. For example, approaches to scanning for viruses (client-based, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)-based, Exchange-based), methods that worms use to propagate, basic concepts of spam, phishing schemes, and unwelcome message content
• Conceptual understanding of firewalls (e.g., how SMTP messages are allowed through a firewall)
• Working knowledge of how Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is managed in the directory
• Experience using these tools and applications:
  • NTBackup and NSLookup command
  • Windows Explorer
  • Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
  • Active Directory Users and Computers
  • Active Directory Sites and Services
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin
  • Outlook
• Working knowledge of Windows server operating system. For example, what Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) and Domain Name System (DNS) do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (Wide Area Networks (WAN) vs. Local Area Network (LAN) router vs. switch vs. hub)
• 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. For example, how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how domain controllers are managed. Also, site and site connector configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global Catalogs
• Conceptual understanding of e-mail technologies. Post Office Protocol (POP), Internet Access Message Protocol (IMAP), SMTP)
• Completion of the following equivalent knowledge: Course 5047A: Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Recovering Messaging Databases

• Overview of Database Recovery Scenarios
• Recovering a Messaging Database Using Dial-Tone Recovery

2. Preparing for and Recovering from Mailbox Server Failures

• Preparing for a Mailbox Server Recovery
• Recovering Mailbox Servers

3. Preparing for and Recovering from Non-Mailbox Server Failures

• Preparing for a Non-Mailbox Server Recovery
• Recovering Non-Mailbox Servers

Labs

Lab 1. Recovering Messaging Databases in Exchange Server 2007

• Performing a Database Backup
• Performing a Dial-Tone Recovery
• Repairing a Damaged Database

Lab 2. Preparing for and Recovering from Mailbox Server Failures

• Performing a Mailbox Server Backup
• Recovering a Mailbox Server
• Recovering Mailbox Server Data

Lab 3. Preparing for and Recovering from Non-Mailbox Server Failures

• Performing a Non-Mailbox Server Backup
• Restoring a Client Access Server
• Restoring a Hub Transport Server
• Restoring an Edge Transport Server